Country Liaison Advisor, African Centre for School Leadership (ACSL) at Flemish Association for Development Cooperation and Technical Assistance (VVOB)

You will:

• Represent the multi-country programme towards current and future implementation partners in the country, and you ensure alignment of the programme with the partner country needs and context.
• Connect between the national (country) level and the multi-country programme and you connect different partners within the country as well.
• Support in setting up appropriate structures and working arrangements with the partners involved.
• You map the needs and opportunities in the country. You ensure strong knowledge of the country’s context.
• Be the main contact for support and collaboration with the multi-country programme current and future implementation partners within the country.
• Support in the follow up on delivery of project activities in the country and the communication of regular process and project updates both internally and externally, including reporting to partners

If you’re our Country Liaison Advisor, your workweek at the office will include the following highlights:

• Together with ACSL team, you coordinate with different partners within a target country to align the country intervention with the PANA scope to provide technical support and ensure alignment of the programme.
• You support the Regional Coordinator with the development of opportunities and structures to improve communication inside and outside of Pan-African ACSL and our stakeholders, and you break down barriers that may get in the way of effective communication and engagement.
• You provide support to education institutions and networks, by offering opportunities that foster professional development at institutional level and strengthen cooperation between ACSL and other stakeholders of the educational system to anticipate to current and future challenges.
• Lunch! A perfect way to informally check in with your ACSL colleagues to hear the latest updates about the mission done to a target country and their involvement in a country mapping exercise.
• You support the Regional Coordinator with the preparation of a working session with the ACSL implementing partners on the programme reports, within the mandate of the programme, the framework of cooperation with the partners and following the funding partner’s guidelines.

Who are you?

Your expertise and experience

• Master’s degree in education or related field or equivalent experience.
• Five years’ Experience in School leadership
• Knowledge of the broader region / context and its development partners
• Language skills: English CEFR Level C1 and French is an asset.
• MEAL or Communications previous experience and knowledge is an asset.
• You are authorized to work in Rwanda or Kenya.