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Deputy Country Lead, Morocco

We are searching for an experienced Deputy Country Lead, Morocco at our Morocco facility. 

Project Overview:

The
Challenge Fund for Youth Employment (CFYE) is a 7-year and €134 million
programme funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that aims to
create a prosperous future for 230,000 young women and men in the Middle East,
North Africa, Sahel & West Africa and the Horn of Africa regions. The Fund
will be supporting initiatives in 23 focus countries that will offer youth, in
particular young women, opportunities for work that is demand-driven and
productive, offering a stable income and safe working conditions, and that is
contributing to their personal development and social protection.

The
portfolio of projects is selected from business cases that were proposed by
private sector, civil society and knowledge institutions. Each business case
has outlined scalable solutions for creating more and better jobs and income
generating opportunities for youth. Solutions in particular focus on an
integrated approach that addresses the shortcomings on the demand side (jobs)
and supply side (skills) and bridging the mismatch between these two in the
labour market.

Job Overview:

The
Deputy Country Lead will be responsible for supporting CFYE’s Implementing
Partners (IPs) in Morocco. In this role, you will closely work with the
existing Country Lead for Morocco.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

Portfolio
and Project Delivery Administration- 

– Support the Country Lead in the development and
implementation of the country delivery plan following the timely planning
as per the country workplan;
– Support the
Country Lead and the Fund’s central team in project operations and
management including periodic review of progress against the due diligence
improvement plan, Results Planning (both outputs and outcomes), as well as
other areas identified by the team.
– Support the
periodic review and provide guidance to individual Implementing Partners
on their progress including due diligence improvement plan and Results
Planning (mostly activities – outputs);
– In case of any
in-country events, support the Country Lead and Central Delivery team in
their organization.
– Any other duties as may be assigned from time to
time.

Relationship Management- 

– Work with
Implementing Partners to ensure the documentation of key project documents
(work plan, risks register, budget, reports, etc.) is complete, meets the
CFYE requirements, and has been uploaded in the CFYE IT system;  
– Support the Implementing Partners on any
queries related to invoicing and contractual payment processes.
– Support the
realization of any Contract Amendments.
– Guide the IPs in
the preparation of financial information and supporting documents as part
of the Quarterly and Annual Review -Process and internal reviews or
external project audits.
– Alert the Country
Lead and Finance Management Team when issues arise in relation to
financial management that require a response from the fund management
team; and
– Liaise with the
IPs and Finance team on invoicing and contractual payment processes.
 

Monitoring, Evaluation, and
Learning (MEL)-

– Applicants must have demonstrable experience supporting programme partners to develop and apply MEL processes and tools, using both qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques.
– Liaise with MEL Advisor and/or country lead to
monitor and evaluate the impact of IPs’ projects in accordance with the
CFYE MEL system and validate documentation tied to Outputs and Outcomes
for disbursements.
– Support the quarterly progress review meetings
with each Implementing Partner (IP), and document minutes, observations,
and reflections, including external conditions and local external factors
relevant to project implementation.
– Support IPs to prepare knowledge and
communications material and present learnings during learning events or
other Learning and Innovation Agenda events, where relevant.

Technical Assistance Delivery- 

– Support Country Lead in TA planning to the IPs:
assist in drafting the TA assignment (Scope of Work), requesting approval
from the central team;
– Support recruitment and on-boarding of the TA
service provider.
– Support daily management of TA implementation
(receipts, transport, Q&A, Sorting out travel arrangements in Egencia)
as well as TA service provider management (Timesheets & invoice
management for TA);  
– Support the Country Lead in ensuring high-quality
TA delivery.

Level of Effort and Reporting:

The Deputy Country
Lead will report to CFYE’s Country Lead for Morocco. However, she/he will need
to work and coordinate closely with other members of the Challenge Fund Team,
as and when demanded by assigned tasks.
The
position will be a full-time employment role, initially for one year with the
possibility for an extension.  (Preferred
start date is August 2024).

Required Qualifications:

Minimum
Requirements-

– Relevant Academic qualifications in a related field such as Business Administration, Economics, and Finance.
– Proven experience with project management and performing related administrative tasks.
– Proven knowledge of Monitoring & Evaluation concepts and experience engaging with and coordinating M&E activities.
– Relevant technical work experience in one of the following areas; youth employment, private sector development, and/or business consulting.
– Moroccan national, work experience in Morocco, and based in Morocco.

Core Competencies-

– Strong Project Management skills.
– Strong affinity with youth empowerment, gender, and social inclusion, and decent work.
– Good knowledge of financial reporting principles.
– Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and French. Fluency in Arabic is preferred.
– Good organizational and planning skills.
– Sound problem-solving and decision-making skills.
– Comfortable working with Microsoft Office and preferably Salesforce.
– Ability to work successfully as part of a team. 

Deadline: 30 June 2024

Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.