COTE D’IVOIRE OFFICE

JOB Opening of KOICA Cote d’Ivoire

 

KOICA Cote d’Ivoire Office

06 BP 2469 Abidjan 06, Cote d’Ivoire

Tel. +225-22-47-49-33

Email. abidjan@koica.go.kr

 

Position	Project Management Consultant
Field of Expertise	ü  International Relations, Politics, Economics, English literature, Health and Hygiene, or related majors with Bachelor Degree or more ü  Preference on working experience in relevant field and institutions for more than 5 years, in particularly in KOICA office or project management, yet not prerequisite
Language	ü  French : Fluent in Speaking and Professional Writing for Business ü  English : Fluent in Speaking and Professional Writing for Business ü  Korean : Preferred, yet not prerequisite
Place of Work	Abidjan(Main Office), Cote d’Ivoire, Niger and Burkina Faso(Project site)
Working Period	January 1 2023 ~ December 31 2025 *Including 2 months of probation period, yet exempted with 1 year or more working experience in KOICA Cote d’Ivoire *Based on evaluation and progress of the project, the term would be extended.
Wage Level	*To be negotiated. *Will be paid in XOF currency every month on 25th. *Retirement allowance, Bonus, Health Insurance and Social Security Insurance would be separately prepared from the basic salary, following the Ivorian Labor law. *Fixed salary during contract period.
Remarks	ü  This position is open for Ivorian or African citizens who are equipped with required skills and experiences, except Korean citizens ü  KOICA employees are strictly prohibited from holding other concurrent positions in different institution or company ü  Preference on working experience in relevant field and institutions for more than 5 years, in particular in KOICA ü  All the original documents to prove career, education and experience are required to be submitted on the day of interview. Original documents would be returned to each interviewee on that day. ü  Cheating or forgery could lead breach or cancellation of the contract at any time. ü  If there is any objections or opinions, please contact to abidjan@koica.go.kr, during Dec 19 to Dec 28 2022. If there is no objections during the period given, then KOICA would assume that the applicant is agreed on all terms provided for the recruitment.

 

Recruitment Process

1.      Process

l  Dec 12 to Dec 18 2022 : Job Opening Advertisement

l  Dec 19 to Dec 21 2022 : Review of Document submitted

l  Dec 22 2022: Announcement of the Results of the Document Review

l  Dec 27 2022 : Interview

l  Dec 28 2022: Announcement of the Results of the Interview

l  Dec 29 to Dec 30 2022 : Annual Salary Negotiation and Contract Signing

l  Jan 2 2023 : Start of Duty and Orientation

2.      Document to Submit (by Dec 18, 12:00 noon, to abidjan@koica.go.kr):

l  Cover letter, CVs including references for education, career, other certificates

l  Working plan in detail, based on the understanding about the job description provided with this advertisement

-           3 pages using MS Office 2007 or higher version

-           Times New Roman, font size shall be 20 pt for Title and 12 pt for Body

-           1.5 space

-           Include the analysis on the job description, KOICA Projects and the applicant’s own expectations on the job position

l  Once qualified and selected as an interviewee, the applicant should submit original copies of her/his career, certificate and education evidence on the day of interview. The original documents would be returned on that day. If the interviewee could not submit the original copies, then she/he would be disqualified.

 

3.      Evaluation

l  (1^st) Document Review: select 5 persons according to the total score

Three(3) committee members would evaluate in terms Qualification(30 points), Working Plan(30 points), Motivation and Preparation(40 points), and Additional things(10 points, e.g., working experience with KOICA or relevant institution/company).

l  (2^nd) Interview: select 1 person according to the total score

Three(3) committee members would evaluate in terms of Motivation(30 points), Understanding on KOICA and Grant Cooperation(30 points), Expertise and Experience(25 points), Adaptability to Korean Working Culture(20 points), and Additional things(10 points, e.g., working experience with KOICA or relevant institution/company).

 

Condition of the Contract

1.      Basic Salary : To be negotiated

l  Payment date : 25^th on every month

l  Payment currency: XOF

l  90% for probation period(2 months)

l  Fixed salary during contract period

2.      Extra : Retirement allowance, Bonus, Health Insurance and Social Security Insurance would be separated prepared from the basic salary, following the Ivorian Labor law.

3.      Working hour : from 8:30 to 17:00 with a Breaking time for 1 hour 30 minutes

l  Follow National Holidays of Cote d’Ivoire, with some Korean National holidays(3-4 days per year/changeable)

4.      Welfare : health insurance, capacity buildings for employee(invitational to Korea or other foreign countries, office workshop, etc

l  Follow Ivorian Labor Law for maternal leave, sick leave, and other legal leave.

l  Day off : total number of days would be informed when negotiating salary, yet follow Ivorian Labor Law

 

TOR : Terms of Responsibility

1.      Responsibilities

A.    Project Implementation Monitoring

-           Analyze and provide advisory about the implementing plan of the Implementing Agency to KOICA at the beginning of the project

-           Monitor the progress of the project based on the Project Design Matrix(PDM) and, if need to be, provide advices for adjusting PDM

-           Report the monitoring result regularly based on PDM

-           Provide timely and necessary inputs to the supervisor and Korean experts

-           Monitor the performance of the implementing agency in the field

-           Join various stakeholder meetings

 

B.     Information Analysis and Report

-           Support the Korean experts for situation analysis (stakeholder, problem, alternative, etc)

-           Analyze the Ivorian situation during the implementation related to the project, e.g., institutional, market, in coordination with the Korean experts

-           Collect and provide relevant institutional and technical knowledge and information in developing the pilot system

-           Collect and provide various types of local information related to the project to KOICA and the implementing agency

-           Produce the reports and presentation materials that KOICA can use officially related to the project

 

C.    Liaison between Korean and Ivorian Experts/Officials/Stakeholders

-           Manage communication between KOICA Cote d’Ivoire Office, Implementing Agency from Korea or Multilateral Agencies and Ivorian counterpart ministries and related organizations

-           Establish and maintain the regular communication with Korean experts for project implementation

-           Facilitate the Korean experts’ activities in Core d’Ivoire by providing local information related to the project implementation

 

D.    Others

-           Provide necessary information for the local procurement (does not have to be equipped with technical knowledge on the procurement process in a legal and administrative term)

-           Join the relevant international conference or meetings held in Cote d’Ivoire, in Korea or in other countries related to the project

-           Provide other necessary support as requested from KOICA

 

2.      Competences

A.    Professionalism: Good knowledge of a wide range of grant cooperation in Cote d’Ivoire, Sound knowledge on Education, and Health especially related to the gender equality; Good knowledge of institutional and bureaucratic mechanism of Ivorian government regarding the education and gender policy; Good knowledge of private sector in Cote d’Ivoire related to the education and gender; Capacity to maintain effective partnerships with relevant stakeholders in Cote d’Ivoire, especially international organization; Proven Understanding of the health and sanitation management trend in a global level.

B.     Planning and Organizing: Manages the goal and outcome, output effectively and efficiently, adjust priorities as required, allocate appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work, foresee risks and allows for contingencies when planning, Monitor and adjust plans and actions as necessary, Uses time efficiently, Handling multitasking, etc.

C.     Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively, Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately, Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication, Tailors languages, tone, style and format to match the audience, Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.

D.    Multicultural: Accustomed to work in a multicultural circumstances, Well understands the situation and manage good relations with colleagues, Behave in a humble way

3.      Field of Expertise

A.    Education: International Relations, Politics, Economics, English literature, Health and Hygiene, or related majors with Bachelor Degree or more

B.     Work Experience: Preference on working experience in relevant field and institutions for more than 5 years, in particularly in KOICA office or project management, yet not prerequisite

C.    Language:

-  French : Fluent in Speaking and Professional Writing for Business

-  English : Fluent in Speaking and Professional Writing for Business

-  Korean : Preferred, yet not prerequisite /end/