Regional Coordinator

Regional Coordinator

EU P2P Export Control Programme for Dual-use Goods - Project 118 - Hermes - Regional Coordinator for Southeast Europe (M/W)

Département Paix, stabilité, sécurité - P2S > Pôle Menaces globales et criminalité organisée

Published on : 2026/11/05

CONTINENTAL EUROPE FRANCE

Ref. 2026/CRALEDPH/16627

Job offer type: Experts

Type of contract: Service contract

Activity sectors: Global threats and organized crime

Deadline date: 2026/11/23 23:55

Duration of the assignment: Long term

Contract: Freelancer

Duration: 36 mois

Mission description

The Regional Coordinator performs his/her duties under the operational supervision and guidance of the Team Leader and the Project Coordinator, and reports administratively to the Project Coordinator. The expert will be responsible for:

1) Establishing partnership with the project’s Partner Countries:

• Define roadmaps of activities or workplans after consulting the national contact persons of the partner countries in her/his portfolio in coordination with the Team Leader;
• Liaise with Partner Countries’ points of contact for the purposes of the project;
• Keep the Team Leader and the Project Coordinator informed about the communication with Partner Countries;
• Identify gaps, needs and related challenges/risks in the partner countries’ trade control system;
• Supervise the updates of Technical Need Assessments of the countries in her/his portfolio;
• Provide support, advice and consultation to the partner countries in her/his portfolio as needed (e.g. by remote assistance) ;
• Provide first‑hand strategic and technical analysis and recommendations about the planning of the activities in partner countries of her/his portfolio.

2) Planning and Implementing EU P2P activities with the Partner Countries:

• Design concepts and agendas with the Partner Countries’ EU P2P points of contact for agreed activities after consulting with Key Experts and the Team Leader;
• Identify relevant experts for the implementation of activities, in consultation with the Key Experts; coordinate with the Project Coordinator responsible for expert management; and ensure the quality control of deliverables.
• Lead missions and deliver on-site, hybrid and remote legal activities in partner countries in her/his portfolio, including national and multinational events;
• Organise, implement and report on activities with the partner countries in her/his portfolio;
• Support the Team Leader on the strategic communication with the EU structures, the other international support providers and the EU CBRN Centres of Excellence Secretariats.

3) Contributing to the general management of the project:

• Define the strategic approaches towards the Partner Countries and the other donors after consulting with Key Experts and the Team Leader;
• Update the Key Experts and the Project Management Team concerning the legal developments in the Partner Countries;
• Advise the Project Management Team when required about other regional actors as well as other international organizations with special regards to the countries of her/his portfolio;
• Take part in the Project Management Team meetings;
• Take part in the Steering Committee meetings, upon request;
• Contribute to the elaboration of the project’s progress reports;
• Support the Team Leader and Project Coordinator in the delivery of specific deliverables of the Project Management Team identified along the project.

Project or context description

The European Union Partner-to-Partner Export Control Programme for Dual-use Goods (EU P2P), is the European Union’s flagship programme on dual-use export controls. It aims to create opportunities for dialogue with partner countries through voluntary cooperation, in order to prevent the proliferation of weapons and weapons of mass destruction (WMD), particularly through the control of international trade and financial transactions.

The EU P2P Project 118 - HERMES is funded by the European Commission through the Foreign Policy Instrument (FPI.1) and will be implemented by Expertise France over a period of 36 months.

Its overall objective is to strengthen partner countries’ capacities in controlling trade in dual-use goods by setting up, consolidating and/or updating strategic trade control systems for such goods, while providing a long-term perspective for cooperation and highlighting the mutual economic benefits of converging export control systems.

The project aims to enhance cooperation with strategic partners in order to jointly improve the effectiveness of dual-use trade control systems worldwide. It will do so by promoting the exchange of experience and good practices, as well as suppo