The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) recrute un(e) “Parliamentary Strengthening Program Assistant (PA)” Retour vers les opportunités

The National Democratic Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization that has supported democratic institutions and practices in every region of the world for more than three decades.

Since its founding in 1983, NDI and its local partners have worked to establish and strengthen political and civic organizations, safeguard elections, and promote citizen participation, openness and accountability in government. To read more about the organization visit our website www.ndi.org

Context:

The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) is seeking candidates for the position of a Parliamentary Strengthening Program Assistant (PA) for a duration of one year, renewable, starting in September 2019. Position is based in Tunis. NDI Parliamentary Strengthening program aims at supporting the People’s Representatives Assembly as well as parliamentary groups and individual MPs in strengthening their institutional and technical capacities and establishing good practices that can help them deliver concrete improvements to citizen’s daily lives. A particular focus is put on youth and women. NDI also supports the work of these actors with the citizens in the regions as well as the work of parliamentary journalists, to help make the work of the ARP more accessible to the public. Besides providing institutional support, NDI gathers through its work institutional knowledge about its partners and their environment, and continuously builds on this knowledge to improve its programs.

The Program Assistant position aims at helping at the general implementation of the program, mainly through administrative and logistical support, as well as through technical contributions when needed.

More specifically, under close supervision of the program director and in coordination with the program officer, the PA will:

• Provide administrative and logistical support to the program activities (trainings, surveys, consultations, field visits, briefings, administrative relations with partners and grantees,…);
• Contribute to the general organization of major events within the program (planning, logistics, training and briefing material drafting and production,…)
• Contribute to data collection, collation and analysis, project reporting, including monthly reports, political updates, success stories and post for NDI’s Facebook page and other outlets
• Translate useful material from Arabic to French and/or English
• Participate in all other tasks that can contribute to the realization and success of the program, and conduct research to support program implementation
• Train and supervise interns on tasks
• Participate in strategic discussions and work planning