Self-Reliance and Resilience Assistant -Tunis

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Overview

Support youth and disability inclusion through impactful volunteering assignments with UNHCR

You have:

• Experience in program design and implementation for community-based interventions
• Understanding of refugee issues and self-reliance strategies
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse groups
• Proficiency in English and French
• Education in Business Administration, Public Administration or International Relations

Contract

This is a UNV National Youth contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Youth contracts.

This volunteering opportunity is supported by the Embassy of Switzerland in Tunisia in the framework of the initiative launched in partnership with UNV in December 2023 to foster youth and disability inclusion through meaningful and impactful volunteering assignments with the United Nations between 2024 and 2026.

The Self-Reliance and Resilience Assistant will be part of the Project Coordination Unit within Tunisia Operation. The incumbent will support in operationalizing the strategic vision to align self-reliance and resilience efforts with the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR), which underscores the need to mobilize additional actors and to adopt a whole-of-society approach to strengthen refugee self-reliance and help ease pressure on host countries. S/he will contribute to the objectives of the unit under the direct supervision of Associate Coordination and Support Officer. S/he will collaborate closely with UNHCR self-reliance partners to enhance the resilience of both UNHCR beneficiaries and host community members. The incumbent will also be expected to deliberately explore opportunities of collaboration with other UNHCR cross cutting areas such as protection, education, cash, partnerships, research and analytics, GBV, solutions, complementary pathways and more. S/he will assist to mobilize refugees of different age, gender and background and to ensure that all stakeholders well understand the potential of self-reliance for refugees and host community members, and to help communicate opportunities with UNHCR beneficiaries.

Embedded within the Project Coordination Unit, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: - Support the operation’s strategic planning and objectives aiming at building resilience and self-reliance mechanisms and systems, including towards to build resilience and self-reliance mech-anisms - Support the operation’s identification and profiling efforts to identify refugees’ needs and their capacities for the purpose of including them in suitable interventions in a targeted manner; - Support in developing programs to build or enhance refugees and asylum seekers’ skills, com-petencies and capacities for prospective self-reliance opportunities contributing to build their resilience; - Provide counselling to and share information with refugees and asylum seekers on self-reliance opportunities and ensure effective communication with communities; - Support UNHCR’s partners working on the portfolio of self-reliance and resilience, including through regular meetings, field visits, referrals, follow-ups and information sharing; - Prepare regular statistical and ad-hoc reports to ensure accurate and updated information is available and shared with relevant units and partners; - Support refugees and asylum seekers in search of durable solutions and complementary path-ways, including through local and international self-reliance and resilience-building opportuni-ties; - Any other relevant task and duty assigned by technical and direct supervisors.

☒ Accountability ☒ Adaptability and Flexibility ☒ Building Trust ☒ Client Orientation ☒ Commitment and Motivation ☐ Commitment to Continuous Learning ☒ Communication ☒ Creativity ☒ Empowering Others ☒ Ethics and Values ☒ Integrity ☐ Judgement and Decision-making ☐ Knowledge Sharing ☐ Leadership ☐ Managing Performance ☒ Planning and Organizing ☒ Professionalism ☒ Respect for Diversity ☒ Self-Management ☐ Technological Awareness ☐ Vision ☒ Working in Teams

Business Administration, Public Administration, International Relations. • Skills development and Training • Community-Based Intervention • Gender Mainstreaming • Advocacy • Stakeholder Engagement, Partnership Building • Public Policy • Advocacy

Tunisia is a touristic country and good living standards. Given the relatively small size of the country, all destinations within Tunisia can be reached in a day drive. In addition to the private taxi services, which is well developed in Tunis, the state runs a reliable and cost-effective public transport system. Banks and related digital services are easily available, especially in the Greater Tunis area, in addition to various restaurants, food and beverage services and amenities. According to UNDSS, the security situation is generally stable and terrorism risk level is classified as low or moderate, depending on the region (low in Tunis, for example). The crime rate is considered low, though there have been cases of theft in resort hotels, mostly due to staff leaving attractive items in plain view. Walking alone during daylight hours is permitted, but staff members may want to be more careful at night. The risk of civil unrest is considered low, though in some rare cases it could turn to violent and lead to roadblock. Security advise is systematically shared by UNDSS and UNHCR security staff. It will be important for the UN Volunteer to understand and respect traditions and customs of the duty station.

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