Local Deputy / TEI MAV + Project in Rwanda

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Local Deputy / TEI MAV + Project in Rwanda

Department: Health Department / Geographical Direction HQ France

Location: Based in Kigali, Rwanda

Mission Duration: 1 year (6 months, renewable)

Contract type: Fixed-term contract (local contract)

Job Level: Senior Level

Overview:

Expertise France is the French public agency for international cooperation. The Agency focuses on four priority areas:

• Democratic, economic and financial governance;
• Stability of countries in crisis/post-crisis situations and security;
• Combating climate change and favoring sustainable urban development;
• Strengthening health systems, social protection and employment.

In these areas, Expertise France engineers and implements capacity-building projects, mobilizes technical expertise and acts as a project coordinator, bringing together public expertise and private know-how. With a business volume of 390 million euros and over 400 projects in 145 countries, Expertise France’s activities are part of France’s international cooperation policy and official development assistance.

Context:

The African Union Commission and the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention call for local production of 60% of Africa’s needed vaccines by 2040 as well as expanded local manufacturing of other health products.  The European Union and Member States are supporting these goals through the Team Europe Initiative on manufacturing and access to vaccines, medicines and health technologies in Africa (TEI MAV+).

The overall aim of the project is to strengthen the local manufacture of medicines and healthcare products in Rwanda, and the population’s equitable access to these products, by enhancing the skills of the personnel needed for the various pharmaceutical professions, and by stimulating research and the development of new products and processes.

Expertise France together with the German cooperation (GIZ), the Belgian cooperation (Enabel) and the Swedish cooperation (SIDA) as well as with the support of national institutions (Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Universities, Research Centers) and with international support, will help to reinforce and maintain a strong pharmaceutical ecosystem.

Responsibility:

Based in Kigali, the position for the Local Deputy is under the direct responsibility of the Project Leader based also in Kigali. He will liaise with the USP in Kigali and the HQ in France

The Local Deputy will support the Project Leader in the overall management and coordination of the project, in close cooperation with the Rwandan partners and the implementing International agencies ENABEL, GIZ and SIDA.

Working with the project team (Project Leader, Financial and Administrative Manager and the Project Manager in Paris) the Local Deputy will be responsible for the following tasks in particular:

Support for operational management of project activities:

• Facilitate the communication and exchange with local authorities and local partners
• Assist the Project Manager in planning, implementing and monitoring project activities ensuring that milestones are met, raising alarms and redirecting actions if necessary
• Assist and support in the coordination of meetings with national and international partners for the implementation of activities of the project (Inception Phase and beyond);
• Assist in setting up and follow the governance of the project ( ei Steering committee /  task force / others)
• He ensures the effective implementation of the activities together with the project leader who will be supervised by national and international experts.
• Contribute to frame the consultancy assignments and assist the Project Leader in proofreading deliverables and documents produced under the project to ensure technical quality control in liaison with the Pharmatical expert from PATT;
• Contribute to project accountability and capitalization
• Support the monitoring and evaluation of the project, together with the expert in charge of monitoring and evaluation and the SERA referent at headquarters/USP.

Support for administrative and financial management:

• Support the Project Leader in the implementation of project management tools and procedures (e.g. procedure manual) and ensure their proper application;
• Participate in Expertise France’s internal reporting (annual review, revised budget, action plan – initial budget);
• Contribute to the preparation of interim and final technical and financial activity reports required by the European Union, in liaison with the project team;
• Liaise with USP procurement officer to support experts in project procurement (services, goods, works, expertise, etc.): contracting plan, preparation of procurement-related documents, quality control of files, contract negotiations, monitoring of contractual commitments.
• This job description is not exhaustive. In general, the Local Deputy is expected to support the Project Leader in achieving the project’s contractual objectives, and to carry out all activities required for the proper execution of the project.

Profile

Qualifications and skills

• Master’s degree (bac+5 minimum) in health / pharmaceutical area/ international development, project management, development economics, political science or equivalent university degree;

Skills

• Mastery of project management (project cycle, financial and legal rules, technical, administrative and financial follow-up);
• Organizational skills: autonomy, rigor and method, sense of responsibility;
• Communication skills: diplomacy and communication with private and public, local and international partners;
• Team spirit;
• Ability to adapt and react to unforeseen situations;
• Ability to produce an analysis/diagnosis, to design and propose a solution adapted to the context;
• Excellent analytical and writing skills;
• Perfect command of office automation tools;
• Perfect command of English; Fluency in French is an asset.

General and specific professional experience

• 10 years’ professional experience in the implementation of technical assistance projects.

Additional information

Desired start date: November 2024

Type of contract: Fixed-term contract (local contract)

Documents to be provided:

• CV
• Covering letter
• Photocopies of diplomas and certificates of employment
• Three professional references, including e-mail and telephone contacts

Send application on: https://www.expertisefrance.fr/web/guest/on-recrute?redirected=2#page-12147—1—local-deputy-tei-mav-project-in-rwanda-h-f—fr_FR?backlink=search  Application deadline: November 15, 2024

Candidates interested in this opportunity are invited to submit their application as soon as possible. Expertise France reserves the right to pre-select candidates before this date. If you do not receive a reply from us within 3 weeks, please consider that your application has been unsuccessful.

The selection process will take place in two stages:

First, a shortlist will be drawn up freely by Expertise France.

Secondly, short-listed candidates will be invited to an interview by videoconference.

The selected candidate will be accompanied by Expertise France, through an integration/training phase.