Ref.
2024/PMCPP/10538
Job offer type
Field staff jobs
Type of contract
CDDU
Activity sectors
Urban development ; Sustainable development
Deadline date
29/02/2024 11:35
Contract
Employee
Duration
60 months
Département Développement durable - DD > Développement Urbain et Economie circulaire
Published on : 24/01/2024
To support the implementation of the “Sustainable Cities” project, Expertise France is looking for a Project Manager. Under the responsibility of the Head of Urban Development and Circular Economy Unit of Expertise France, the Project Manager will be responsible for the overall coordination of the project and the management of the project unit based in two offices in Accra and Tamale.
The project unit will be managed by the Project Leader and composed of on-site support and transversal functions dedicated to the project: deputy project leader, logistics officer, administration and finance Leader, accounting and finance assistants, logistics and security officer, drivers.
The key responsibilities of the Project Manager the following:
Strategic and operational project steering
Project representation and communication
Administrative and financial management
Project team management
With a total population of 30.4 million people in 2019 and more than 55% living in cities, Ghana has a dense network of urban areas mostly concentrated along the Atlantic coast and in the Ashanti Region. The country is halfway through urbanisation, and has benefited from an urban economic network more advanced than other countries in West Africa. While the first period of urbanisation has generated job creation and opportunities, improved living conditions and reduced poverty for many Ghanaians, the country now faces the challenges of economic efficiency and social inclusion within its urban areas, where globally basic services are still lacking. In addition, unplanned spatial expansion of urban and metropolitan areas and their limited connectivity within and across Ghana’s cities is a challenge, increasing social and environmental costs, unequal and inadequate access to basic services, health risks and ecological damages.
To address these challenges, an integrated programme is proposed by the European Union to meet demands in infrastructures and services by working both on the institutional and legislative framework at central level, and on the urban growth at local level.
As a second largest technical cooperation agency in Europe, Expertise France (EF) has been entrusted by the EU with the design and implementation of the “Sustainable Cities – Phase 1” project. The action proposed by Expertise France will address the need for capacity building and data collection of the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGRD); at decentralised level the action will target selected Regional Capitals - Wa, Damongo, Nalerigu, Bolgatanga, Tamale – and the secondary city of Yendi.
The Sustainable Cities in Ghana – Phase 1 is funded by the European Union (EU) to support both national and local authorities enhancing sustainable cities in Ghana. The project will support the development of more sustainable and inclusive cities, with a particular focus on 6 cities of the Northern regions during 48 months.
The Overall Objective of this action is to improve urban prosperity for all.
The Specific Objectives of this action are to:
In order to achieve this objectives, EF will pursue the following actions:
Education / qualification
Professional experience
Additional specific requirements
Calendar
Documents to be provided
The selection process will be conducted in two phases:
Deadline for application : 29/02/2024 11:35
Expertise France is the public agency of French international technical cooperation. The agency operates around four priorities:
In these areas, Expertise France carries out engineering and implementation missions for capacity building projects, mobilizes technical expertise and acts as an aggregator of projects involving public expertise and private know-how.
With an activity volume of 233 million euros, more than 400 projects in portfolio in 80 countries, and 63,000 days of expertise, Expertise France focuses its action towards France’s solidarity policy, influence and economic diplomacy.