Project Coordinator – I Watch عودة إلى الفرص

Position: Project Coordinator, Supporting Anti-Corruption in Healthcare Administration  (SAHA)  

Form of Employment: Full-time (40 hrs/wk) 

Starting Date: November 2020 

Duration: 12 months (Nov 2020 – November 2021), with the possibility of extension Location: Tunis, Tunisia

Background 

“I WATCH” is a non-partisan, independent, not-for-profit organisation founded in 2011 and  based in Tunis. “I WATCH” is an accredited National Chapter of Transparency International,  a global movement working in over 100 countries to end the injustice of corruption. We aim  to reduce corruption in Tunisia through advocacy campaigns, citizen engagement and the  

creation of innovative technological tools.  

“I WATCH” is implementing a three-year project in Tunisia funded by the U.S. Department  of State’s Near East Affairs Bureau in partnership with the Center for International Private  Enterprise (CIPE). 

The project’s overall objective is to strengthen good governance in the Tunisian health sector  by improving transparency and management in public hospitals and the medicinal supply  chain. The project also aims to create an enhanced tracking system for the medicinal supply  chain, establish an effective and relevant legal and regulatory framework to govern Tunisia’s  healthcare system, and upgrade training structures for Ministry of Health staff.  

The Project Coordinator will work with the SAHA Project Director and the other members of  the project team to achieve the following objectives: 

– Objective 1: A coherent electronic tracking system of Tunisia’s medicinal supply chain is  created and piloted in five hospitals  

– Objective 2: A more effective regulatory framework for the Ministry of Health is developed  to promote good governance and transparency in the health sector 

– Objective 3: Tunisian Ministry of Health staff have increased capacity to implement good  governance practices in public hospitals  

Your tasks 

The Project Assistant will have the following tasks: 

## Project administration and support to management 

– Support the effective implementation of I WATCH activities throughout the project  management cycle, together with the project team and external partners; – Help build and maintain relationships with key public officials, civil society leaders, trade  union and professional association leaders, hospital directors, and other relevant stakeholders; – Support in the recruitment/procurement and management of national experts; – Estimate logistics related resources and time and establish priorities within project team; – Oversee and control logistic project progress; 

– Support the organisation and its implementation of I WATCH events in Tunisia; assist in  event management tasks; 

– Assist in maintaining project files, databases and other resources;

– Support regular internal and donor reporting; 

– Support I WATCH’s monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL); 

– Support the preparation of inputs to planning, formulation and implementation of I  WATCH’s programming in Tunisia; 

– Other relevant duties as required. 

Your skills and experience 

Required 

– Bachelor’s degree in public health, law, public administration, international development, or  related field; 

– 3 years of previous relevant professional experience; 

– Proven expertise in the management of complex projects; 

– Skilled at relationship building and network development with organizations and  individuals.  

– Good communication skills; 

– Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel; 

– Proactive attitude, and attention to detail; 

– Ability to be flexible and well-organized; 

– Excellent written and spoken Arabic and French. 

Preferred  

– Experience with projects in the public health and/or anti-corruption fields; – Familiarity with international best practices, Tunisian laws and regulations concerning anti corruption, healthcare governance, and transparency; 

– Advanced working proficiency in English.