Ref.
2024/AACDPPDGETER/11361
Job offer type
Field staff jobs
Type of contract
Fixed-term contract (CDD)
Activity sectors
Public resource mobilisation, management and accountability
Deadline date
2025/03/27 14:22
Contract
Wage portage
Duration
48 mois
Deputy Team Leader – Transparent and accountable economic governance Project (M/W)
Département Gouvernance - GOUV > Pôle Transparence, Gestion et Redevabilité
Published on : 2024/06/14
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
GUINEA-BISSAU
BISSAU
Mission description
POSITION SUMMARY:
Expertise France is recruiting a deputy team leader for a 12-month mission (to Bissau as part of – Transparent and accountable economic governance Project (renewable contract based on the performance under the total duration of the project, 48 months).
The deputy team leader will ensure the operational management and coordination of all activities, communication and accountability of the project to the various beneficiary administrations, the European Union Delegation in Bissau, and technical and financial partners, in close connection with the many project partners, the project team and the headquarters of Expertise France.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Background:
Guinea-Bissau, one of the world’s poorest and most fragile countries, has a population of about 1.9 million. The structure of the economy has barely changed in the last two decades and is almost entirely dependent on a single crop of cashew, which accounts for 90-98% of total export earnings. Agriculture accounts for more than 45% of GDP and employs 80% of the labour force, mainly women. The poorly diversified economy makes the country highly vulnerable to global shocks and adverse climatic conditions. According to the World Bank, real economic growth slowed to 3.5% in 2022, down from 6.4% in 2021.
The political instability in Guinea-Bissau has limited the development of the country's institutional capacity for good Public Financial Management (PFM) and slowed down anti-corruption efforts. Current PFM systems do not ensure adequate expenditure management prioritization, control, accountability, and efficiency. In 2022, the country ranked 164/180 on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) with a score of 21/100.
The overall situation in the country remains fragile, facing challenges linked to transnational organized crime in a context of porous borders, weak rule of law, persistent socio-economic vulnerability, and climate change-related issues. Covid-19 disrupted the already fragile economy and led to the deterioration of the fiscal situation, accentuating the gap to the average growth of the West African Economic and Monetary Union’s GDP.
Aligned with the National Development Policy, this project is foreseen to promote public finance transparency and accountability in Guinea-Bissau, supporting the implementation of the necessary administrative reforms towards sound financial management of public resources, with a view to increased transparency, allowing effective monitoring of the administration, particularly in the management of public finances.
The Overall Objective (Impact) of this project is to promote public finance transparency and accountability in Guinea-Bissau.
The Specific Objectives (SO Outcomes) of this Action are:
- To improve the effectiveness of public financial management systems, procedures, and capacities.
- To strengthen the framework and conditions for participation, transparency, and oversight in financial governance and the fight against corruption.
The Outputs to be delivered by this project contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives are:
o Contributing to Outcome 1 (SO1):
1.1. Enhanced capacity of public finance stakeholders in gender and environment responsive budget and strategic planning
1.2. Expenditure programming and budgeting systems and processes are strengthened while taking into gender and environment perspectives
1.3. Systems and processes for expenditure execution, procurement and internal control are enhanced
o Contributing to Outcome 2 (SO2):
2.1 Public and equal access to information on public finances is promoted.
2.2 Enhanced capacity of the Parliament, the Court of Auditors and civil society for oversight of public finance management.
2.3 Improved mechanisms for fighting against corruption
Beneficiaries:
Among others:
- Ministry of Finance (Budget, Tresury, procurement, forecast, debt, financial control, IGF)
- INE (National Satistics Institute)
- Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional IntegrationTribunal de Contas
- National People's Assembly
- CSOs
Project or context description
MISSION DESCRIPTION:
The deputy team leader assists the team leader in the daily implementation of the project and internal reporting as well as donor reporting as part of the Transparent and Accountable Economic Governance project.
Based in Bissau, he/she works under the supervision of the team leader and the head of the "Transparency, Public Management and Accountability" division of the "Governance" department at the headquarters of Expertise France.
The deputy team leader assists the planning and the monitoring of the project’s implementation, in line with the technical proposal.
This includes:
- Project management
o Responsible for supporting exchanges between the coordinating part of the project (EF team at headquarters and project manager) and the local beneficiary parties;
o Support for communication with beneficiary parties and local partners;
o Support in planning and organizing the implementation of the project in close collaboration with key experts and the project team;
o Participate in the steering committee and support their organization, ensure the representation of Expertise France in the various bodies linked to the project;
o Support the coordination of activities with mobilized pearl and short-term expertise and the development of terms of reference for missions, preparatory activities with beneficiary services;
o Support for the coordination of missions and activities;
o Support for monitoring the application of procedures in terms of procurement, monitoring and evaluation of projects, administrative and financial management, audit;
o Support for managing the operational monitoring of the project: setting up a dashboard, monitoring the achievement of objectives, one-off exercises for in-depth monitoring of the project presenting difficulties, proposal of solutions (project review);
o Support for the development and implementation of the technical assistance monitoring and evaluation system: monitor project indicators and the logical framework, ensure that data is collected as part of reporting;
o Support for the development and implementation of the project's communication strategy;
o Participate in the valorization of feedback and the dissemination of good practices (capitalization), in collaboration with the project team and the Expertise France headquarters in Paris.
- Project team Management:
o Support for the organization of missions of pearl experts and short-term experts;
o Participate in pearl and short-term expert missions.
- Coordination of activities with civil society
The deputy team leader must assist the team leader in the identification, organization and coordination of capacity building activities for organizations in society. This will include:
o Support for the organization and support during training of trainers in public finances (state budget, performance)
o Support for the organization and support of workshops and awareness campaigns in the regions of the country
- Support for monitoring reforms
The PFM sector in Guinea-Bissau does not have an appropriate (at least not very active and visible) mechanism for coordinating/monitoring PFM reforms.
The project can be used as a platform to launch a dynamic with the beneficiaries in order to catalyze this coordination and institutionalize it, offering reinforced support to a permanent structure within the Ministry of Finance responsible for monitoring the progress of the reforms.
The deputy team leader will support this initiative. This includes:
o Assistance in setting up coordination mechanisms with beneficiaries: comitology, information sharing;
o Support for discussions with project stakeholders.
o Master's degree in project management, international cooperation, international relations, public finance, economics, development economics, political science, or any other field relevant to the project;
DURATION OF THE MISSION, LOCATION AND MATERIAL RESOURCES:
The provisional duration of the mission is 12 months, renewable based on performance over the duration of the project (48 months).
The deputy head of project is based in Bissau. The project team might be located in a dedicated project office.
Required profile
- Qualifications & Skills
- Master's degree in project management, international cooperation, international relations, public finance, economics, development economics, political science, or any other field relevant to the project;
- Expertise in international project management and successful professional experience in the field of international cooperation;
- Expertise in public finance management, public administration (in a developing country would be valued).
- Interpersonal and intercultural skills, communication and teamwork and networking;
- Mastery of the Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Excellent sense of organization and rigor;
- Autonomy, flexibility and responsiveness;
- Excellent command of Portuguese is mandatory.
- Knowledge of French and/or English will be an asset.
- Professional experience:
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in the implementation of international cooperation projects and/or programs;
- Minimum 2 years of experience in the sector of intervention (GFP, public finance and administration reforms, fight against corruption);
- Experience in implementing international cooperation projects with African public institutions;
- Experience in institutional support, capacity building, organizational strengthening, training and/or change management;
- Experience on projects financed by international donors (notably EU)
- Proven experience working in a multicultural environment;
- Experience in a complex institutional environment;
- Field experience in Africa, particularly in West Africa and PALOP.
Additional information
Selected candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Deadline for application : 2025/03/27 14:22
File(s) attached : Chef de projet_ Adjoint_Bissau_pt.pdf
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.