General Objective:

• Leads the project, ensuring that activities are delivered to the highest international standards;
• Ensures the technical coordination of the project and of the experts in the regional teams;
• Is responsible for the financial execution of the project for Expertise France.

Main indicative tasks:

Overall Project Delivery:

• Leads the Central Project Management Unit (all disciplinary and line supervision is the responsibility of the implementing partners staffing the position according to their internal procedures and standards); 
• Is responsible for the harmonised delivery of activities across the four regional hubs, with the support of the deputy director and regional coordinators;
• Is responsible for the implementation and reporting procedures for all activities, establishes the framework, and proposes shared tools and procedures with the support of the deputy director and the administrative and financial manager;
• Organises and ensures the quality of deliverables from the Central Project Management Unit team in Brussels (communications, content, external reports);
• Consolidates the planning of activities and resources, as well as the annual budget for all national and international project activities, with the support of the field teams;
• Ensures compliance with MoU/contracts, anticipates and manages project-related risks and developments, and alerts implementing partners if necessary;
• Oversees the drafting and transmission of contractual reports to donors (narrative and financial);
• Organises and co-chairs the project's steering and technical committees;

Supervision of the project's international activities :

• Supervises the project's international activities: annual planning, implementation, budget execution, monitoring/evaluation, audit, in coordination with the regional coordinators.

Internal and External Project Coordination:

• Ensures daily coordination between regional teams to harmonise project implementation between countries, provide support and approve key documents (national diagnostics, strategic action plans, etc.) and decisions;
• Ensures day-to-day coordination between European and international agencies active in the field of AML/CFT;
• Centralises information relating to the project and organises its dissemination to the various stakeholders;
• Directs communication with the EU (DG INTPA) and informs them of major developments or issues requiring the attention of EC services or EU delegations;
• Leads relations with external stakeholders (donors, partners, service providers);
• Participates in advocacy activities with stakeholders involved in AML/CFT.

Internal Liaison with EF:

• Acts as liaison between the project and EF head office.
• Ensures compliance with specifications/contracts in accordance with the RU's internal procedures.