The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) recrute un(e) “Political Parties Program Assistant (PA)” عودة إلى الفرص

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 Political Parties Program Assistant (PA) for a duration of one year, renewable, starting in September 2019. Position is based in Tunis.

The Political Parties program aims at supporting political parties and civil society partners in establishing practices at the local level that can prepare parties to deliver concrete improvements to citizen’s daily lives.

Through three specific objectives, the program would build the capacity of political parties to adopt more open and responsive party platforms and governance action plans; help political parties adopt internal mechanisms to hold elected officials accountable to their fulfillment of identified party governance action plans, and build the capacity of local civil society organizations to engage in the
political process by monitoring the performance of elected officials.

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 team, 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,…)
• Act as the regional coordinator in permanent contact with partnering political parties’ local branches in the Tunis Region
• Support team in liaising with other regional coordinators
• 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