Expertise France is the public agency of French international technical cooperation. The agency operates around four priorities:

• democratic, economic and financial governance;
• security and stability of countries in crisis/post-crisis situations;
• sustainable development;
• strengthening health systems, social protection and employment.

In these areas, Expertise France carries out engineering and implementation missions for capacity building projects, mobilizes technical expertise and acts as an aggregator of projects involving public expertise and private know-how.

With an activity volume of 233 million euros, more than 400 projects in portfolio in 80 countries, and 63,000 days of expertise, Expertise France focuses its action towards France’s solidarity policy, influence and economic diplomacy.

Expertise France is looking for Regional Coordinators (total 7) to ensure the smooth implementation of the VET4JOB Phase 2 programme in line with the description of action, and coordinate all programme related activities in their province/region in close cooperation with the central programme team.
Under the supervision of the Team Leader, in close coordination with the central programme and operation team, and in close cooperation with other regional coordinators, Regional Coordinator(s) will be responsible for the successful implementation of the programme activities in their province/region.
Main tasks of Provincial Coordinator(s) will be as follows:

Starting March 1st, 2024, Expertise France will be implementing Phase II of its İMEP/VET4JOB programme, entitled “Improving the employment prospects for the refugees and host communities by high-quality VET and apprenticeship in Türkiye”, in partnership with EDUSER. Phase II, which will be implemented until 01.12.2028, will be the continuation of the VET4JOB I programme which has been implemented since 01.01.2020.
The İMEP/VET4JOB programme, funded by the Delegation of the European Union to Türkiye, is supporting the development of skills for refugees and host communities in Türkiye, for both adults and adolescents, through high-quality vocational training and apprenticeship training, in line with the needs of the labour market.
The İMEP/VET4JOB programme aims to (i) increase the demand and access of refugee and Turkish youth (14-22) and vulnerable adults to high-quality apprenticeship training, vocational training, and guidance services; (ii) support the fight against child labour; and (iii) increase social cohesion between refugees and host communities.
Overall, the İMEP/VET4JOB Phase II will aim to enhance livelihood opportunities to refugees and communities in Türkiye.

• University education in social sciences such as education, sociology, international relations, public policy and social work, or any other related field
• Experience in vocational education is mandatory. Experience working on apprenticeship training would be a very strong asset.
• 5 years of professional experience in social support projects with vulnerable groups ideally refugees, IDPs, youth, women
• Theoretical and practical knowledge and understanding of social cohesion context
• Sound knowledge on the Syrian under temporary protection population in Turkey
• Experience within public agencies/ public offices, European Union funded programmes or international projects
• Good knowledge and working experience of Turkish institutions and policies, especially of the Ministry of National Education, as well as the civil society organisations
• Fluency in Turkish is mandatory
• Professional working knowledge of English is an asset
• Highest demonstrable professional skills on:

o Inter-cultural communication
o Teamwork
o Autonomy and initiative

• Computer skills: Knowledge of office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.)

Type of contract: Full-time
Estimated assignment period: 50 months
Reports to: Team Leader
Line management of: Institutional coordinator, support staff
Location: Indicative list of responsibility areas of each regional coordinator are indicated in the table below. Total 7 regional coordinators will be recruited. It is anticipated that each regional coordinator will be responsible for 2 provinces. Coordinators are expected to be based in one of the two provinces under their responsibility.

Tentative starting date: 15.10.2024
Deadline for submission of applications: 20.09.2024
Applications must be made in English. Please send your application to the following email address:
procurement-imep@expertisefrance.fr with the reference to “EF Regional/Provincial Coordinators” and indicate your preferred based location in the subject line and cover letter.
- A CV, including 2 references

• A cover letter

The process of selection of expressions of interest will occur in two phases:

• As a first step, a shortlist will be established by Expertise France.
• Shortlisted candidates may then be invited for an interview.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.