Under the supervision of the Project Manager and in collaboration with other members of the project team in Colombo and at headquarters, the Project Officer will have the following responsibilities:

1)     Project management support

The Project Officer supports the Project Manager for the proper operational implementation of the project, in compliance with the contractual objectives, deadlines and internal procedures of Expertise France and the European Union.

• Continuous cross-cutting support to the Project Manager in his functions and responsibilities (strategic coordination, operational management, project representation etc.)
• Support for the daily coordination of the implementation of the EU Green Recovery Facility in coordination with national partners (ministries, government agencies)
• Contribution to the development, review and validation of strategic and technical documents for the project (concept notes, terms of reference, work plans, reports to the steering committee).
• Support for operational monitoring and planning: support for monitoring activity schedules and development of internal timelines.
• Support for budget monitoring and financial forecasts: support for updating the budget and monthly financial forecast.
• Monitoring of procurement procedures (in cross-functional support to the technical team): support for drafting tenders, coordination of the selection of service providers, analysis of technical offers, monitoring of contractual execution.

2)     Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and capitalization

The Project Officer plans, oversees and implements monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) activities (in collaboration with the project team in Colombo and at Headquarters - notably with the MEAL coordinator of the Sustainable Development department at Expertise France headquarters). She/he will support the implementation and updating of the monitoring-evaluation system in order to measure the project’s progress, identify challenges, and adjust intervention strategies accordingly.

• Among the tasks (non-exhaustive) that will fall to the Project officer:
• Ensuring the implementation of the monitoring plan for indicators that was developed during the inception phase, in alignment with the validated methodology and the related roles and responsibilities;
• Deploying data collection and analysis tools;
• Ensuring the tracking of partners' and providers' deliverables;
• Proposing collaborative processes between stakeholders on data collection and analysis;
• Ensuring the proper collection and reporting of data and information, as well as their quality and reliability;
• Participating in reporting activities: production of indicators, presentation of data using dedicated tools (PowerBI, Excel), drafting implementation and monitoring-evaluation reports;
• Supporting the coordination of external evaluations (intermediate and final), particularly in drafting terms of reference and monitoring the service.
• Sharing the findings from monitoring with the team and alert them regarding any significant discrepancies;
• Coordinating the preparation of a Lessons-Learned strategy and implement it.

3)     Other cross-cutting missions

• Acting as the Gender and Inclusion focal point: Monitoring the implementation of the gender action plan developed during the inception phase, and ensuring that gender matters are mainstreamed and integrated across all project activities; supporting partners and experts in the concrete integration of gender and inclusivity considerations:
• Leading the follow-up of studies and short-term consultations that can be mobilized as part of the project on M&E issues, gender and any other subject related to the tasks of the mission manager;
• And any other mission to support the Project Manager in the cross-cutting management of the Facility. 

The list of tasks and responsibilities mentioned above is not exhaustive; it will depend on the needs and direction of the project. The Project Manager will define the Project Officer’s duties, which may evolve over time.