Under the supervision of Expertise France and in close collaboration with the three resident Technical Advisors, the project Team Leader is responsible for overall project and team management.

He/she will be responsible for:

1. Project implementation:

• Manage the project team (around 10 people) based in Khartoum: Organize and facilitate regular team meetings; Ensure information sharing.
• Lead operations and logistics so as to ensure timely and seamless implementation of the activities;
• Organize planning, follow-up on the local context and work load of the staff to advise on the organizational feasibility of the activities proposed by the Technical Advisors;
• Ensure continuous and relevant communication with the Project Coordinator based in Paris to provide insights about the implementation in Sudan, monitor and organize activities.

2. Institutional management and relations with partners:

• Work in close collaboration with the ministry of education and the ministry of higher education at both central and state levels to ensure participation, ownership and endorsement of the project activities, outputs and results by the beneficiaries. The Team Leader must ensure the presence of one of the three Technical Advisors during the different meetings or at least provide feedback of these meetings to the team (minutes, etc.);
• In close collaboration with the Technical Advisors, coordinate regularly with all operating agencies under the EU funded programme addressing teacher training to ensure coherence and relevant technical linkages: participation in steering meetings of the EQUIP2 programme at federal and state levels ;
• Represent Expertise France when necessary, especially during EQUIP 2 coordination meetings, and maintain a narrow relationship with the Delegation of the European Union in Sudan regarding the implementation of the project and its activities;

3. Reporting, planning, monitoring and capitalization:

• Coordinate the writing of the progress reports to the EU, in collaboration with FEI, the project team in Khartoum;
• Consolidate activity planning in collaboration with the project team in Khartoum;
• Coordinate the M&E activities of the project, in collaboration with the project team and the M&E service provider;
• Capitalize on the results of the project, and in particular write summary and/or technical notes on different themes (technical or cross-cutting).

4. Contractual, Administrative and financial management

• Supervise the contractual, administrative and financial management of the project and the work of the Financial and Administrative Manager so as the implementation is abiding by Expertise France rules and EU procedures;
• In close collaboration with the Financial and Administrative Manager, ensure treasury management in accordance with the management mandate granted by Expertise France;

5. Communication

• Ensure the implementation of the project's communication and visibility in close collaboration with the Project Coordinator;