(Offre en anglais ) The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance recrute un(e) Associate Programme Officer – Constitution Building Processes عودة إلى الفرص

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Terms of Contract

• Local Post. Two (2) year fixed-term appointment.
• Salary € 987 GROSS per month.

Location: Tunis, Tunisia

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance — The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) is an intergovernmental organization with a mission to advance democracy worldwide, as a universal human aspiration and an enabler of sustainable development, through support to the building, strengthening and safeguarding of democratic political institutions and processes at all levels.

We believe that democracy is a universal human aspiration and an experience that is pursued and lived in different ways around the world. Beyond the basic tenets of citizens’ choice and citizens’ political equality, the critical choices are best made and the quality of democracy is best gauged by those directly concerned: the citizens themselves. We systematically nurture an open and pluralistic understanding of democracy. This is respectful of the national context, and is in line with our non-prescriptive and non-intrusive approach, as well as with the priorities set by national actors.

International IDEA produces, shares and enables the use of comparative knowledge in its key areas of expertise: electoral processes, constitution building processes, political participation and representation, as well as on democracy as it relates to gender and inclusion, conflict sensitivity and sustainable development.

It has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, and offices in the Africa and West Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe regions. International IDEA is a Permanent Observer to the United Nations.

The Africa and West Asia programme was launched in 2011 after the revolutions that swept many countries in the region.  Since that time, 10 countries in the region have amended, replaced or reconsidered their constitutional frameworks.  In these countries, some progress has been made in the struggle for democratization, however significant challenges remain.   International IDEA continues to support constitution building across the region through the provision of support to constituent assemblies, members of the legal community, academics and others. 

Under the Africa and West Asia Constitution Building Programme, International IDEA has been implementing a project since 2016 to provide support to Yemen’s peace negotiations.  From 2016 to October 2018, the project mainly consisted of dialogue sessions and expert meetings and focused on Yemen’s constitutional future.   A new phase of activities started in November 2018 and will last until December 2019.  During this new phase, the following activities will be organised:  

1. Dialogue sessions on Yemen’s constitutional future, including a focus on the long-term constitutional and federal arrangements as well as the short term institutional and power sharing arrangements that will be in force in the immediate post-conflict period.   
2. Working sessions with Yemen’s main political forces that will seek to deepen mid-level political party members’ understanding of the range of options on key constitutional and legal issues, and each option’s likely advantages and disadvantages.  These working sessions will enable the negotiating parties to engage with the inevitable constitutional and legal complexities that will arise when the broader political arrangements are agreed.   
3. IDEA will organize highly specialized sessions for Yemen’s leading legal experts, with a view to developing their understanding of how the text of a federal constitution should work, etc.  The outputs will include: (a) the formation of a group of skilled drafters who can serve as a resource for all future negotiations; and (b) a series of briefing papers on all the drafting issues that will have to be considered, and that will be made available to all interested parties. 

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Conducts research on issues relating to the peace negotiations in Yemen (in particular, the future power sharing and sequencing arrangements); and drafts analyses, memoranda, and research papers;   
• Assists with the implementation of projects relating to constitution building in other regional and country specific projects; 
• Assists in the preparation of related reports, articles and other publications;  
• Facilitates the development and implementation of conferences and/or workshops (including drafting the agenda, identifying participants, assisting with basic logistics and report writing) in accordance with the work plan; 
• Coordinates with national and international experts contributing to all aspects of the project;    

• Provides support to the regular monitoring and impact assessment of project activities; 
• Collaborates with the Constitution Building Processes team in Global Programme and other regional and global programmes as necessary; 
• Contributes to the development of quarterly and annual reports; 

Please note as this is a local post, International IDEA will bear no costs relating to relocation of the selected candidate to the duty station. This position is open to those legally authorized to live and work in Tunisia.