Institutional & Regulatory Development Specialist -Chemonics عودة إلى الفرص

Title: Institutional & Regulatory Development Specialist 

Length of Assignment: Long-Term

Reports to: Enabling Environment Team Lead

• BACKGROUND

The USAID-funded Visit Tunisia Activity is a 5-year project designed to enhance Tunisia’s tourism potential, with the goal of generating revenue and jobs, particularly for women and youth, and for populations in underserved regions of the country. The overall vision behind USAID’s investment in Tunisia’s tourism sector is to capitalize on Tunisia’s natural, cultural, heritage and historical sites to develop a more diversified and high-quality tourism sector that contributes to broad-based economic growth. Through this activity, USAID seeks to contribute to Tunisia’s growth and development to offset the negative economic impact of the coronavirus crisis. The project will seek to achieve the following four objectives:

• Objective 1: Enhance Tunisia’s competitiveness as a tourism destination;
• Objective 2: Increase tourism-related investments and revenue;
• Objective 3: Improve the enabling environment for sustained growth in the tourism sector; 
• Objective 4: Private sector engagement to expand the offer and quality of alternative tourism.

This project will collaborate with the relevant ministries, private sector, and donors to advance the objectives while contributing to the following high-level results: 

1. Increase in the number of tourists. 
2. Increase in the number of jobs in the tourism sector. 
3. Increase in tourism revenue. 
4. Increase in private sector-led investment and innovation in the tourism sector. 

• POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Institutional & Regulatory Development Specialist will work closely with the Enabling Environment Team Lead to improve the enabling policy and regulatory environment for competitiveness and growth in the tourism sector. The Specialist will be responsible for institutional development of the key stakeholders including public sector tourism organizations, private sector tourism associations and NGOs. Through digital solutions, operating procedures, training, and stakeholder outreach, Visit Tunisia will strengthen the capacity of both public and private sector institutions to accelerate the commercial growth of alternative tourism services and products, promote Tunisia as an alternative tourism destination, and attract private sector investment. 

• DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Support the project’s efforts in capacity building for public and private stakeholders including the Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts, National Tourism Office (Office National du Tourisme Tunisien, ONTT), tourism and hospitality training organizations and industry and business associations, to support a policy and regulatory reform to generate more favorable environment for tourism industry to flourish;
• Collaborate with public and private sector partners to identify reforms for a more competitive tourism sector, and support in developing legal reform tools and advocacy for adoption. 
• Support partner organizations in strategic planning, improving provision of services to the public and businesses (for government institutions) and to members (for associations);
• Support tourism and hospitality training institutions and centers to improve curriculum, and delivery of education and training;
• Facilitate policy dialogues and forums, engage government and private sector partners in identifying required reforms ensuring a more competitive tourism sector

• QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor degree in public policy, business administration, economics, or related field  is required; Master degree is preferred. 

• A minimum of five years experience, including 3 years supporting policy reform initiatives and providing capacity building to government institutions;
• Demonstrated knowledge of Tunisian legal systems, an understanding of needs and opportunities for strengthening public sector institutions and facilitating rise of more effective organizations; 
• Experience at supervisory management level is required;
• Experience in management level communication, including report preparation is required;
• Experience working with international donors desired;  
• Fluency in English and French is required, fluency in Arabic is highly preferred. 

• REPORTING: 

The Institutional & Regulatory Development Specialist will report to the Enabling Environment Team Lead.

• LEVEL OF EFFORT AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

This position is long-term, on a full-time basis.

• LOCATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT 

This assignment will be based in Tunis, Tunisia with potential travel to regional locations pending project needs. The office maintains a five-day work week. Overtime is not authorized.