Under the hierarchical supervision of the Deputy Head of the Education, Higher Education and Research Unit France (Paris), with a close functional link to the Project Secretariat (Rome).  The Coordinator of the Expertise France component – MED CAMPUSES – corresponds to the focal point of Expertise France within the Project Secretariat and vis-à-vis the Steering Committee. 

Based mainly at the Expertise France office in Rabat, with regular missions to countries of intervention (Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Libya) and participation in project governance bodies (Rome/Brussels). 

The Coordinator oversees the entire MED CAMPUS component, the centerpiece of the project South anchorage. They represent Expertise France within a tripartite consortium comprising MAECI-Italy FIAP-Spain, and EF-France, operating under the “Team Europe” framework. The ability to work effectively within a consortium and maintain strong institutional relationships—with the European Commission as donor; Italian partners (MAECI/EUTALIA/Uni-Italia); Spanish partners (FIAP); and key stakeholders, including the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and UNIMED—is critical to the project’s success.

The position requires a confirmed project management profile, with proven expertise in setting up and monitoring grants (sub-granting mechanisms towards MED Campus, leveraged grants at Téthys), in multi-budget management country, and a real diplomatic and partnership capacity to navigate between donor, implementing partners and higher education institutions. Knowledge of the academic sector is an asset but not the heart of the position: it is above all an operational, financial, and institutional steering post.

Key responsibilities

Strategic management and governance 

• Oversee and manage the entire programmatic cycle of the 8 MED Campus (selection, needs assessment, development of action plans, deployment of technical assistance and grants);
• Ensure programmatic consistency across the 8 MED Campuses and alignment with the strategic directions approved by the Steering Committee and the Secretariat;
• Oversee the operationalisation of the Intra-MENA Mobility Scheme within the Expertise France component; 
• Lead, in collaboration with Téthys, the programmatic and financial dimension of the crosscutting gender equality and inclusion project. 

Team management and coordination

• Supervise the Grant Officer and ensure the functional coordination of the Higher Education expert and experts mobilised in the short term on the component;
• Work in close coordination with the Project Support Unit (PSU) and with the headquarters in Paris.

Institutional and partnership relations

• Represent Expertise France within the Secretariat and before the Steering Committee; maintain relations with the Directorate-General for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf (DG MENA) of the European Commission (donor);
• Ensure institutional coordination with the Italian unit (MAECI) and FIAP on the Spanish side, and develop partnership relations in a "Team Europe" consortium approach;
• To be the privileged interlocutor of Expertise France with the French institutions involved in the project — the Téthys network (Aix-Marseille University), Campus France, and the MESR — and ensure that their respective contributions are properly coordinated with the implementation of the MED Campus;
• Maintain regular dialogue with UfM, UNIMED and other academic partner networks.

Administrative, financial and grant management 

• Manage and arbitrate the EF component budget, oversee administrative, financial and procurement procedures (in liaison with the USP team in Rabat);
• Supervise the grant mechanism at MED CAMPUS and the grant to Téthys (setup, contracting, financial monitoring, compliance) in conjunction with the Grant Officer;

Reporting and accountability

• Ensure all the narrative and financial reporting for the component, in coordination with the Secretariat and the other Team Europe units, including the preparation of the inception report and the semi-annual reports;
• Ensure internal reporting at Expertise France (progress reports, alerts, monitoring indicators) in collaboration with headquarters.