Overview
The National Programme Coordination Specialist will support the implementation of an EU-funded programme focused on women's employment in Tunisia, specifically in the Green, STEM, and Care Economies, by advancing gender-responsive private sector development and policy reforms.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide overall management and technical guidance for the implementation of the EU programme.
- Lead the refinement and finalization of Tunisia's National Chapter during the inception phase.
- Develop and implement comprehensive work plans for employment generation in Green, STEM, and Care economies.
- Provide technical guidance on employment generation strategies, ensuring integration of gender-responsive approaches.
- Oversee the implementation of EU-funded employment generation activities.
- Conduct in-depth analysis of Tunisia's labor market dynamics.
- Develop evidence-based employment generation strategies.
- Design innovative programme models for employment generation.
- Oversee policy analysis and development of recommendations for legal and regulatory reforms.
- Develop knowledge products, case studies, and publications.
- Support regional learning and knowledge exchange.
- Manage resource mobilization efforts for Tunisia's National Chapter.
- Build and manage strategic partnerships with national donors, IFIs, and financial institutions.
- Build and manage collaboration with government ministries.
- Engage with International Financial Institutions (IFIs).
- Coordinate with the Raedat national programme and other government initiatives.
- Manage relationships with women's business networks, civil society organizations, and academic institutions.
- Establish and implement robust monitoring frameworks.
- Oversee national monitoring against agreed standards.
- Monitor programme financial situation.
- Coordinate with the Regional Office on monitoring and reporting requirements.
- Affiliate personnel including one (1) National PSA and possibly consultant(s).
Required Experience
- At least 5 years of progressively responsible work experience in development and implementation, monitoring, and reporting on programmes related to gender and the private sector is required.
- Experience in providing advisory support to the private sector on women’s economic empowerment is required.
- Experience in working in a gender-related area particularly from the perspective of private sector development and women economic empowerment is desirable.
- Experience in providing capacity building to government stakeholders, private sector partners, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) etc. is desirable.
- Experience working with the UN is desirable.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree or equivalent in economics, sustainable development, social sciences, or other relevant fields.
- A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
