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Country Sector Director - Education
Sobre o cargo
E se o seu trabalho pudesse mudar milhões de vidas?
Na Mitrelli, é exatamente isso que fazemos: construir escolas, hospitais, sistemas de água, redes de energia e muito mais em África. Todos os dias, as nossas equipas realizam projectos que transformam vidas, dando acesso a serviços essenciais como energia, água, cuidados de saúde, educação, habitação e muito mais. Juntos, construímos potencial.
Criamos um impacto sustentável e significativo através de parcerias com governos, instituições financeiras e entidades públicas para conceber soluções inovadoras e económicas que proporcionam melhorias duradouras a milhões de cidadãos nos países onde operamos. Desde hospitais e escolas a energia, água, agricultura, habitação e muito mais, os nossos projectos tocam todos os aspectos da vida, sempre com os mais elevados padrões e um compromisso a longo prazo para com as gerações futuras.
Sobre o cargo:
O Contract Manager/Country Sector Director is responsible for managing all Sector activities within the country, covering the full lifecycle of contracts and projects, from pre-bid through execution, monitoring, and delivery. In addition to contractual and compliance oversight, this role acts as the sector’s representative in-country, promoting business opportunities, engaging with key stakeholders, and ensuring seamless coordination with Corporate functions, Procurement and Engineering & Production (E&P) teams. The position ensures alignment between sector strategy and country-specific execution, contributing to growth, risk mitigation, and delivery excellence.
Principais responsabilidades:
1. Contract Management & Compliance
- Serve as the primary point of contact with the clients for all contract-related matters throughout the project lifecycle.
- Review RFPs, bid documents, and final contract terms to ensure alignment with sector strategy, feasibility, and commercial priorities.
- Structure and manage contractual agreements in coordination with Legal, Finance, and Execution teams.
- Monitor compliance with contractual obligations, milestones, and payment terms. oversee documentation of amendments, variations, and change orders.
- Maintain accurate records of all contracts, including invoices, penalties, modifications, and correspondence.
- Lead risk identification and develop mitigation strategies for contractual and operational risks.
- Provide regular contract performance reports to the Sector Director, Country General Manager (CGM) and Clients, including compliance, financial status, and key variations.
- Capture and share lessons learned to support future contracting and execution strategies.
2.Business Promotion & Market Engagement
- Act as the sector’s ambassador in-country, promoting Mitrelli’s capabilities and ensuring strong market positioning.
- Build and maintain relationships with government entities, institutional partners, and local stakeholders to identify opportunities for new projects, contract extensions, and partnerships.
- Collaborate with the Country Business Development (CBD) team and Sector Directors to ensure coordinated pipeline development and market intelligence sharing.
- Represent the sector at client forums, industry events, and promotional activities, enhancing visibility and fostering trust.
- Provide insights on market trends and client priorities to shape future sector strategies and proposals.
3.Delivery Oversight & Cross-Functional Coordination
- Ensure project delivery performance meets contractual obligations, quality standards, timelines, and client expectations.
- Coordinate closely with E&P, Procurement and Corporate functions to align execution with sector and country priorities.
- Participate in project review meetings to address risks, resolve cross-functional issues, and ensure seamless execution.
- Promote knowledge transfer and lessons learned from ongoing and completed projects to continuously improve sector practices
3.Representation & Country Alignment
- Serve as the sector’s focal point for corporate functions in the country, ensuring consistent alignment with the broader “One Mitrelli” framework.
- Contribute to country-level strategic discussions, aligning sector priorities with national business goals and operational realities.
- Support corporate reporting and governance requirements by providing sector-specific insights for country reviews, audits, and leadership forums.
Requisitos
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or related field.
- 10–15 years of experience in contract management, project delivery, or sector leadership within infrastructure or government-regulated environments.
- Strong background in stakeholder engagement, public procurement, and multi-functional coordination.
- Proven ability to represent a business unit externally and manage complex client relationships.
- Fluent in Portuguese and English.
Core Competencies
- Project Management, Contractual strategy and compliance oversight.
- Stakeholder engagement and country-level representation.
- Business promotion and market development.
- Cross-functional coordination
- Risk identification, mitigation, and problem-solving.
- Delivery oversight and performance reporting.
Work Environment
- Based in the country, with frequent travel to project sites, client offices, and stakeholder meetings.
- Embedded in a matrix organizational model, coordinating between sector leadership, corporate functions, and country management.
- Operates in multicultural environments with significant client-facing responsibilities and external representation duties.