Project Manager at the Council of Europe.

 

 

Vacancy Notice n° o27/2021

Local recruitment procedure¹

 

 

Project Manager

(Grade A1/A2)

LOCAL TEMPORARY CONTRACT

 

 

Council of Europe Office

 

Location: Ankara

 

Job mission

 

Under the authority of the Head of Office, and the supervision of the Head of the Co-operation and Capacity Building Division of the Council of Europe’s Education Department in Strasbourg, the Project Manager plans, manages and implements the European Union/Council of Europe Joint Programme “Strengthening Democratic Culture in Basic Education” in Turkey, in co-operation with the donors, partners and other stakeholders, and in compliance with the organisation’s regulations and/or donor requirements.

 

Key activities

 

The Project Manager performs the following key duties in accordance with the Organisation’s procedures, guidelines and priorities, with a concern for quality, efficiency, accuracy and confidentiality:

 

• Ensures the overall management and implementation of the project, in full co-operation with the Co-operation and Capacity Building Division of the Council of Europe’s Education Department in Strasbourg;
• Organises the work of the project team, distribute tasks among the project team members, provide advice and supervision to the team members on the accomplishment of their tasks;
• Mobilises and manages the teams of local and international consultants, ensures delivery of all the project’s inputs in a timely and effective manner in line with EU and CoE rules and procedures;
• Oversees the project budget and the expenditure levels, ensures that project spending is on track and in line with the available financial resources, oversees the financial reporting;
• Prepares and participate in project Steering Committee meetings and regular management meetings with beneficiary institutions;
• Liaises and develops close working relations with the beneficiary, the Ministry of National Education, the Directorate of EU Affairs(DEUA) , the Central Finance and Contracts Unit (CFCU), the EU Delegation and national stakeholders;
• Establish and maintain good working relations with high level officials, international governmental organisations, NGOs, specialised institutes dealing with education, including by representing the Council of Europe in conferences and seminars;
• Ensures the visibility of the project, the Council of Europe and the European Union among beneficiaries;
• Reports on the results achieved, additional needs, risks, and opportunities, in accordance with CoE regulations and procedures as well as partner/donor requirements;
• Contributes to the efficient functioning of the office in collaboration with the Head of Office and project management at Headquarters;
• Undertakes official journeys in and outside of Turkey in connection with the activities described above.

 

Please note that the incumbent may be required to perform other duties not listed in the vacancy notice.

 

Additional information:

 

The position-holder is expected to establish good working relations with representatives of the government, public authorities and the judiciary. She/he may be required to travel within Turkey and internationally and needs a valid passport with no restrictions for travelling abroad.

 

Employment is limited to the duration of the project that is expected to end on 2 November 2022, and may be renewed.

 

Please note the remuneration for this position is 15 838.94 TRY (Grade A1) (gross monthly salary) or 20 235.95 TRY (Grade A2) (gross monthly salary), depending on previous professional experience.

 

About the Project in brief:

 

The project aims to integrate a democratic school culture that corresponds with universal core values as well as fundamental rights and freedoms into the Turkish national education system. Its specific objectives are to strengthen democratic values and practices in schools and school communities, to strengthen the capacity of stakeholders including policy makers, education administrators both at the Ministry of National Education and at provincial level, school principals, teachers, parents, and local civil society organisations (CSO) on competences for democratic culture, and to raise awareness on democratic school culture in and beyond schools.

 

Eligibility criteria

 

This local recruitment procedure is open to applicants already present in Turkey.

 

Only applicants who best meet the following criteria will be considered for shortlisting.

 

Qualifications:

 

• Higher education degree or qualification equivalent to a masters degree (2nd cycle of the Bologna process framework of qualifications for the European Higher Education Area) in education, international relations,

 

social sciences, political science or related fields.

 

• At least five years of professional experience at a national or international level in the field of education policy and practice;

 

• At least five years of professional experience in the management and coordination of projects funded by international organisations.

 

• Excellent knowledge of Turkish (mother tongue level);
• Very good knowledge of one of the official languages of the Council of Europe (English/French);

Nationality:

• Nationality of host country or one of the 47 Council of Europe member states.

 

• Under 65 years of age at the closing date of the vacancy notice.

 

Employee Core Values

 

Council of Europe staff members adhere to the values Professionalism, Integrity and Respect.

 

Competencies

 

Essential:

• Professional and technical expertise:
  • Proven experience in education policy and practice;
  • Proven experience in the implementation of technical co-operation or policy-oriented projects;

• Very good knowledge of the political situation in the country;
• Experience of working with authorities at national, regional and local levels, preferably with the beneficiary;
• Experience in research and reporting;
• Ability to develop and provide informed advice as appropriate;
• Knowledge of project management tools (Project Management Methodology, logframes, etc.);

 

• ICT skills: sound computer skills and experience using standard tools in office applications (word processing, presentations, outlook, spreadsheet, databases, internet publications).
• Management of teams
• Analysis and problem solving
• Teamwork and co-operation
• Relationship building
• Communication
• Influencing
• Leadership
• Resilience

 

Desirable:

 

• Professional and technical expertise:
• strong academic background and/or a further degree in a relevant subject, such as education sciences;
• Drafting skills
• Results orientation
• Organisational and contextual awareness
• Decision making

 

For more information, please refer to the Competency Framework of the Council of Europe.

 

 

HOW TO APPLY

• To apply please follow this link https://vacanciesinturkey.com/jobs
• To help us track our recruitment effort, please specify (on the application form  and in your cover how (vacanciesinturkey.com) you heard about this position.

Applications must be made in English or French using the Council of Europe on-line application system.  Applications must be submitted at the latest 23/08/2021(midnight French time).

 

Any false statements knowingly made by applicants in their application for employment or at the time of their engagement will result in the termination of their employment by the Council of Europe.

 

Applications will be examined with regard to the requirements of this vacancy and applicants will be informed in due course of the outcome of your application. This may take some time after the closing date. Preselected candidates may be invited to take written tests before an interview. Written tests may be eliminatory.

 

In accordance with the Staff Regulations of the Council of Europe, the compulsory retirement age is 65. We cannot therefore accept applications from persons over this age.

 

The conditions of recruitment and employment which apply are contained in Rule No. 1234 of 15 December 2005 laying down the conditions of recruitment and employment of locally recruited temporary staff members working in Council of Europe Duty Stations located outside of France apply (Link to Rule 1234).

 

The Council of Europe welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief or sexual orientation.

 

During the different stages of the recruitment procedure, specific measures may be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities.

 

The Organisation

 

The Council of Europe is the continent’s leading organisation in the protection of human rights, democracy and rule of law. It was founded in 1949 in order to promote greater unity between its members and now includes 47 member states, all having signed up to the European Convention on Human Rights.

By Statute, the Council of Europe has two constituent organs: the Committee of Ministers, composed of the member states’ Ministers for Foreign Affairs, and the Parliamentary Assembly, comprising delegations from the national parliaments. The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe represents the entities of local and regional self-government within the member states. The Commissioner for Human Rights is an independent and impartial institution within the Council of Europe mandated to promote the awareness of and respect for human rights in member states.

 

The European Court of Human Rights is the judicial body which oversees the implementation of the Convention in the member states. Individuals can bring complaints of human rights violations to the Strasbourg Court once all possibilities of appeal have been exhausted in the member state concerned.