1/ CONTEXT AND MISSION
A/ About Expertise France
Expertise France is the public agency for the design and implementation of international technical cooperation projects, a member of the AFD Group. The Agency intervenes around four priority areas:
In these areas, Expertise France carries out engineering and implementation missions for capacity building projects, mobilizes technical expertise as well as a project coordinator involving public expertise and private know-how.
With a turnover of €450 million in 2024 and more than 350 ongoing projects in 140 countries of intervention, Expertise France is the leading public agency for French international technical cooperation.
B/ Expertise France in Ethiopia
With more than 120 million inhabitants, hosting the African Union headquarter, Ethiopia is a key country on the continent. In recent years, the country has seen a constant strengthening of its bilateral cooperation with France and benefits from the largest European programme in sub-Saharan Africa.
This has resulted in an increase of more than 140% in the Agency’s portfolio in 2024, which now stands at €32 million and is expected to exceed €45 million by the end of the year. The country is also home to two strategic regional projects in education and heritage, and a team of 3 ITE, which is being reinforced by 6 additional ITE.
The Expertise France country team should increase to nearly 50 people.
To support this development, the Agency has decided to structure a country directorate and a project support unit in Addis Ababa, as of September 2025.
C/ Position and Reporting Line
Based in Addis Ababa, the position of Procurement and Contracts Officer is under the direct reporting responsibility of the Procurement and Contracts Manager (PCM).
The managerial report is: PCM / Support Service Coordinator / Country Director / Geographical Department / Operations Department.
The functional link of the Procurement and Contracts unit is provided by the Legal Affairs Department (LAD) at the headquarters in Paris.
The PSU is made up of four main units: Procurement and Contracts, Logistics, Administrative and Financial, and Human Resources.
The Procurement and Contracts Officer will be integrated into the Procurement and Contracts unit, made up of the PCM, another Procurement and Contracts Officer and a Procurement and Contracts Assistant.
The position of Procurement and Contracts Officer does not involve direct supervision of staff at this stage of the PSU’s structuring.
Externally, the Procurement and Contracts Officer will liaise with suppliers, service providers, public administration, partners and civil society organizations; according to the distribution set up by the PCM.
2/ JOB DESCRIPTION
Main missions:
The scope of the Procurement and Contracts Officer covers the following areas: Legal, supply chain, purchasing, storage, contract awarding, public procurement, taxation.
Within the Project Support Unit team in Ethiopia, under the supervision of the PCM, and the support of the Legal Affairs Department at Headquarters, the Procurement and Contracts Officer is responsible for:
Main activities
a) Scheduling contracts and identifying cross-functional purchases
b) Supplier monitoring and database
c) Purchase and Grant Contracts
In accordance with the regulation applicable to Expertise France’s purchases:
d) Follow-up of contract execution
This list of responsibilities is not exhaustive. The Procurement and Contract Officer will also have to support the Procurement and Contracts team in any task necessary for the proper functioning of the department.
3/ EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS
Qualifications and experience
Competencies and technical skills
a) Knowledge
b) Know-how
c) Soft skills
Candidates interested in this opportunity are invited to submit their CV and cover letter as soon as possible, Expertise France reserves the right to proceed with the pre-selection before this date.
Only applications sent through the Expertise France career portal will be considered:
Deadline for application: 26th of November 2025, 11:59pm
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