Regional Audiovisual Attaché (F/M) at Embassy of France in Nigeria

The Embassy of France to Nigeria is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Regional Audiovisual Attaché (F/M) - Embassy of France in Nigeria - Service for Cooperation and Cultural Action - Lagos Antenna

Workstation Number: 0001004358
Location: Embassy of France in Nigeria - Branch of the Cooperation and Cultural Action Service in Lagos, Consulate General of France, 1 Oyinkan Abayomi Drive, Off Bourdillon, Ikoyi - Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time
Main type Employment: Cooperation Attaché or Attaché
Assignment: Antenna of the Abuja Cooperation and Cultural Action Service in Lagos
Main Area of Activity: Cooperation and Cultural Action

Synthetic Description of the Position

• Under the authority of the Advisor for Cooperation and Cultural Action (COCAC), you lead the policy of cooperation 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 connection with the COCACs and the competent attachés, you coordinate the regional cooperation programs and accompany the bilateral activities of the French institutes of Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, and Togo.

Main Activities
Your main missions are as follows:

• Propose, in conjunction with the operators concerned, a strategy of cooperation and promotion in your areas of expertise: cinema, animation, series, podcast, video game and e-sports, digital creation, regulatory monitoring (copyright), as well as music in coordination with the regional mission manager with a regional music sector
• Design, negotiate and implement bilateral cooperation projects in these areas, within the framework of the policy defined by the Ambassador and the Advisor for Cooperation and Cultural Action
• Define and implement an annual budget programming
• Promote the cultural and creative industries by working in a logic of Team France 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 relations with local authorities, French operators (Unifrance, Centre National du Cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA), France Médias Monde, etc.) and with the beneficiaries of cooperation actions
• Develop professional and social networks to promote the visibility of cooperation
• Seek funding and raise funds from public and private landlords
• To develop and support innovative initiatives in the highly competitive local landscape
• Enhance French designs in the audiovisual and ICC field
• 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, public and private actors
• Follow the programs as part of a budget envelope defined by each item (Abuja, Accra, Lomé, Cotonou, Yaoundé).

Diplomas or professional experience recommended to perform the duties

• Master 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 federate and work as a team at remote locations.
• Knowledge of the specificities of work in public administration, ability to report and write.
• Experience of conducting international projects: ICC, image, media, heritage sector.
• Experience in finding funding (funders and/or European Union and/or private sector, etc.).
• Knowledge or mastery of a local language would be an asset. Knowledge of the region as well.

Skills: 

• Knowledge
• Know-how
• Competence tool
• Language Competence.

Application Closing Date
2nd December, 2025; 23:59:59 (Paris time).