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 implement the Social Cohesion Component of the TEI-IS Project;
•    To supervise the Coordination Unit of the TEI-SI Project;
•    To manage all EF project team of Component 1 and the Coordination Unit. 
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 in charge of the following non-exhaustive missions:

1) Project management 
•    Sets up the framework of the Component 1 and endorse the responsibility of its implementation;
•    Participates to the definition of the Coordination Unit (CU) missions, priorities and objectives;
•    Responsible for the management of the operational, financial and contractual dimensions of the Component 1;
•    Develops annual activities plans for Component 1; 
•    Proposes reorientation for component 1 if needed;
•    Ensures alignment of the demands coming from partners with the Project objectives;
•    Prepares / consolidates all internal and external reports on Component 1;
•    Works closely with 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;
•    Identification of external expertise, execution of EF contracts and all the related implementing contracts;
•    Represents EF in all internal and external meetings (e.g., Coordination Committees, Steering Committees…)
•    Prepares, negotiates and manages the signature of all agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) of the Component 1 with civil society entities and international organisations interested in cooperating with the programme (with other members of the team involved);
•    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 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 Head of the CU and with the Action Coordinator, works on the dissemination of programme knowledge, good practices and results;

3) Team management 
•    Participation to the recruitment of EF staff, according to EF procedures;
•    New staff on boarding, training needs assessment, share of EF procedures;
•    Animation and coordination of team; 
•    Management of staff schedule and work plan;
•    Establishes and evaluates Individual annual objectives of the staff under his/her direct and functional management;
•    Participates to annual evaluations and definition of individual objectives of the staff in his/her team but not under his/her functional management; 
•    Capacity to give feedbacks regularly;
•    Support to staff in duty execution;
•    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…);
•    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