Background:
Networking Arab Civic Education (NACE) is an emerging pan-Arabic network of stakeholders in civic education from the region. Its primary aims are to:
- Promote the development of civic culture and of the civic education sector in the Arab world
- Provide a platfrom for exchange among stakeholders in civic education in the region and across the Mediterranean
- Lead the conversation about solving pressing societal problems, using civic education research and practice
NACE is initiated and supported by a number of organizations in Europe and North Africa like the German Federal Agency for Civic Education, the Goethe-Institut, and the Danish-Egyptian Institute. During the incubation phase the network is located as a project within UTIL, Tunisia.
The primary responsibilities of the Program Manager are as follows:
- Management :
- Coordinate the SC monthly meetings: scheduling and minutes;
- Support the work of the SC and Advisory Board of NACE by maintaining the documentation up to date and other tasks as needed;
- Manage the day-to-day activities of the network’s projects and report back to the SC;
- Manage interns, volunteers and consultants;
- Maintain a database of partners and stakeholders;
- Advocacy:
- Overall oversight and management of networking activities of NACE like conferences, workshops and meetings (incl. logistics);
- Organize targeted public events and other advocacy formats;
- Fundraising:
- Research and draft proposals;
- Support the SC in stewardship;
- Communication
- Draft and edit a variety of content, i.e. website, newsletter, official letters on behalf of the Steering Committee, short opinion papers, etc.
- Promote the network through traditional and social media;
- Maintain the website up to date;
- Draft and format the quarterly newsletter;