Especialista en Cooperación Académica y Movilidad Internacional
Organizational Context
The UNDP-AMEXCID Cooperation Program (PROCAP), active since 2013, supports Mexico's International Development Cooperation (IDC) efforts aligned with SDG 17. In its third phase (2019-2025), PROCAP aims to strengthen AMEXCID's institutional capacities, enhance its IDC policy (both receiving and offering), and foster strategic alliances. This role operates within AMEXCID's executive structure, contributing to international cooperation in scientific, educational, technological, economic, and cultural domains.
Job Purpose
The Specialist in Academic Cooperation and International Mobility will lead the financial resource management for bilateral and multilateral mobility and scholarship programs, ensuring transparency and budget compliance for AMEXCID. This role is crucial in formulating new guidelines and regulatory frameworks to strengthen student and researcher exchange agreements between Mexico and other countries. It involves supervising the automation of administrative workflows for scholarship recipients and coordinating with educational institutions and government agencies to expand academic opportunities. The position also requires designing methodologies and performance indicators to measure the impact of academic exchange programs, thereby informing strategic decision-making and contributing to the institutional consolidation of AMEXCID and the strengthening of South-South Cooperation in Mexico.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include leading the allocation, optimization, and oversight of financial resources for mobility and scholarship programs, ensuring transparency and budget adherence. The role involves actively participating in the development of new guidelines, calls for proposals, and regulatory frameworks to enhance student and researcher exchange agreements. It also requires supervising the automation of administrative processes for managing scholarship recipients and coordinating with national universities and government bodies to broaden decentralized academic opportunities. Furthermore, the specialist will design performance methodologies and indicators to assess the socio-educational and regional impact of academic exchange program graduates, providing feedback for management decisions.
Work Experience
Candidates with a Bachelor's degree require 7 years of experience in management or similar positions within public administration. Candidates with a Master's degree require 5 years of experience in relevant areas. Experience in high-responsibility roles within public administration related to international cooperation, higher education, foreign relations, or social development is essential.
Skills
Required skills include experience in high-responsibility public administration roles (international cooperation, higher education, foreign relations, social development), negotiation, political consensus-building, institutional dialogue, and agreement construction. Proficiency in budget management, programmatic monitoring, accountability, evaluation, and public resource oversight is also necessary. Desired skills include experience coordinating with higher education/research institutions, planning/programming/budgeting/evaluating projects (scholarships, academic mobility, research), and leading multidisciplinary teams.