The Regional Representatives serve as the primary representative of the Director within their assigned region. In this capacity, they are tasked with developing and once approved, implementing tailored strategies to engage with States and regional organizations, in accordance with the intervention logic, ensuring a context-specific and effective approach to regional cooperation and project implementation.

On the guidance of the Director, they are to organise high-level engagement with senior officials in the region, particularly in relation to exercises (formulation and scope), in close coordination with country representatives and the Exercise and IORIS Training Manager.

The Regional Representative will propose and validate activities proposed by country representatives, encouraging new initiatives, and engaging directly with regional beneficiaries and partners on behalf of the Director. They then coordinate and monitor all activities carried out by country representatives and other team members active in the region, while overseeing the implementation of trainings and exercises. At times, it may be suitable for Regional Representatives to also double as country representatives, to be defined once the DoA is approved and recruitment is concluded.

Part of their responsibility is to promote the use of the IORIS information-exchange system, and with guidance from Director, the SHARE.IT interoperability framework throughout the region, in alignment with strategic guidance. 

Finally, they are to ensure that the project's logical framework is implemented as specified, supporting the Executive Coordinator by contributing to the M&E process, whilst also supporting the project's capitalisation process.

In addition the  expert will have the responsability of the policy board of the Ioris Steering commitee. He  will therefore implement decisions by the ISC of policy nature, and provide recommendations as necessary, after receiving direction from the Co-Chairs of the ISC. These actions will be implemented by leading the Co-Chairs of the Legal, Operational, and Technical Co-Chairs of the ISC Working Groups.

Tasks to foresee : 

-              Represent the Project Director within the region, and international fora, as directed.

-              Advise the Project Director on matters which may be of political/strategic value to the project.

-              Engage with regional beneficiaries and partners on behalf of the Project Director after due consultation with latter, with a view to identifying potential activities.

-              Mentor, advise and support counterparts conducting real-time safety, security and/or IUU IORIS-based operations, upon the invitation of the beneficiary partners, in accordance with guidance provided by the Project Director.

-              Propose and update a series of interconnected activities spanning the duration of the project to the Project Management Team, through a cohesive workplan, with a view to ensuring for the long-term uptake of IORIS, in a sustainable manner, including with industry, after due consultation with Deputy Representatives/country representatives.

-              Conduct MDA training courses and coordinate exercises in his/her region as directed;

-              Coordinate and monitor trainings and exercises activities implemented by the Deputy Representative and/or country representatives and other team members within its region, in close coordination with the Maritime Exercises Manager, the Training Manager, and thematic experts, with/through the Executive Coordinator.

-              Promote the use of the IORIS information-exchange systems across his/her region in accordance with guidance provided, but especially by motivating organisations to self-teach new IORIS users within their respective organisations and others.

-              Mentor and advise those countries which have fully integrated, or are in the process of integrating, IORIS into their information-exchange SOPs.

-              Supervise other MEAL data collection in his/her region;

-              Ensure that the Communications Manager is kept abreast of ongoing CRIMARIO activities with his/her countries of responsibility.