Institutional Coordinators

Expertise France is the public agency for designing and implementing international technical cooperation projects. The agency operates around four key priorities:

- democratic, economic, and financial governance ;
- peace, stability, and security ;
- climate, agriculture, and sustainable development ;
- health and human development ;
In these areas, Expertise France conducts capacity-building initiatives and manages project implementation, leveraging technical expertise and acting as a project coordinator. This involves combining public sector expertise with private sector skills to drive impactful results.

The **Institutional Coordinator**, under the supervision of the **Regional Coordinator**, will play a critical role in supporting the coordination and implementation of programme activities at the local level. The Regional Coordinator acts as a key relay of the Central Team in the field, ensuring effective communication, coordination, and alignment of activities with the programme's objectives.

The **Central Team** comprises two closely interlinked departments: the Operations Department and the Programmatic Department, each playing a critical role in the programme's success and working hand in hand toward the shared goal of ensuring the programme's successful implementation. The Operations Department includes a **Procurement Division** responsible for resource acquisition and a **Finance Division** managing financial operations, while the Programme Department encompasses a **Programme Implementing Division** responsible for executing various programme components, a **Communication Division** managing awareness raising and visibility, and a **Monitoring and Evaluation Division** ensuring effective tracking of outcomes and impacts.

The Institutional Coordinator will work transversally with all division of the VET4JOB-II Programme, ensuring it collaborate with these interconnected divisions to ensure seamless and cohesive programme delivery in the field.

The Institutional Coordinator’s main responsibilities (non-exhaustive list) will include:

- ** Event Organisation**
- Coordinate and support the organization of various programme-related events, such as meetings, conferences, training sessions, social cohesion initiatives, extracurricular activities, and awareness campaigns.
- Ensure smooth logístical and operational arrangements for these events.
- ** Programme Implementation and Monitoring**
- Assist the Regional Coordinator in the implementation, tracking, and reporting of activities conducted at the institutional or provincial level.
- Regularly monitor the progress of activities to ensure alignment with programme goals.
- ** Support to Vocational Training Centres (VTCs)**
- Provide assistance for day-to-day operations in the VTCs when necessary, ensuring efficient functioning and adherence to programme guidelines.
- ** Documentation and Reporting**
- Complete monitoring documents accurately and in accordance with the instructions provided by the central programme team.
- Submit all required monitoring documents to the Regional Coordinator and relevant experts within the set timelines.
- ** Document Collection and Submission**
- Collect, verify, and submit all programme-related documentation, including:

- Originals of locally signed contracts,
- Timesheets,
- Course attendance sheets,
- Monitoring charts,
- Meeting signature charts.
- Ensure timely delivery of these documents to the Central Programme Team.
- ** Invoice Management**
- Gather all invoices related to programme activities, verify their conformity, and submit the originals to the Central Operations Team while maintaining copies for institutional records.
- ** General Programme Support**
- Execute additional tasks related to the programme as assigned by the Central Programme Office or the Regional Coordinator.

The Institutional Coordinator’s role is integral to the successful implementation of the programme’s objectives, requiring meticulous attention to detail, proactive communication, and effective coordination with all stakeholders.

**EXPERTISE FRANCE**

**Expertise France is the French public agency for international cooperation, which implements projects aligned with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and France’s external action priorities. Expertise France’s core mission is to support partner countries in enhancing the quality of their public policies to tackle complex environmental, social, economic, and security challenges. Key areas of Expertise France’s focus include:

- Democratic, economic, and financial governance,
- Stability, international security, and peace,
- Sustainable development, climate, and agriculture, and
- Health and human development.
- **THE PROGRAMME**

Since March 1st, 2024, Expertise France is implementing Phase II of its İMEP/VET4JOB-II programme, entitled “Improving the employment prospects for the refugees and host communities by high-quality VET and apprenticeship in Türkiye”, in partnership wit