Ref.
2024/CORFFTIA/11199
Job offer type
Field staff jobs
Type of contract
CDDU
Activity sectors
Education, Higher Education and Research
Deadline date
2025/02/09 00:27
Contract
Employee
Duration
36 mois
Département Capital humain et Développement social - CHDS > Education, Enseignement supérieur et Recherche
Published on : 2024/05/20
Working at the Expertise France coordination office in Paris, the Communication Officer will play a pivotal role in shaping the communication and visibility strategies of the Facility. This position will be responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing comprehensive communication initiatives to enhance the project's visibility and impact.
Focused on stakeholder engagement, content creation, and event coordination, the Communication Officer will play a key role in raising awareness, fostering partnerships, and promoting knowledge sharing to support the project's objectives. This position will be instrumental in enhancing and promoting the Facility to stakeholders in the 49 target countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Additionally, the Communication Officer will facilitate the alignment of Knowledge Management and Communication strategies within the Facility and their alignment with other components of the Initiative led by the African Union Commission (AUC) and UNESCO.
Reporting to the Facility Team Leader and collaborating closely with the Programme and Knowledge Management Units, he/she will perform the following tasks:
Responsibility 1: Implementation of the Communication and Visibility Plan
Responsibility 2: Stakeholder Engagement and Coordination
Responsibility 3: Content Creation and Event Support
Responsibility 4: Web content management
The Communication Officer may perform additional tasks and responsibilities pertaining to the operations of RFTA, as delegated by the Facility Team Leader. The described tasks involve the necessity to network and interact with a multiplicity of institutions and stakeholders 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 Facility aims to 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 Facility will reach the above-mentioned objectives through its 3 “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 is be funded by the European Union and co-implemented by a Partnership of 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.
Education and skills:
Experience:
Contract information :
We offer an EF contract with a competitive salary and benefit package which includes comprehensive insurance cover, social security, pension contribution, 13th month, vacation allowance, transportation allowance, annual performance bonus, etc.
Application :
Documents to be provided:
NB: Before applying, candidates must ensure they have the necessary documentation to work legally in France, including a valid work permit. Expertise France cannot undertake the necessary procedures.
Application will be analysed and interviews conducted on a rolling basis.
Deadline for application : 2025/02/09 00:27
File(s) attached : Job description_Communication Officer_RTIA-Facility.docx
Expertise France is the public agency for designing and implementing international technical cooperation projects. The agency operates around four key priorities :
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.