Project Officer (STATAFRIC) at Principal Scientist for Biochemistry (AfCDC) Full Time

Job Title: Project Officer (STATAFRIC)

Requisition ID: 2038
Location: Tunis, Tunisia
Reports to: Executive Director of STATAFRIC
Directorate/Department/Organ: STATAFRIC
Division: Office of Executive Director of STATAFRIC
Job Grade: P2
Contract Type: Fixed-Term

Purpose of Job

• Reporting to the Executive Director of STATAFRIC and the Project Manager, the Project Officer will be responsible for the day-to-day management and implementation of the World Bank funded Projects implemented by STATAFRIC. He/She is the reference person for administration in each workstream. The three major projects funded by the World Bank are:
  • Harmonizing and Improving Statistics in West Africa Project (HISWA)
  • Eastern Africa Regional Statistics Program-for-Results (EARSPforR)
  • Harmonizing and Improving Statistics in West and Central Africa (HISWACA).

Main Functions

• Strengthen STATAFRIC capacity as Project Implementing Unit.
• Improve governance environment for project implementation by STATAFRIC.
• Assist in the planning, managing, and supervising the monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the three World Bank projects.

Specific Responsibilities

• Responsible for day-to-day management and implementation of Projects activities.
• Provide an overview of the World Bank funded projects implemented by STATAFRIC to ensure timely and efficient.
• Coordinate appointments, meetings, and travel arrangements related to the World Bank funded projects.
• Responsible for the management of projects’ files and records.
• Prepare correspondences, executive summaries, reports, briefing papers, and other documents as required.
• Liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitor meetings and correspondences outcomes and decisions and follow up on their implementation.
• Prepare and participate in various meetings and take minutes and reports.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned by the Project Coordinator/Executive Director.

Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience

• Master’s Degree in Management, Administration, Finance, Project Management, or any related field with at least two (2) years of relevant work experience. OR
• A Bachelor Degree in Management, Administration, Finance, Project Management, or any related field with at least three (3) years of relevant work experience.

Required Skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.
• Management experience and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing.
• Excellent report writing and presentation.
• Sound planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to negotiate diplomatically.
• Ability to delegate appropriate responsibility, accountability, and decision-making authority with regard to performance management and professional development.
• Familiarity with international and regional definitions, methodologies, and standards in the relevant area.
• Proficiency in one of the AU working languages, fluency in another AU language is an added advantage.

Leadership Competencies:

• Strategic Insight
• Managing Risk

Core Competencies:

• Building Relationships
• Foster Accountability Culture

Functional Competencies:

• Drive for Results

Tenure of Appointment

• The appointment will be made on a fixed-term contract for a period of one (1) year, with the first three (3) months as a probationary period.
• The contract may be renewed for a similar period subject to funding availability, satisfactory performance, and agreed deliverables.

Gender Mainstreaming:

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

Remuneration
The salary attached to the position is an annual lump-sum of USD80,975.58 (P2 Step 5) inclusive of all allowances for internationally recruited staff, and US$ 66,045.08 inclusive of all allowances for locally recruited staff of the African Union Commission.

Application Closing Date
23rd November, 2023 (11h59 p.m. EAT)

Note

• Only candidates who meet all job requirements and are selected for interviews will be contacted.
• Consideration will be given only to those candidates who have submitted a fully completed online application with a curriculum vitae (CV), an African passport, and the required academic qualifications, such as Diplomas, Bachelor’s degrees, Master’s degrees, and any relevant certificate in line with the area of expertise.
• The African Union is an equal opportunity employer, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Candidates from less represented countries within the African Union are strongly encouraged to apply for positions that fit their profiles. These countries include Algeria, Angola, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Sahrawi D.R., Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Somalia, and Tunisia.