LOCATION: Based in Erbil, travel to governorates of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI): Duhok, Erbil, Sulaimaniya, and Halabja.
NUMBER OF POSITIONS: 1
CONTRACT: 1 Year
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the Team Leader, the Co-team Leader will assist on providing backstopping and hands-on technical supervision and support for the Project’s four work packages (WP), please see outline below;
- WP1: Enhancing the Managerial and Teaching Capacities of the Directorate of Training of Trainers Academy Kurdistan Region and VTCs, with a main focus on newly established VTCs in KRI.
- WP2: Design and implement short-term vocational training programmes.
- WP3: Placing vocational training participants into internships with employers.
- WP4: Design and execute a pilot of the Dual Vocational Training Scheme in KRI.
Responsibilities will include:
- Supporting project team leader in coordinating and overseeing the implementation of all four WPs as well as all cross-cutting topics
- Supporting monitoring and evaluation procedures
- Deputising team leader (especially when team leader is not present in KRI)
- Ensuring effective communication between staff in KRI and outside of KRI
- Act as the primary in-country liaison between the project team, national stakeholders, and local partners
- Establishing relationships and maintaining communication with all local partners including relevant authorities in KRI
- Ensuring that security precautions for national staff are adhered to
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Education/training:
- University degree (Master’s or equivalent Diploma) in Education, TVET, Educational Management or Organisational Development.
Language:
- Knowledge of English, C1-level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
General professional experience:
- 8 years of professional experience in TVET
Specific professional experience:
- 7 years of professional experience in capacity-building of TVET institutions or development and implementation of TVET curricula
- 4 years of professional experience in organisational development
Leadership/management experience:
- 4 years of management experience of projects with disciplinary leadership responsibility for 4 people
Professional experience in the country/ region of assignment:
- 7 years of professional experience in the KRI
Experience in the field of development cooperation:
- 6 years of professional experience in development cooperation projects
IMPORTANT: Applicants are applying to be part of a roster of pre-qualified candidates for a future project. Being on the roster means you may be considered for a role as it becomes available, based on your skills and experience. Inclusion in the roster does not guarantee immediate placement but allows for expedited hiring when suitable positions arise.
How to apply
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
References contained in the CVs must include the following information:
- Name of the company/organisation/reference project.
- Position held and task(s) you performed in the company/organisation/reference project.
- Work outcomes you achieved in the position.
- Duration of your assignment in the company/organisation/reference project per calendar year in full-time expert days, weeks or months (for example: 2019: 2 months, 2020: 10 months, 2021: 1 month).
- Details of leadership experience/management: clear information on the reference projects or fixed positions within the company/organisation (for example, period, number of persons for whom the expert had disciplinary responsibility, project budget).
- International professional experience/professional experience in the country of assignment: clear information on the reference projects or fixed positions in the company/organisation (for example, actual duration of assignment on the ground in full-time expert days, weeks or months).
HOW TO APPLY
Please send the following in English to: [email protected]
- CV (in EU format and no longer than 4 pages).
- Covering Letter indicating earliest date of availability.
- Details of 2 references.
Please put ‘Co-team leader with national expertise’ in the email subject line. Note that due to the volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please apply as soon as possible, CVs will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
IMPORTANT: Applicants are applying to be part of a roster of pre-qualified candidates for a future project. Being on the roster means you may be considered for a role as it becomes available, based on your skills and experience. Inclusion in the roster does not guarantee immediate placement but allows for expedited hiring when suitable positions arise.
