Do you want to be part of a new and exciting journey to reset Africa Europe relations? We are looking for professional and strategic leaders to apply as a Task Force Leader for the new “Africa Europe Alliance”.
Task Force Leaders for the Africa Europe Alliance: Digitalisation”, “Sustainable Energy” and “Transport and Connectivity”.
Friends of Europe, Brussels’ most innovative think-tank, is embarking on a new and exciting journey to expand and intensify its work on Africa. The launch of the “Africa Europe Alliance”, a large-scale initiative we are undertaking with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and IPEMED, will ensure a strategic and continuous dialogue on Africa’s digital and connectivity, sustainable agriculture and energy, with transversal strategic focus on youth leadership and climate change. We are looking for experienced professionals to lead the strategic development of the Africa Europe Task Forces for “Digitalisation”, “Sustainable Energy” and “Transport and Connectivity”.
Vacancy Description
Duration (2 years), Part-time (on average 2 days a week). Travel within Africa and Europe connected to Task Force meetings (twice a year on average).
Context
Africa and Europe need to revise and re-energise their relations. In a world of increased geopolitical competition with new and old actors jostling for influence across the continent, Europe and Africa must act urgently to modernise and revitalise relations. European and African narratives about each other need a fundamental reset.
Funded by the European Union, this project brings together a leading African think tank, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation renowned for its work in supporting good governance and exceptional leadership in Africa, a leading and innovative European think tank working on a more inclusive, sustainable and forward-looking Europe, Friends of Europe, and IPEMED, a respected academic institute. Together, this consortium has a vast depth of expertise on African and European policymaking and the investment environment across both regions as well as extensive networks of high level political and business contacts.
At the heart of this project is a mission to deliver practical policy recommendations for sustainable investment and jobs which may underpin both political dialogue and financial cooperation between Africa and Europe. The project aims at creating a framework for a structured continuous and strategic dialogue between both regions’ stakeholders from business, politics and civil society. Four task forces will be set up in the following key sectors and themes: digital economy; transport and connectivity; sustainable energy and sustainable agriculture.
As project coordinator, Friends of Europe is recruiting three Task Force Leaders whose main roles will be each to develop, coordinate and implement the programme for the Sustainable Energy Task Force, the Digital Economy Task Force and the Transport and Connectivity Task Force.
Responsibilities and main duties:
Overall responsibility
The Task Force leader has the overall responsibility for driving, leading and supporting the strategic development, coordination and delivery of one Africa Europe Alliance’s Task Force, in order to meet agreed impact targets, develop action-able recommendations at a policy and programming level, secure buy-in from multi-stakeholders and contribute to the overall visibility for the Alliance.
Accountabilities, responsibilities and main duties
Behaviours, competences and skills:
Behaviours
Skills and Knowledge
Experience
Application:
The position is to start in the next quarter (April), 2020.
To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter, indicating the position in the subject line, to:
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