Ref.
2024/PTLFSASC/10814
Job offer type
Experts
Type of contract
Service contract
Estimated budget
Projet couvrant 10 pays en Afrique de Nord et de l'Ouest
Activity sectors
Prevention, reduction and adaptation to natural, accidental and malicious risks
Deadline date
2024/04/30 14:13
Duration of the assignment
Beaded expertise
Duration
36 mois
EU Project Team Leader - Food safety and security - CBRN (M/W)
Département Paix, stabilité, sécurité - P2S > Pôle Prévention, réduction et adaptation aux risques
Published on : 2024/03/01
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
FRANCE
Mission description
As part of the development of a European project focusing on food safety and security with an emphasis on CBRN risks, Expertise France is recruiting several experts to ensure the technical monitoring and implementation of activities in 10 countries from the African Atlantic Façade region (Benin, Morocco, Senegal, Cameroon, RCI, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mauritania, Togo and Gabon).
Project or context description
The three-year project will mobilise experts for a number of days per year determined by the project's activities. Frequent travel will be required to the ten partner countries. Proven professional experience in the area, cultural sensitivity and fluency in French and English are required. The following activities may be part of this project:
- Assessment of CBRN risks impacting food safety and security;
- Proposal of specific measures to control and manage accidental or malicious acts;
- Monitoring, updating, and improving the contingency plan in collaboration with the project stakeholders;
The area of intervention may cover three types of risk: natural, accidental or intentional.
Strengthening the supply chain and establishing an early warning system (EWS) should be considered essential elements of the project's activities.
Required profile
The Project Team Leader is responsible for the technical delivery of the overall programme of work and the quality of the technical outputs.
The Team Leader will closely coordinate the work of the team of experts, including the coordination of activities (administrative and logistical support provided by the Expertise France in-house management team). Special attention will be paid to ensure a harmonised approach of all consortium members and/or experts vis-à-vis the beneficiary countries. As a first priority, the Team Leader will be responsible for establishing the working procedures, for supervising all project activities and for monitoring the progress towards the achievements of the objectives and target results.
The Project Team Leader has to provide clear leadership, with an emphasis on cost effectiveness, efficiency and sound management. The Project Team Leader will manage the expert team with the following responsibilities:
- Coordinate the work of all experts on the project
- Supervise and coordinate all technical aspects of the contract
- Ensure good communication between all experts and stakeholders
- Ensure coordination and communication with the Contracting Authority when necessary
- Coordinate with the Expertise France in-house team regarding the administrative and logistical support
- Brief and de-brief experts
- Advice on logistics for the exercises and trainings with the participating countries
- Ensure quality of the outputs and timely delivery of reports
Additional information
Qualifications and skills:
- University degree or equivalent, preferably in natural sciences or engineering with an excellent knowledge in the CBRN field, and good knowledge in food safety and security (supply chain), or any other diploma related to the subject of this project;
- Proven organisational, communication and leadership skills
- Proven strong project management experience at national and international levels
- Proven communication and negotiation skills at international level
- Fluency in French and English is mandatory
- Team management skills preferably with multi-disciplinary and multicultural team
- Ability to monitor the progress of contract-related activities and reporting
- Relevant practical working experience in the West Africa Region
General professional experience:
- At least 15 years of professional experience
Specific professional experience:
- At least 7 years of experience in organising medium to large-scale, technically complex projects, preferably in the CBRN security field.
- Ability to keep and manage sensitive and restricted information.
Selection criteria for applications
The selection process for candidates will be based on the following criteria :
- Candidate’s training/skills/experience
- Candidate's knowledges related to local context (country or region intervention)
- Candidate’s understanding of cooperation project stakes
Deadline for application : 2024/04/30 14:13
Expertise France is the public agency for designing and implementing international technical cooperation projects. The agency operates around four key priorities :
- democratic, economic, and financial governance ;
- peace, stability, and security ;
- climate, agriculture, and sustainable development ;
- health and human development ;
In these areas, Expertise France conducts capacity-building initiatives and manages project implementation, leveraging technical expertise and acting as a project coordinator. This involves combining public sector expertise with private sector skills to drive impactful results.