Gender Project Support Associate

Contract

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UN Women in Tunisia is currently focusing on three areas – Governance and Women’s Political Participation, Women’ Economic Empowerment and Women Peace and Security, and working with various stakeholders from Government, CSO and Parliament to ensure gender is mainstreamed in public policies and strategies, legislative reforms and in political and economic participation processes. Since the 2011 revolution, UN Women Tunisia has supported the integration of equality provisions in the 2014 constitution and parity conditions in electoral laws. These efforts were consolidated during this post-revolution process by the revision of different discriminatory laws, the establishment of a high-level gender issues mechanisms as the “Conseil des Pairs”, the adoption of the National Action Plan on 1325 and the integration of full parity into local elections law. Specifically, the office has supported research on the role of women in the prevention of violent extremism, the socio-economics factor and women’s engagement in violent extremism, and the link between public violence against women and violent extremism, all of which aim to inform decision-making on the issue of violent extremism as well as UNCT programming on this topic.

Reporting to the Programme Specialist, and with overall supervision of the Country Representative, the UN Volunteer is expected to support the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of UN Women’s projects in Tunisia.

Under the direct supervision of the Programme Specialist, and with overall guidance from the Country Representative, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

Project design, implementation, and technical support:

• Support the timely and effective implementation of UN Women’s projects, including dai-ly management and delivery of projects’ outputs; • Support the continuous monitoring relevant to project activities, issues, risks, etc, and proactively identify and implement effective solutions to overcome bottlenecks; • Support the organization of meetings, workshops, conferences, trainings, study tours and related activities relevant to the implementation of the project; • Provide substantive technical inputs for policy documents, briefs, and other strategic papers/ materials for the use in the development and presentation of policy and pro-grammatic positions; • Represent UN Women when requested and ensure that gender equality and women’s empowerment agenda is implemented in different coordination forums.

Advocacy, knowledge building and communication:

• Provide substantial contribution to mainstreaming gender into projects’ communication and visibility plans in the implementation phase; • Based on the analysis of lessons learned, evaluations and best practices, provide ana-lytical support to the project management; • Provide inputs to the development of knowledge products related to gender equality and women’s empowerments in related project’s areas; • Support in the process of identifying and synthesizing of best practices and lessons learned that are directly linked to the implementation of the programme and contribute to their global dissemination.

• Accountability
• Adaptability and Flexibility
• Building Trust
• Client Orientation
• Commitment and Motivation
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Communication
• Creativity
• Empowering Others
• Ethics and Values
• Integrity
• Professionalism
• Respect for Diversity
• Working in Teams

(ideally) or demonstrated interested in Social Science, Political Science, International Relations, Gender Studies or related fields.

Demonstrated interest and/or experience (ideally one year) in gender equality and women’s empowerment :

• Women’s political participation;
• Women’s economic empowerment and decent work; • Women, Peace and Security agenda • Demonstrated experience with project management, M&E, research will be considered an asset; • Organizational and analytical skills; • Proficiency in use of office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc);

Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded

Geography and climate: Tunisia is the smallest country on the North African coast, with a population of just over 10 million, of which around 60% live in urban areas and at one of the levels highest standard of living on the continent. Tunis is the country's capital and largest city (about two million inhabitants in and around the city proper). As the country is relatively small, all destinations within Tunisia can be reached within a day's drive. Tunisia has borders with Libya (southeast) and Algeria (west).

Tunisia has a Mediterranean climate. Along the coasts of northern Tunisia, summers are hot and dry, and winters are warm and rainy. In the northwest, there are occasional snowfalls in the mountains. In southern Tunisia, it is warmer and drier. The south of Tunisia, where the Sahara begins, is semi-desert. In some parts there are oases with giant palm trees and small market gardens. Religion: About 99% of the population is Muslim, particularly Sunni Islam, which is the main and state religion. Tunisia also has a small Christian population, made up of Roman Catholics, members of the Greek Orthodox Church, and French and English Protestants. In addition, a small population of Sephardic Jews also resides in the country.

Economy: The country does not have large hydrocarbon stocks like its neighbors Algeria and Libya, but it has prospered thanks to long-standing government policies aimed at developing industry, tourism and agriculture. At the same time, social programs limit population growth, ensure a high level of education and a relatively decent standard of living for all. Agricultural and mining products, which generate more than $11 billion a year, represent the largest percentage of Tunisian exports. Tunisia's main export partners are France and Italy. Tunisia is a member of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD), the Arab Monetary Fund and the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)