As a leader in development consultancy, GOPA Worldwide Consultants implements projects in developing and transition economies on behalf of national and international development partners, national authorities, industry representatives and civil society organisations. We understand that behind each development project there is a human story. For this reason, our people-centred approach ensures that the projects we implement deliver the best possible outcome in terms of socially-inclusive growth and poverty reduction, and have a sustainable and measurable impact on people’s lives.
Our department Education and Employment Promotion is providing services worldwide to support equal access to education, competence strengthening, LM development and an overall improvement of the living conditions in the countries where we work. We cover all fields of education (from pre-school to Higher Education, as well as vocational education and adult learning measures) and the employment policies.
To strengthen our team in Education and Employment Promotion department we are looking for a
Project Manager francophone (m/f/d) to start as soon as possible
at our Headquarter in Bad Homburg (near Frankfurt am Main, Germany) / or working remotely in France.
As Project Manager you are responsible both for the acquisition of new projects, especially in the francophone area, and for the implementation and the financial and technical backstopping of on-going projects in the fields of Education and Employment Promotion. Besides the work in our headquarters, you will travel abroad regularly for fact finding and backstopping missions as well as for short-term expert assignments.
Your tasks
- You develop project acquisition strategies, with a focus on the francophone area, but not exclusively
- You manage and coordinate the acquisition process, e.g. including preparation of expressions of interest and technical proposals, staff recruitment and fee negotiations
- You coordinate and monitor the project activities on site and ensure compliance with formal specifications and procedures
- You supervise and manage project staff and resources, prepare/ and finalize project reports
- You contribute to the acquisition strategy of the Education and Employment Promotion Department and further develop the department’s portfolio, especially, but not only, in the francophone area
What we offer
- Team & culture: You will join dynamic, multi-cultural and multilingual team members who enjoy working together and who support each other.
- Responsibility: You join a company committed to being environmentally responsible wherever we operate.
- Development: Our annual career development and performance review process will help you to set clearly defined goals and objectives. As a new employee, you will be part of a mentorship system.
- Location: GOPA is located close to Bad Homburg´s railway station, enabling quick and easy access to Frankfurt’s cultural activities and events.
- Fringe benefits: GOPA offers an RMV job ticket and job-bike leasing, as well as subsidies for a fitness studio and day care for your children, to mention a few.
- Flexibility: We enable flexible work arrangements, including flexible working hours, mobile or telework.
Your profile:
- Relevant academic degree (Master), preferably in the field of social sciences, political sciences, development studies, economics, or equivalent professional experience
- Business fluent French (preferably French as mother tongue) and English
- German language skills are an asset, but not a requirement
- Required: proven experience in the conception/drafting/acquisition, and especially in the preparation of bids for calls for tenders, and implementation of donor-funded projects
- Required : experience in the education sector and/or the vocational and training sector and/or the employment sector
- Asset: experience of, at least, one donor procedures and requirements (EU, GIZ, KfW, AFD, UNICEF, MCC, SDC, etc) considered as a strong asset
- Asset: proven experiences in education/VET policy development or in curriculum/training standards development
- Asset: work experience abroad in target countries (esp. in the francophone area) for development cooperation is considered as a strong asset
How to apply:
Please apply online via our applicant management system: https://www.perbit-job.de/jobs/gopa/gopa/anzeige.php?anz_id=304
