Summary description of the position

• Under the authority of the Cooperation and Cultural Action Advisor (COCAC), you manage cooperation policy in the field of cultural and creative industries (ICC), audiovisual, cinema, digital cultures, media development, the fight against disinformation and music in order to promote French expertise.
• In your area of competence, in close collaboration with the COCACs and the competent attachés, you coordinate regional cooperation programs and support the bilateral activities of the French institutes of Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, and Togo.

Main activities

Your main missions are as follows:

• propose, in liaison with the operators concerned, a cooperation and promotion strategy in your areas of expertise: cinema, animation, series, podcast, video games and e-sport, digital creation, regulatory monitoring (copyright), as well as music in coordination with the regional music sector project manager;
• design, negotiate and implement bilateral cooperation projects in these areas, within the framework of the policy defined by the ambassador and the cooperation and cultural action advisor;
• define and implement annual budgetary programming;promote the cultural and creative industries by working in a Team France logic with the various operators to strengthen the ICC sectors and propose actions for professionals as close as possible to the needs of the ICC sectors;
• develop relationships with local authorities, French operators (Unifrance, National Center for Cinema and Animated Images (CNC), National Audiovisual Institute (INA), France Médias Monde, etc…) and with beneficiaries of cooperation actions;
• develop professional and social networks in order to promote the visibility of cooperation;
• seek funding and raise funds from public and private donors;
• bring out and support innovative initiatives in the extremely competitive local landscape;promote French concepts in the audiovisual and ICC fields;
• train and support the emergence of new professionals in all disciplines, identify prescriptive structures;
• maintain contact with local professionals and facilitate their relations with French actors, public and private; 
• monitor the programs within the framework of a budget envelope defined by each position (Abuja, Accra, Lomé, Cotonou, Yaoundé).monitor the programs within the framework of a budget envelope defined by each position (Abuja, Accra, Lomé, Cotonou, Yaoundé).monitor the programs within the framework of a budget envelope defined by each position (Abuja, Accra, Lomé, Cotonou, Yaoundé).

Diplomas or professional experience recommended to perform the duties

• Master’s level, preferably in the fields of cinema /audiovisual /digital /project management /cultural cooperation.
• Professional experience of at least 7 years in one of the sectors concerned. 
• Ability to unite and work in a team on remote sites.
• Knowledge of the specificities of work in public administration, ability to report and write.
• Experience in international project management: ICC, Image, media, heritage sector.
• Experience in seeking funding (donors and/or European Union and/or private sector…).
• Knowledge or mastery of a local language would be an asset. Knowledge of the region as well.