Team Leader / Expert in Higher Education 16 views0 applications

Expertise France is the French international technical cooperation agency, with a status of public institution under the joint supervision of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) and the Ministries of Finance and Economy.

The proposed project leadership (Higher Education Support Program- EU/EDF -13M euros_ 2019-2024) aims to support the higher education angolan system in producing knowledge and innovation, and teaching relevant skills to foster greater employment, transformation, and diversification in the Angolan economy.

Its overall objective is to increase the economic diversification and the creation of employment in priority sectors.

The project’s specific objectives are: (1) Enhancing the alignment of higher education governance and policy instruments towards postgraduate research specialisation in priority sectors (2) Increase specialisation and recognition of postgraduate institutions (3) Increase the equitable access to post graduation and career development to vulnerable groups.

In consultation with the coordination team, he will assume the role of team leader with the objective of:

• Ensure the proper execution of the project, with regard to general aspects (logistics, human and material resources) at the local level, in accordance with the procedures defined in the project operational manual;
• Ensure that all tendering procedures are launched in accordance with the procedures in force and the timetable, in coordination with the Administrative and Financial Manager and the team at headquarters;
• Maintain regular contacts with Expertise France and the French Embassy in Luanda on the implementation of the project;
• Participate in meetings organized for monitoring, evaluation and communication of the project.

Within the framework of this project, the expert’s main tasks will be to:

• Ensure the proper implementation of activities, in accordance with the established timetable and financial framework;
• Preparation and updating of strategic project documents and supervision of the quality of the products established in the project (reference documents, minutes, evaluations);
• Updating and monitoring the indicators of the project’s logical framework, in close collaboration with the project coordination;
• Participation in seminars, meetings and workshops in Luanda and within the project’s beneficiary institutions as a project representative;
• Supervision of calls for tenders (projects) launched as part of the implementation of the project.

Its specific technical support to the Ministry of Higher Education will focus on the “higher education governance support” component of the project, namely the following functions:

• Prepare, in close coordination with the Ministry’s directors and the technical assistant in support of the institutions, a strategy for specialization at Master and Doctorate level and ensure its operational implementation during the 5 years;
• Carrying out and/or coordinating in the elaboration of diagnostic studies with national consultants and international expertise if necessary;
• Set up working groups, dialogue actions and participatory workshops as part of the specialization strategy and the establishment of a Research Support Fund;
• Make proposals for medium- and long-term strategic orientations on solutions adapted to the national and regional context within the framework of the specialization strategy ;
• – Support national consultants in the creation of a statistical database in coordination with the services directly concerned;
• Prepare terms of reference and supervise offers and services related to the activities of the governance component, in particular for the implementation of an system of information ;
• Creation of appropriate coordination mechanisms and instruments leading to the establishment of the national qualification system in Angola in coordination with the heads of the Management Unit “Plano Nacional de formacao de quadros” and those of the Ministry;
• Support for improving the qualitative relevance of “quality assurance” mechanisms and support in the implementation of ongoing reforms (internal evaluation) with dedicated Ministry entities;
• Programming and supervision of project training activities, including capacity-building sessions provided by national experts and short-term consultants;