Team Leader – Energy Project – Ukraine (M/W)

Mission description

1. Overall mission objective

The Team Leader ensures the operational management of the project, with central responsibility for coordinating the entire purchasing and supply chain, from identifying needs and sourcing suppliers to delivering equipment to beneficiaries.

He/She is responsible in particular of:

• project procurement planning;
• sourcing supervision and identifying potential suppliers; preparing, organizing, and monitoring procurement procedures;
• monitoring contracting and contract execution; monitoring the authorizations and formalities necessary for export and import operations;
• coordinating and monitoring logistics operations up to delivery to beneficiaries;
• monitoring risks, deadlines, costs, and bottlenecks affecting the supply chain;
• daily project management;
• reporting to Expertise France and the donor;
• coordination with beneficiaries, suppliers, logistics providers, and other stakeholders.

The Team leader ensures the proper execution of operations within the allotted timeframe and in compliance with Expertise France's internal procedures, as well as the applicable rules and principles of French public procurement.

Given the tight schedule of the project, particular attention will be paid to the candidate's ability to be immediately operational, anticipate critical steps and ensure close monitoring of procurement procedures, suppliers, service providers and logistics operations.

2. Place, duration and contractual terms

Projected project duration: 9 months.

The contractual modality and the pace of presence in Ukraine will be defined according to the selected profile and the operational needs of the project.

Project or context description

3. Project description

The project aims to contribute to supporting and strengthening the resilience of the Ukrainian energy sector through, in particular, the acquisition, transport, and delivery of equipment and supplies to Ukrainian partners.

Given the limited duration of the project and its highly operational nature, its implementation will mainly rely on the proper preparation and execution of procurement, procurement procedures, as well as export operations, transport and delivery of equipment.

The Team Leader will benefit from the support of Expertise France's office in Ukraine, particularly the Project Support Unit (PSU), which brings together the cross-functional functions pooled in the field, as well as the competent headquarters teams and support functions. He/she will be placed under the hierarchical authority of the Country Director Ukraine, or any other person designated by her as intermediate management.

It is expected that the Team Leader will be able to work effectively with suppliers, coordinate procurement and supply of equipment, and, where applicable, the experts responsible for defining or validating the characteristics of the equipment to be acquired and/or supervising/accompanying their installations

Required profile

4. Profile required

4.1 Professional experience

• Advanced training in international relations, law, project management or equivalent field;
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience, with substantial experience in the fields of purchasing, of procurement, contract management and/or supply chain;
• Proven experience in leading the purchase process for goods or equipment, from sourcing to contracting and delivery monitoring;
• Experience in project management; projects involving tight deadlines and requiring close operational management;

Experience in projects funded by international donors is an asset.

Knowledge of Expertise France procedures is an important asset.

4.2. Languages:

• Fluent English spoken and written, which is mandatory; English is the main working language of the project.
• Professional proficiency in French is highly desirable.
• Proficiency in Ukrainian is appreciated but not required.

4.3. Personal qualities

The position requires in particular:

• rigor and reliability; negotiation and coordination capacity; ability to quickly identify and escalate potential blocking points and to implement strategies for mitigating operational risks; ability to work with institutional interlocutors; ability to work under severe time pressure;

Knowledge of the Ukrainian context and/or professional experience in Ukraine or in a crisis environment will be appreciated.

Additional information

NB: If the Team Leader is in expatriation, geographical celibacy is a requirement of this position.

Application procedures

Candidates will be invited to submit their CV and a cover letter on the platform.

The application deadline is set for 11/08/2026