With the support of Expertise France's headquarters, the project manager ensures the overall management of the project and the operational and financial implementation of activities on a full-time basis.

Positioning within Expertise France:

Operations Directorate

Hierarchical relationship : Head of the Culture and Heritage division, based in Paris

Cross-functional relationships: project managers, geographic coordinators, legal and financial services, etc.

In general, the project manager is responsible for achieving the project's objectives. He/she oversee the implementation of activity plans and ensure their proper execution. He/she maintain constant contact with project partners and ensure their involvement.

Specific missions and responsibilities include (non-exhaustive list):

Strategic and Operational Project Management:

- Coordination of project activities and representation with beneficiaries and all stakeholders

 - Represent Expertise France locally with the Ministry of Commerce and Tourism and beneficiaries;

- Oversee the technical and financial execution of the project from a contractual perspective, in collaboration with EF headquarters, particularly the Culture and Heritage division

- Facilitate work with partners to ensure the effective operational implementation of the project's strategic orientations

- Ensure adherence to the operational schedule

- Develop terms of reference (TOR) and oversee the management of expert missions

- Ensure quality control of deliverables produced within the project framework

- Organize Steering Committee meetings and ensure their secretariat

- Ensure project monitoring and evaluation.

Administrative and Financial Management:

In close collaboration with the administrative and financial coordinator and cross-functional roles at Expertise France headquarters:

- Ensure that budget planning aligns with operational planning

- Monitor the overall administrative and financial follow-up quality of the project

- Regularly report on commitments, disbursements, and budget forecasts

- Update Expertise France's reporting tools (dashboard, decision logs, analysis grids, etc.)

- Ensure compliance with procedures required by the donor and Expertise France (eligibility of expenses, purchases, contracts, grants, reports, etc.)

- Oversee internal financial reporting at Expertise France (financial follow-up, forecasts, and budget closures) and external budget reporting to the donor

- Ensure compliance with procurement procedures (services, supplies, works, etc.) and contract execution

 -Oversee annual financial audits.

Institutional and Partnership Relations, Governance, and Reporting:

- Ensure the direct responsibility for the proper conduct of institutional relations with partners and stakeholders in line with the project's objectives

- Guarantee the project's good governance and ensure proper information flow, integrating each actor pertinently and equitably based on their respective roles

- Organize and supervise Steering Committee (COPIL) meetings, ensuring these governance bodies are as constructive and effective as possible for achieving the project's results

- Ensure the complementarity of the project with other national and multilateral initiatives on the topic and develop synergies

- Draft interim and final activity reports (narrative and financial), according to contractual deadlines and modalities.