Regional Office Development Coordinator Oceania

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To support our Regional Office in Auckland, FIFA Development AG is looking to recruit a collaborative and solution-oriented person as a Regional Office Development Coordinator Oceania.

Your duties

• Providing operational support to the Development Manager
• Supporting the implementation of the FIFA Forward programme in Oceania
• Supporting and servicing the Member Associations Division in processing and planning FORWARD projects and other key development aspects go be presented to FIFA, fulfilling regulatory obligations
• Monitoring internal process of documentation and evaluation of project application and other components of Forward
• Providing regular status reports to the FIFA MA Regional Director Asia & Oceania
• Monitoring process and advice MAs on the planning, implementation and monitoring phases of development projects
• Participating in workshops, congresses, meetings and seminars
• Enhancing the level of services, deliver on site the needed guidance and supervise in depth the legacy and impact of each project and the correct use of the funds.
• Assess the advancement of the projects and investment on development activities on site and provide advice to take correct measures for their continuing effective implementation.
• Act as first source for consultation and evaluation of the project dossier to be submitted by the MA

Our requirements

• University Degree
• Experience in project management and/or in football and/or grassroots development and football administration at confederation or MA level
• Experience in working in an international or sport environment (international organisation; NGO; international sport federation)
• Ability to quickly establish trust and good working relationships, to work collaboratively and effectively with others and to meet deadlines
• Good sense of planning and organisation of activities, ability to set priorities
• Good competence of MS Office, social media, e-learning and web based applications
• Fluent in English and French, any other FIFA language is considered an asset
• Analytical skills to quickly assess a situation
• Excellent communication skills with ability to process and report clearly
• Reliability, trustworthiness, patience and flexibility in a fast moving landscape  
• Diplomacy and integrity, respect, authenticity
• Team player, strong sense of integrity and inclusion and able to adapt to and work within diverse cultures, experience in multicultural working environment is considered an asset
• Empathy and excellent listening skills
• Ability to motivate and positively influence change
• Identification with football and FIFA