Ref.
2024/AAFAHRFFTIA/11182
Job offer type
Field staff jobs
Type of contract
Fixed-term contract (CDD)
Activity sectors
Education, Higher Education and Research
Deadline date
2024/06/07 00:06
Contract
Wage portage
Duration
36 mois
Département Capital humain et Développement social - CHDS > Education, Enseignement supérieur et Recherche
Published on : 2024/05/16
Working at Expertise France office in Addis, the Administrative and Finance Assistant plays a crucial role by offering comprehensive assistance in financial matters, administrative and human resources tasks, as well as handling logistics and procurement support for the Addis-based team of the Facility ("Africa Hub"). His/her responsibilities encompass a wide range of functions to ensure the smooth operation and efficiency of the Facility's administrative and financial processes.
Under the hierarchical supervision of the Finance and Administration Coordinator of the Facility based in Paris and in close coordination with the Finance & Administration manager of EF in Ethiopia, the Administration and Finance Assistant will be responsible for the following tasks:
Responsibility 1 : Finance and Accounting
Responsibility 2 : Administration and HR
Responsibility 3: Logistics and Procurement
The outlined responsibilities necessitate establishing connections with RFTA coordination offices in Europe, along with EF personnel based at the Addis Ababa office in Ethiopia (4 Technical Lead in Education and 1 Education Officer).
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.
Required Skills:
Required Experience:
Contract information :
The position is based at the Expertise France coordination office in Addis Ababa. We offer a wage portage contract with a competitive salary and benefits package in accordance with Expertise France's employment terms in Ethiopia. This position is open to Ethiopian nationals or individuals already residing in Ethiopia with the necessary authorization to work legally.
Application :
Documents to be provided:
Deadline for application : 2024/06/07 00:06
File(s) attached : Job description_Admin & Finance Assistant_Addis.pdf
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.