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Programme Officer (PART TIME position – 6 months)

Are you interested in trade union/labour market issues, and do you have experience working with trade unions at the labour market or civil society organizations/NGOs?

Do you have interest and experience in promoting decent work in the MENA region?

Do you want to contribute to strengthen DTDA’s partner trade union organizations in the region?

Then this is a great chance to join our MENA Team at the DTDA office in Tunis

The position

You will be hired as part-time programme officer to the DTDA sub-regional office in Tunis and will be assisting the Head of Office with securing implementation and reporting of programme activities, coordination, and administration of different programme interventions in the region and provide technical assistance to trade union partners in MENA region. The programme activities are implemented as part of the Danish-Arab Partnership Programme (DAPP) and Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA), which are funded by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  

 The job tasks and responsibilities: 

• Project cycle management including monitoring and follow-up on partner narrative and financial reports.  
• Participation in programme implementation meetings with partner organizations 
• Assist Head of Office in drafting letters, minutes, reports 
• Ensuring coordination and implementation of different partner programmes 
• Ensure alignment between programme objectives, activities, and budgets.
• Participation in program activities as resource person
• Identify relevant news and provide input to articles and social media. 
• Contribute to the development of new labour market development programmes and applications to the donor(s) 
• Contribute to reports to the donor(s) 

Eligibility Criteria:

Qualifications & Professional experience

• Minimum 2 years of professional experience in working with labour market issues. 
• Experiences with implementation and administration of development projects including monitoring, preparation of project applications, evaluation reports and other relevant project documents. 
• Strong reporting skills in English.
• Relevant educational qualification. 

Other knowledge & additional competences

• Fluent written and oral proficiency in English, Arabic and French.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Positive attitude and interest in trade unions and their values in development
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment.
• Flexibility to take responsibility for different tasks. 
• Knowledge about issues of trade union work and labour market such as social dialogue, collective bargaining agreements, employment policies and labour laws, and experience in working in political organizations is an advantage.
• Extensive knowledge of the political, economic, and cultural conditions in the MENA region is an advantage.
• Experience with adult training and education is an advantage. 

Personal competences

• Flexibility in assignments, working hours and days on special occasions when necessary.
• Energetic, initiative, working in teams and can handle and prioritize heavy workload.

DTDA offers

An exciting job in a strong organization with multifarious assignments where you will work closely with colleagues from various countries focusing on labour market organizations in MENA countries. The position also gives you vast possibilities for developing your own competences. It may also be required to travel in the region.

Terms of employment

The position is for candidates with Tunisian nationality. You will work at our office in Tunis, Tunisia. Salary is determined based on competences in relation to the level in Tunisia. You will be employed for a period of 6 months, with possibility for prolongation.

Contact

The deadline for submission of job applications is 15th of November 2024.  The application and CV should be in English and sent by e-mail to: sga@dtda.dk and cc. to oaz@dtda.dk – Please write “Job Application Tunis” in the subject field. Only applications matching the job requirements will be considered. 

Additional information about the DTDA can be found at www.ulandssekretariatet.dk 

Contract start

Expected January 2025 or by appointment 

The Danish Trade Union Agency is the Danish trade union movements professional development organization. The objectives of the DTDA are to promote democracy, worker’s rights, occupational health and safety and poverty reduction which we do by implementing projects that strengthen the labour market in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America. 

The DTDA programme work in the MENA region is done through a consortium in cooperation with the Danish Employers federation, DI, (Danish Industry) to make use of the long Danish labour market experience in achieving strong progress and a stable labour market through social dialogue.