The position is attached to the Culture and Heritage division (ATCP), within Expertise France's "Sustainable and Inclusive Economy" department.

Reporting line: project manager deployed in Hargeisa & deputy head of the ATCP division at headquarters.

Functional links: Project manager, project officer (Paris), administrative & financial manager.

The position is based in Hargeisa, with occasional travel to Laas Geel & other field sites.

Placed under the hierarchical responsibility of the project manager, the local coordinator will provide technical support to the activities. With a specific knowledge on heritage & tourism, the local coordinator will assist the project manager and the partners to frame and design the content activities of trainings, technical assistance, prepare the logistics for the implementation of activities, support the programming of events and the organization of visit studies.

The following list of tasks is not exhaustive. The local coordinator will have to work on all these aspects in close coordination with the project manager, the project officer & the administrative and financial manager, as well as the consultants mobilized by Expertise France :

• Participate on the overall implementation of project activities;
• Work on the complementarity of the project with national strategies and other international initiatives on the theme and develop synergies;
• Engage with local stakeholders at Laas Geel & other sites to ensure their concerns and needs are heard & facilitate participatory planning ;
• Build trust and regular dialogue between the project team and the local community, throughout all project implementation phases ;
• Provide feedback from the field, helping the core team adapt plans in real time ;
• Monitor for local compliance or conflicts that may affect site preservation ;
• Provide insight into local customs, traditions, and heritage, ensuring culturally appropriate approaches in all project activities & trainings ;
• Help the project team understand historical sensitivities around archaeological sites ;
• Assist with permits, access, and site logistics for the implementation of activities in Hargeisa and field sites ;
• Ensure liaison with relevant authorities for the implementation of project activities ;
• Assist on the identification of relevant local, regional & international expertise for the implementation of activities ;
• Support the development of terms of reference (TOR) and ensure the organization & logistics for short-term expertise missions ;
• Support international & national experts involved in the project, particularly in delivering training sessions, creating, adapting, eventually translating and contextualizing training materials & organizing logistics