ADRA Tunisie recrute : Junior Micro-Project Specialist Retour vers les opportunités

Project Description:

– The LIRAS project aims to provide assistance for refugees living in economically underserved settings in Tunisia, with a focus on the cities of Gabes, Mednine, and Sfax, and ensure their access to livelihoods, labour market assistance, protection and peaceful co-existence with the local community.

In order to develop a sustainable model that can ensure the self-reliance and economic integration of refugees and asylum seekers in Tunisia, ADRA will work on the following concrete measures:

o  Facilitate their access to wage-employment in private sectors

• Facilitate their access to self-employment by establishing lucrative businesses that are competitive and tailored to the refugee’s vocation and specific skills, while being compliant to Tunisia’s laws and legislations.

Responsibilities of the Position:

1. The Junior Micro-Project Specialist (JMPS) will be responsible for assisting project beneficiaries in facilitating their access to self-employment. The JMPS will take a coaching and cooperative approach with project beneficiaries as they seek to establish income generating businesses to ensure their financial self-reliance.
2. Conduct awareness and information events for refugees (individually or in group) about project services.
3. Profile and identify project beneficiaries by creating a profile sheet of the beneficiary.
4. Determine refugees’ skills and levels of competencies as it relates to entrepreneurship.
5. Identify income generating micro project opportunities for project beneficiaries. Business opportunities should be based on scientific market assessments and feasibility studies.
6. Assist the refugee in the creation of business plans for each micro project, with corresponding budgets and work plan.
7. Submit business plans to a Livelihoods Joint Committee for approval of funding.
8. Seek out opportunities for skills training or certification for project beneficiaries needing any complementary training, certification or services to fulfill such need.
9. Assist in the procurement process of equipment required for each micro project assigned to the JMPS.
10. Assist refugees in securing proper documentation and agreements as it pertains to the creation and implementation of their businesses. Create a user-friendly filing system of said documents.
11. Create marketing plans for all micro projects that are approved.
12. Participate and attend partner coordination meetings.
13. Create detailed, objective, and reportable reports as it relates to micro project initiatives.
14. Provide personal coaching and training for refugees during the whole process of micro project creation.
15. Create project reports on a weekly/bi-weekly basis for the Project Manager and Country Director.
16. Advise the Management Team on micro project initiatives.
17. Perform all other relevant duties and responsibilities requested by the supervisor(s).
18. Ensure the cash transaction monitoring.

Qualifications

• High level of excellence and integrity.
• At least 3 – 5 years of relevant experience, preferably, within the context of an International NGO.
• Strong knowledge of the Tunisian market.
• Prior experience in business creation and management
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Diploma in Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, or other related field; Candidates with professional experience as it pertains to the job description may also be considered.

Desired Qualities

• Strong Professional Proficiency in Arabic, English and French

• Ability and flexibility to understand and work in a multicultural team

• Critical thinker and self-starter

• Extremely detail oriented with strong analytical skills

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Ability to learn, adapt, and be innovative.