In close collaboration with the Action Coordinator based in Spain, and under the supervision of CHDS Head of Unit on Social protection and Decent Work, the EF Head of Project will be responsible:
•    To ensure the strategic leadership, overall accountability and governance of the Social Cohesion Component of the TEI-IS Project;
•    To implement the activities of the component 1 and management the dedicated team of KE, SPO et STE ;
•    To supervise the work of all EF project team of Component 1 and the Coordination Unit in collaboration with the Deputy Head of project.

He/she will work closely with the Heads of Component 2 and 3, the Key Experts and the technical teams in order to coordinate and ensure a global and consistent technical, methodological and financial implementation of the programme.  

He/she will be part of the Executive Team of the Project and will hence participate to the governance of the project.

The EF Head of Project will be responsible for the following non-exhaustive missions’:

1)    Strategic Project Leadership and oversight project management 
•    Sets up the framework of Component 1 and ensures overall accountability for its implementation
•    Validates the operational, financial and contractual implementation of Component 1 developed by the deputy head of project and teams
•    Reviews and validates annual activity plans developed by the deputy head of project and teams
•    Is in charge of analysing and proposing reorientations for component 1 if needed;
•    Ensures alignment of the demands coming from partners with the Project objectives;
•    Reviews and validates all internal and external reports on Component 1;
•    Works closely with the deputy head of project, the Head of the CU, Heads of Component 2 and 3, Administrator and Key Experts, to ensure complementarity between their respective activities, develop common activities and share good practices;
•    Represents Expertise France in internal and external governance bodies (Coordination Committees, Steering Committees, etc.)
•    Leads the negotiation and signature of strategic agreements and MoUs
•    Ensures coordination between components and with French public agencies partners to the Project or identify news ones, inter-agency expertise mobilisation when relevant;
Ensures a proper communication between HQ and field/project staff.

2)    Monitoring and Evaluation:
•    Contributes to the definition of the MEAL system and ensure its good application within Component 1;
•    Ensures the quality control of Component 1 terms of reference and to mobilize KE and STE and deliverables;
•    Supervises the monitoring and evaluation work in accordance with the Action Coordinator, and participates in the evaluation of the activities; 
In coordination with the deputy Head of project and the Head of the CU and with the Action Coordinator, works on the dissemination of programme knowledge, good practices and results;

3)    Team management of the technical team and supervision of EF team
•    Ensures line management of the technical team of the C1 
•    Ensures line management of the Deputy Head of Project 
•    Participation to the recruitment of EF staff, according to EF procedures;
•    Is in charge of annual evaluations and definition of individual objectives of the team under his direct management in close collaboration with the deputy head of project; 
•    Discusses all HR decisions with Deputy Head of Project and Head of Social Protection Unit
•    Is in charge of new staff under direct management on boarding, training needs assessment, share of EF procedures;
•    Ensures, with the security department, the proper application of EF security process and procedures.

4)    Partners networking and project governance participation
•    Ensure a good coordination with local partners in particular for the Component 1;
•    Is responsible for the relationship with the Action coordinator and with the FIIAPP (as lead agency), and with DG INTPA when required;
•    EF/ AFD Group representation on the activities/meetings/conferences linked to the project; 
•    Contributes to strong coordination and cooperation between the Project, initiatives and projects funded by the EU or other relevant donors, in particular with AFD.

5)    Supervision of administrative and financial management of the project (EF component)
•    Is responsible for the technical and financial report of Component 1 to the FIIAPP;
•    Supervises the internal accountability to EF procedures (monthly reporting, data collection, budgetary exercises…) in collaboration with the deputy head of project;
•    Is responsible for the closure of the project.

6)    Mobilisation of his/her own expertise
•    In certain specific context and circumstances, bring his/her own expertise