Ref.
2025/ADPPP/12572
Job offer type
Headquarter positions
Type of contract
CDDU
Activity sectors
Education, Higher Education and Research
Deadline date
2025/03/10 10:50
Duration
12 mois
Département Capital humain et Développement social - CHDS > Education, Enseignement supérieur et Recherche
Published on : 2025/01/23
Based in Expertise France's coordination office in Paris, the Project Assistant plays a crucial role by offering comprehensive assistance in financial matters, administrative and human resources tasks, as well as handling logistics and procurement support for the project. His/her responsibilities encompass a wide range of functions to ensure the smooth operation and efficiency of the project's administrative and financial processes. Additionally, the Project Assistant will support the updating of operational management tools, maintain contact lists, compile documentation related to project activities, prepare administrative reports, oversee document translations, ensure proper archiving procedures, and assist in organizing webinars and workshops. He/she will also collaborate closely with EF Project Assistants based in the ECOWAS and EAC regions to ensure proper support to financial, administrative, and human resources tasks, and liaise with the Finance and Logistic Officers of other implementing partners (ADEA and EDUFI).
Under the hierarchical supervision of the Administration & Finance Manager, the Project Assistant will be responsible for the following tasks:
Responsibility 1: Finance and Accounting
Responsibility 2: Administration and HR
Responsibility 3: Logistics and Procurement
Responsibility 4: Operational Support and Reporting
The described tasks involve the necessity to network and interact with a multiplicity of staff and institutions in Europe, in ECOWAS and EAC regions and require readiness and ability to travel abroad when necessary.
The Africa-Europe Partnership to Exchange on Education Reforms (PEERs) is a project funded by the EU through the Education Section (G3) and the Regional and Multi-Country Programmes for Africa Section (A2) of DG INTPA. The project aims to accelerate progress toward SDG 4 by fostering enhanced regional cooperation in education across Africa and between Africa and Europe. It specifically supports two Regional Economic Communities (RECs)—the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the East African Community (EAC)— in strengthening their coordination roles and building the ownership and capacity of their Member and Partner States to address the education agenda effectively.
The Regional Economic Communities in Africa have a critical role to play in coordination and providing platforms for peer learning towards the implementation of Continental Education Strategy for Africa (CESA), SDG 4 and the education goals of the RECs themselves. However, they face several constraints limiting their ability to fully play such coordination role. These limiting factors are mainly related to institutional capacities; funding for coordination, peer learning and implementation of activities; conflicting priorities; poor coordination due to membership of Member/Partner States in several RECs and diverse languages; weak coordination and peer learning mechanisms amongst the RECs; and non-inclusion of RECs and Member/Partner States in the African Union clusters.
The PEERs project will therefore pursue the following specific objectives over the next 5 years:
The PEERs action will be funded by the European Union and be co-implemented by a partnership formed by 3 agencies, two state agencies (Expertise France for France and EDUFI[1] for Finland), and a regional association for education (ADEA[2]). Expertise France has been designated the Coordinating Agency for this partnership.
The duration of the action is scheduled from March 2025 to February 2030 (60 months) with a budget of 15.000.000 EUR.
Required Skills:
Required Experience:
Job location: Paris, France
Contract information: the contract period is for 12 months (yearly renewable up to 5 years). We offer an EF contract with a competitive salary and benefit package which includes comprehensive insurance cover, social security, pension contribution, etc.
Starting date: as soon as possible (April 2025)
Documents to be provided:
Applications must include the project reference: 23PSE0C362 - PEERS / Project Assistant.
Candidates interested in this opportunity are invited to submit their application as soon as possible. Expertise France reserves the right to pre-select candidates before the recruitment closing date.
Deadline for application : 2025/03/10 10:50
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.