.Mission DescriptionWithin the "Human Capital and Social Development" department and the "Social Protection and Decent Work" unit, the Project Manager will be responsible for the technical leadership of the project.S/he will also be responsible for the supervision of a team formed by a Project Coordinator and a Project Assistant.Duties and Responsibilities (not exhaustive)Technical LeadershipLiaison with national authorities for identification of needs.Lead the definition of project activities in coordination with the Project Coordinator and a team of short-term experts.Elaboration of several technical documents for various activities of the project.Lead drafting of 6-month work plans.Produce intermediate, progress, and final reports.Quality control and validation of deliverables.Quality control of the technical rationale of the project.Supervision and elaboration of various strategic documents.Participation in coordination meetings with experts.Definition of study visit planning.Project Management and CoordinationOverall supervision of the local team (Project Coordinator and Project Assistant) and team of short-term experts.Supervise the effective implementation of activities.Support the recruitment of the team of experts: supervision of drafting terms of reference for short, medium, and long-term expert missions; participate in interviews, etc.Overall supervision of administrative and financial issues linked to the project.Overall supervision of logistics and event planning.Project Monitoring and ReportingEnsure overall monitoring of the project by maintaining a continuous dialogue with the donor and partner implementing agency.Draft half-year progress reports and present them to steering committees.Monitor, anticipate, and report potential risks to the project (political, diplomatic, technical, legal, financial, security, etc.) and develop contingency plans.Supervision of Technical ExpertiseReview and validate the technical content drafted by short-term experts.Review and validate the technical approach of short-term experts in hands-on assistance to the beneficiary institutions.Transmission of technical knowledge to beneficiary institutions.Supervise drafting of Terms of References of short-term expertise and organization of their work.RepresentationRepresent the project in meetings of the Steering Committees with the EU: preparation of meetings and Steering Committees presentations.Coordinate with development partners working in the sector.Ensure good relations and collaboration with national stakeholders.Prepare and animate workshops.CommunicationSupervise planning of high-level events.Define and implement the project's communication plan in cooperation with the EF communication officer.Monitoring and EvaluationDefine and overall supervise the project's monitoring and evaluation plan in cooperation with the EF monitoring and evaluation officer.Overall supervision of the final evaluation of the project
