Recruitment Notice: Regional Director.

I – MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the authority of the Rector of the AUF, the Regional Director of the Central Africa and Great Lakes Regional Directorate assumes the following responsibilities:

• Strategic and operational management

– Apply the strategy of the AUF in the region “AUF – Central Africa and the Great Lakes”
– Represent the AUF, on behalf of the Rector, with the political and university authorities of the region 
– Ensure operational coordination with the central directorates of the AUF and the other regional directorates for interregional or inter-directorate projects

• Management of the international network of members

– Implement a policy of public relations, local communication and permanent loyalty with AUF members in the region – Develop the 
AUF network and implement the policy of membership of higher education and research establishments of the AUF in the region – Support and support local university structures, such as 
public authorities, rectors’ conferences, accreditation bodies and scholarly academies in the region – Set up and animate the network of AUF alumni ( Network 
of “Alumni-AUF”)

• Budget development and partnerships

– Contribute to the search for new donors and the development of sources of funding for the AUF
– Develop co-financing based on the partnership between the AUF and major organizations, particularly governmental and international, and/or regional and international public and private partnerships – Set up
systematic monitoring of calls for tenders and consultations proposed by major organizations in the region

• Management of regional locations

– Team management: Manage the region’s human resources as a team leader who highlights skills and motivates his team
– Intercultural management: Manage and ensure respect for cultural diversity and multiple identities 
– Project management: Manage files, cooperation or actions, by project with performance indicators and rigorous planning

– Financial management : Manage the budget and supervise the accounting of the region in compliance with the legal frameworks of the countries of establishment and according to the best practices and internal rules of the AUF – Administrative management and information systems: Manage the daily operation of the establishments of the region and in
particular the updating of data in the ERP
– Marketing and Communication : Manage the image and develop the notoriety of the AUF in the region

II- REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

Training and experience

– Third-cycle university degree (Doctorate)
– University professor or equivalent qualifications 
– Experience of at least ten (10) years in teaching and university research –
Confirmed experience in an administrative management and team management position within a university teaching or research establishment – Experience in
the development and management of major cooperative projects in the scientific and academic field and at an international level
– Experience in fundraising and setting up projects

Francophone sensitivity

– Knowledge of the main actors of the Francophonie and international organizations
– Interest in cultural diversity 
– Interest in academic and scientific cooperation in the French language
– Mastery of the French language, both orally and in writing

General culture

– Knowledge of the Central Africa and Great Lakes region
– Association experience

Individual skills

– Dynamism, adaptability, creativity
– Loyalty, responsibility and ethics
– Communication skills and interpersonal skills

Managerial skills

– Ability to plan, organize, direct, control and monitor and evaluate the activities of an international organizational structure 
– Ability to supervise, federate and mobilize a team

III – CONDITIONS

• Duty Station: Yaoundé, Cameroon
• Type of contract: Two (2) year fixed-term contract, with possibility of renewal
• Status of applicants: Full academics or civil servants on secondment or on leave
• Starting date: As soon as possible
• Special conditions: Occasional trips to AUF locations
• Remuneration: According to the AUF salary grid

Does this position meet your expectations? Send us your curriculum vitae and cover letter before August 23, 2023 at midnight (Yaoundé time).