As part of the ‘Women Economic Empowerment’ (WEE) Programme, funded by the EU Delegation of Zimbabwe, Expertise France is looking to hire a Team Leader. This programme aims to enhance the women’s economic empowerment through financial inclusion of women-led businesses, integrated skills, leadership, and strengthening the enabling environment. Under the direction of Expertise France's headquarters, the Team Leader will be responsible for the full-time leadership, overall coordination, and operational and financial implementation of Expertise France's activities within the programme. Generally, the Team Leader is responsible for ensuring the achievement of contractual objectives set between Expertise France and the EU Delegation, which ensures the overall coordination of the project. He/She oversees the implementation of activity plans and ensures their proper execution. He/She maintains constant contact with project partners and ensures their involvement. More specifically, his/her missions and responsibilities are as follows (non-exhaustive list):

The Project Team Leader is responsible for the overall management and coordination of the project to ensure a smooth joint implementation. 

The Project Team Leader heads the Project Management Unit (PMU) - and is based in Harare.

He/she will work on a daily basis with the support of the PMU Team and will be in regular contact with EU Delegation of Zimbabwe and the Implementing Partners of the WEE-ZIM programme.

He/she will travel several times per year to meet with stakeholders across the country and contribute to the smooth running of the project. The position implies a high degree of autonomy, and interpersonal skills appropriate to working in an international and multicultural environment.

PMU Team Management and Representation

• §  Heads the PMU team;
• §  Manages a project team of 3-4 staff members (still to be confirmed);
• §  Organises, recruits and manages the PMU Team members in Harare;
• §  Supervises the opening of the Expertise France office in Harare.
• §  Represents EF in diplomatic and high level events appointed by the EUD and/or the French Embassy in Zimbabwe;

Overall project management

• §Is responsible for harmonised execution and reporting procedures for all activities, set the framework and proposes shared tools and procedures;
•  Consolidates the planning of activities and resources, and prepares the pluri-annual and annual budgets;
• §Prepares in collaboration with the PMU and EF headquarters, the contractual reports;
• §  Is responsible for the quality of the project deliverables.
• § Ensures compliance with the specifications/contract, anticipates and manages risks and developments relating to the project and alerts his or her hierarchy if necessary;
• §  Oversees the writing and transmission of contractual reports to the EUD (narrative and financial);
• §  Organises and co-chairs the project’s Steering Committee and Monitoring Committee.

Supervision of activities of the project

• §  Supervises project activities: planning, implementation, budget execution, monitoring/evaluation, audit, in coordination with the headquarters and team members in Harare;
• §  Internal project coordination with team members and Expertise France headquarters;
• §  Ensures day-to-day coordination between components, provide backstopping support and approve key documents and decisions;
• §  Day-to-day coordination with implementing partners and external stakeholders;
• §  Centralises project information and organises its dissemination to the various stakeholders;
• §  Leads communication with the EUD and keep the responsible people informed on main developments or issues requiring attention;
• §  Participates in promotional activities with project owners, donors and beneficiaries

• EF internal liaison – especially with the Project Manager within ENTI unit;
• Ensures the interface between the project and EF HQ;
•  Represents EF in the various bodies involved in programme monitoring;

Monitoring & Evaluation

• §  Ensure the identification, implementation and quality control of the activities under his/her responsibility;
• §  In close collaboration with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officers (MEAL) at headquarters and in the field, ensure the implementation, at the start of the project, of the monitoring and evaluation system. Throughout the project, he/she uses the system as a tool to help manage the project as well as carry out intermediate and final external evaluations of the project and supervises the service provider's mission;
• §  Adjust, if necessary, the project's logical framework and theory of change based on data collected in the field and the needs assessment.