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2 avr. 2022 à 23h10   Autre   Rabat   40 vues
Détails de l'annonce

Purpose of Job

  • Reporting to the Deputy Director, the Principal Officer, Training & Capacity Building oversees and provides advice and guidance to senior management on the strategic direction of the training and capacity building functions of the Observatory.
  • S/he also supervises and coordinates the day-to-day activities of staff in the Training & Capacity Building Unit.
  • The incumbent also monitors the activities of the unit and resolves issues affecting quality and timeliness.

Main Functions

  • Provide overall leadership to the training and capacity building functions of the Observatory.
  • Coordinate the development of strategic and annual activity work-plans of the Training & Capacity Building Unit in line with the Observatory’s strategic goals, objectives and priorities.
  • Present and defend resource requirements needed to carry out the annual work-plans of the Training & Capacity Building Unit. 
  • Assist management in mobilizing resources for the training and capacity building activities of the Observatory.
  • Represent the Observatory at relevant regional/continental/international seminars and conferences.

Specific Responsibilities

  • Coordinate training/capacity building needs assessments of Member States/RECs on migration data collection/management.
  • Develop syllabi/curricula on data collection based on identified training/capacity building needs of Member States/RECs.
  • Coordinate the development of technical proposals and budgets for the training and capacity building activities in accordance with the Observatory’s strategic priorities.
  • Monitor performance and prepares progress reports on the training and capacity building activities of the Observatory.
  •  Coordinate the design of monitoring and evaluation systems for programmes under the Training & Capacity Building Unit.
  • Compile briefing notes, strategy documents, regular regional/continental reports and white papers on migration. 
  •  Perform other duties as assigned by the Deputy Director.

Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience

  •  A Master’s degree in a numerate discipline such as Statistics, Demography, Mathematics, Computer Science or Survey Methodology or other related disciplines with a total of ten (10) years of continuous and combined relevant experience with six (6) and three (3) expert and supervisory level. Areas of experience should be in:
  • Working with survey data and secondary data.
  •  Planning and implementing large-scale statistical surveys.
  •  Documented experience in teaching statistics or a related field at certificate or diploma level.
  •  A professional qualification or certificate in training/capacity building will be highly desirable.
  • Demonstrable experience in supervising and leading teams of consultants, and delegating tasks and authority.
  • Demonstrable experience in drafting technical documents for executive level consumption and/or peer review.
  • Experience with statistical applications and methods for social research.
  •   Knowledge and advanced use of at least two of the following tools: R, Sawtooth CBC/HB, Stata, SAS, SPSS, Matlab, Python, XLStat
  • Advanced Excel skills and/or VBA experience.
  • An understanding of the African migration landscape.
  • Proven experience interacting with international and regional public partner agencies.
  • Proven track-record of working and liaising with high-level government and donor officials.
  • An understanding of the African Union way of working and managing associated relationships with Member States/RECs and partners is preferred.

Required Skills

  • Excellent project planning and management skills for organizing, planning and executing projects from conception through implementation.
  • Excellent analytical skills to respond to trends in emerging issues, and to develop, apply and adjust programme strategies to further the Observatory’s mission, goals and objectives.
  • Excellent organisation, interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to motivate staff, work under pressure, stay on track and meet deadlines
  • Excellent diplomatic, representational, inter-personal skills, including experience in interacting with stakeholders and decision-makers in order to build strong collaborative relationships with governments and partners.
  • Excellent problem solving abilities Strong written and oral communication skills, in particular proven ability to write clear and concise reports;
  • Personal commitment, goal oriented and drive for results, flexibility and respect for diversity.   
  •  Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Ability to operate in a multicultural environment.
  • High level of autonomy at work, yet with profound team-spirit
  • Adaptive, patient, resourceful, resilient and flexible 
  • Pro-active and solutions oriented
  • Demonstrated ability with regard to computer skills, including excellent word-processing capabilities, proficiency with e-mail and internet applications and experience in using office software applications such as MS Excel, Power Point and Word.
  • Proficiency in at least one of the African Union working languages. Knowledge of one more or several other working languages would be an added advantage.

Leadership Competencies

  • Strategic Insight...
  • Developing others...
  • Change Management..
  • Managing Risk...

Core Competencies

  • Building Relationships...
  • Foster Accountability Culture...
  • Learning Orientation...
  • Communicating with Influence...

Functional Competencies

  • Conceptual thinking...
  • Job Knowledge and information sharing...
  • Drive for Results...
  • Continuous improvement orientation...

Tenure of appointment :

  • The appointment will be made on a regular term contract for a period of three (3) years, of which the first twelve months shall be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject to satisfactory performance and deliverables.

Gender mainstreming :

  • The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Languages:

  • Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish) and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage

Remuneration :

  • Indicative basic salary of US$42,879.00  (P4 Step1) per annum plus other related entitlements e.g. Post adjustment (48% of basic salary), Housing allowance US$ 23,544.00  (per annum), and education allowance (100% of tuition and other education-related expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$ 10,000.00 per child per annum), for internationally recruited staff and a maximum of $3,300 per child per annum for locally recruited staff.


  • Lieu de travail Maroc
  • Date d'expiration 21 Mai
  • Niveau de poste Manager / Responsable département
  • Secteur d'activité Services
  • Niveau d'étude (diplome) Master 1, Licence Bac + 4| Master 2, Ingéniorat, Bac + 5
  • Nombre de postes 01
  • Type de contrat CDI| CDD ou Mission