Local Project Coordinator / Local Expert – Libya – Libyanjobs

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Job Overview

The EU funded project “EU Libya Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Delivery and Development” originally started in January 2013 and was suspended on the grounds of “force majeure” in October 2014. The project is now re-launching and will be remotely managed from Tunis with visits to Libya from some project staff as required.

The original purpose of the project was to improve capacity and provide quality technical and vocational education and training in Libya, and to improve the quality of content and relevance of education and training to meet demands in the labour market. The revised implementation will continue to develop capacity and methodologies for the TVET offer in Libya in line with real demand for skills in the Libyan economy. It will also focus on supporting the establishment of Centres of Excellence in a limited number of TVET institutions. Activities in these Centres of Excellence will include:

▪ Capacity building in leadership and management
▪ Raising the skill levels of teachers
▪ Providing relevant advice and guidance to graduates and the unemployed
▪ Improving collaboration and understanding between education and business.

As a result, the Centre of Excellence institutes will be better equipped to provide higher quality training that is more relevant and matched to the needs of local employment.

Overall Result Areas of the programme are as follows:

Result Area A: Enhance the quality and relevance of training provision in a selected number of TVE schools to meet the social and economic needs of the community (Centres of Excellence)
Result Area B: Reinforce capacity of the main stakeholders representing the demand side such as employers’ organisations, syndicates and others to play an active role in the modernisation of the TVE system
Result Area C: Dissemination of project success and lessons learned informs wider initiatives at a national level and provides resources for further development of Centres of Excellence in additional municipalities.

Purpose of the consultancy

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide operational and managerial support to the effective implementation of the EU funded TVET project. The Local Project Coordinators (LPCs) will be responsible for the overall coordination of the EU Libya TVET project in their respective geographical locations.

The EU-Libya TVET project seeks to make a significant contribution towards a modernized and demand-oriented TVET system that provides employment opportunities for disadvantaged youth. Accordingly, the success of the intervention depends on the achievement of four interrelated outputs/outcomes:

A cadre of 35 school leaders in the targeted regions/ clusters is trained, and leaders competently leading and managing TVET institutes.
A pool of at least 30 lead trainers is created and up to 750 instructors are trained according to comprehensive and modern pedagogical concepts, building both the professional (technical) and the pedagogical competencies of targeted instructors (for further cascading)
Leaders in the selected TVET institutes actively support the dialogue and build cooperation agreements with businesses.
Strengthened network of career information, advisory and guidance services for TVET trainees and graduates.

Scope of work:

This is an operational role and the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

Project Coordination

Act as the project’s focal point in their respective regions
Provide operational and logistical support to key and non-key experts in all four keyresult areas of the project
Assist in arranging for workshops and other events and ensure their effectiveorganisation and implementation.
Local Advisory Groups (LAGs)

Maintain a direct and regular contact with the Local Advisory Groups
Support the LAGs to implement, monitor and review project actionsCommunication and Networking

Ensure effective and efficient communication on project-related matters with key stakeholders in the respective geographical locations including the local representatives of the Ministry(ies), selected TVET institutes (designated Centres of Excellence), business partners and other interested stakeholders.
Support the reflection of activities stimulating public interest in the relevant media, in collaboration with the Communication & Visibility experts.
Ensure compliance with EU guidelines on communication and visibility.Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)

Assist in ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the quality of project activities and their outcomes;
Act on lessons learnt and improve the quality of events and their outcomes in close consultation with Key and Non- Key experts
Facilitate the dissemination of lessons learned to enable the team to replicate successes.

Reporting

• Submit monthly reports on project activities and results achieved in the respective geographical locations to the Deputy Team Leader.

Skills and Competencies

▪ Demonstrated experience in project management with local or international organisations (for at least five years)
▪ Fluency in both English and Arabic languages
▪ Basic IT skills and familiarity with the Microsoft Suite
▪ Strong analytical, reporting and communication skills
▪ Knowledge/ experience in data collection and reporting
▪ Planning and organisational skills
▪ Flexibility and ability to work under pressure.

Contract details

The assignment will be offered on a fixed term basis for 450 working days in total, with an immediate start.

The successful candidate will be based in one of the local project offices in Tripoli, Benghazi, or Sebha with travel to other locations in Libya.

Applicants should have the right to work in Libya.

To apply

If you are interested in this vacancy, kindly submit your application by 3rd of March 2020 Your Application should include the following: