Ref.
2024/SSCRFFTIA/10617
Job offer type
Experts
Type of contract
CDDU
Activity sectors
Education, Higher Education and Research
Deadline date
15/05/2024 18:00
Contract
Employee
Duration
36 mois
Département Capital humain et Développement social - CHDS > Education, Enseignement supérieur et Recherche
Published on : 23/04/2024
Based in Expertise France coordination office in Paris, the Support Services Coordinator will oversee and manage the comprehensive grant, financial, administration/HR, logistics and procurement framework of the Facility in cooperation with other MS agencies, while supervising specifically EF grant with European union. This includes establishing and monitoring grant systems, ensuring compliance, managing financial planning, supervising administrative functions, and providing leadership to the Facility Support Services Unit (some team members are based in Paris, while others operate from Addis Ababa). Coordination with MS agencies, stakeholders, and active participation in internal and external meetings further characterize this multifaceted role.
Reporting to the Team Leader at the RFTA coordination office in Paris, the Support Services Coordinator is assigned the following primary responsibilities:
Responsibility 1: Grant Management
Responsibility 2 : Finance
Responsibility 3 : Administration/HR
Responsibility 4 : Logistics and Procurement
Responsibility 5 : Team Leadership and Coordination
The described tasks involve the necessity to network and interact with a multiplicity of staff and institutions from EU and Sub-Saharan countries and require readiness and ability to travel abroad when necessary.
The Regional Teacher Initiative for Africa (RTIA), a programme funded by the EU/EC via the Education section (G3) of DG INTPA aims to improve learning outcomes and the socio-emotional development of children in Africa, by having a more competent, motivated and inclusive teacher workforce in basic education.
The RTIA will especially seek to achieve the following outcomes over the next 6 years:
Within RTIA, the Regional Facility for Teachers in Africa (RFTA) will support teacher policy and improve teacher education and professional development systems by i) providing capacity building at country level through technical assistance, ii) promoting innovation and scaling of effective teaching solutions; iii) increasing the production and use of data and evidence, and iv) promoting the use of regional frameworks, evidence-based practices, and joint learning at regional level.
The Regional Facility for Teachers in Africa (RFTA) will reach the above-mentioned objectives through 3 types of instruments or “windows”:
In addition to these windows the Facility’s knowledge management and communication activities will further contribute to the sharing of knowledge, evidence, and best practices related to the overall Initiative outcomes.
The Facility will be funded by the European Union and be co-implemented by the Partnership formed by 3 member state agencies: Expertise France for France, Enabel for Belgium, EDUFI for Finland. Expertise France has been designated the Coordinating Agency for this Partnership. With the Facility governance scheme serving as the Initiative's governance scheme, it is expected that the Partnership will work closely with UNESCO and UAC, in charge of the other 2 components of the EU Initiative.
The duration of the action is scheduled from 01.02.2024 to 31.01.2027 (36 months) with a budget of 46.000.000 EUR.
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Contract information :
The contract period is for 12 months starting as soon as possible (yearly renewable up to 6 years, covering the 1st 3-year and expected 2nd 3-year phases of the Initiative). We offer an EF contract with a competitive salary and benefit package which includes comprehensive insurance cover, social security, pension contribution, 13th month, etc.
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Deadline for application : 15/05/2024 18:00
File(s) attached : Job description_Support Services Coordinator_RFTA.docx
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.