Ref.
2024/ENPDCP/11569
Job offer type
Experts
Type of contract
Service contract
Deadline date
2024/08/11 18:33
Duration of the assignment
Long term
Duration
24 mois
Expert national projet de coopération parlementaire (M/W)
Département Gouvernance - GOUV > Pôle Migration, Genre et Droits Humains
Published on : 2024/07/19
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SIERRA LEONE
Mission description
The project funded by the French MEAE aims to improve the quality and efficiency of parliamentary action to strengthen democratic governance in Benin, Botswana, Gabon, and Sierra Leone. Within this framework, Expertise France is currently seeking a national expert who will work from Sierra Leone and focus on the following areas: Sierra Leone and Botswana, in coordination with:
- A parliamentary cooperation expert based in Sierra Leone who will work on the following areas: Benin and Gabon
And under the supervision of:
- A principal parliamentary cooperation expert based in Paris who will oversee all areas covered by the project.
Under the supervision and in close collaboration with the headquarters of Expertise France, the team of experts will be responsible for implementing the prioritized activities in each country during an initial 3-month startup phase.
Project or context description
For several years, electoral democracy has been declining in more than half of the world's countries, marked by high abstention rates, election disputes, insincere elections, attacks on elected officials, the spread of populism, and information manipulation. Despite these challenges, some countries have transitioned to a pluralistic parliamentary democracy. In this context, it is crucial to support parliaments as pillars of democracy to face these obstacles. The participation of women and youth in the parliamentary process and political sphere remains a major challenge in Africa, particularly in Benin, Botswana, Gabon, and Sierra Leone.
This project aims to enhance the quality and efficiency of parliamentary action in these countries to improve democratic governance. It will focus on improving the legislative, oversight, and evaluation functions of parliaments while addressing needs in parliamentary diplomacy, ethics, and gender equality. The project will also emphasize strengthening the administrative and legal capacities of parliaments, thereby contributing to more inclusive and effective governance.
The five components of the project are:
- Increasing the efficiency of parliaments in fulfilling their constitutional missions (law-making, government oversight, public policy evaluation)
- Strengthening the gender approach in parliamentary action
- Enhancing the administrative and financial management capacities of these institutions, considering the specifics of the financial autonomy principle of assemblies
- Bolstering the international actions of parliaments, given the growing importance of international parliamentary events
- Opening the Parliament to the public, following a broad "Open Parliament" approach, including free access to parliamentary work, public openness, transparency, and ethics.
Required profile
Qualifications and Skills
- Hold a higher education degree related to parliamentary subjects
- Have solid experience in parliamentary cooperation
- Possess strong adaptability, a team-oriented mindset, and persuasive abilities
- Excellent command of French, including exceptional writing and reporting skills
- Excellent command of English
General Professional Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in project management, preferably in international development projects
Specific Professional Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in parliamentary cooperation issues
- Proven experience as a team leader in at least one technical assistance project lasting a minimum of 24 months
- Experience in conducting research and analyses
- Experience working in West African countries and/or knowledge of the targeted countries
Additional information
- Project Duration: 2 years
- Position based in Sierra Leone
- Project start date: Early September 2024
Selection criteria for applications
The selection process for candidates will be based on the following criteria :
- Candidate’s training/skills/experience
Deadline for application : 2024/08/11 18:33
Expertise France is the public agency of French international technical cooperation. The agency operates around four priorities:
- democratic, economic and financial governance;
- security and stability of countries in crisis/post-crisis situations;
- sustainable development;
- strengthening health systems, social protection and employment.
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.