Requirements:
Qualifications and skills required:
- University degree in Education, Social sciences, Economics, International relations, Public policy or relevant equivalent discipline.
- A Master degree in Education or relevant equivalent discipline will be considered as an asset.
General professional experience:
- At least 6 years of professional experience - of which at least 3 years with developing countries - covering education sector development, policies and support programs.
Specific professional experience:
- At least 3 years of specific professional experience including in the following areas:
- Advisory services to Ministries of Education in Sub-Saharan Africa on designing and implementing education reforms, strategies and programmes.
- Policies, programmes and processes of at least one major bilateral or multilateral development cooperation agency.
- Demonstrated experience in supporting high-level decision- making and policy-making processes, preferably in the framework of the EU and/or bilateral/multilateral agencies.
- Knowledge of the AU Continental Education Strategy for Africa 2016-2025 (CESA 16-25) and the work of its Clusters.
- Familiarity with African education systems and African Union structures and strategies regarding education, as well as continental and regional networks and initiatives (UNESCO-IIEP, ADEA, etc.) will be considered as an asset.
- Experience in supporting regional coordination networks and peer learning mechanisms in the field of education and/or skills development will be considered as an asset.
- Experience in working with continental and regional policy platforms in the field of education and/or skills development will be considered as an asset.
- Knowledge of the European Education Area and of the Open Method of Coordination will be considered as an asset.
- Experience in capacity development of the AU Commission and the RECs will be considered as an asset.
- Experience in organising and conducting workshops related to development programmes in the field of education will be considered as an asset.
- Experience of international development projects related to skills development and formal and informal learning, in Sub-Saharan Africa, will be considered as an asset.
Collective skills for the group of KEs:
- To have relevant expertise in the following domains: education system strengthening; quality, inclusive, gender sensitive education; policy dialogue and coordination in the field of education and skills; capacity development; education network development programmes; job market-oriented skills development programmes; learning mobility and higher education; youth leadership programmes.
- To be familiar with global and/or regional education initiatives, such as the Global Partnership for Education, Education Cannot Wait, Erasmus +, and AU and (sub-) regional education initiatives.
- Knowledge of and experience in such initiatives in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa will be considered an asset.
Language skills:
- The Expert must have excellent English language skills (writing, oral, communication, presentation).
- At least intermediate French language skills are necessary.
If you are interested in this position, please send us your CV at: fwclot4@ance-hellas.org|Deadline: Friday 28th of October 2022.
