Project officer – Greenworks program-Hivos Retour vers les opportunités

About Hivos and Greenworks

Hivos is an international organisation that seeks new solutions to persistent global issues. With smart projects in the right places, we oppose discrimination, inequality, abuse of power and the unsustainable use of our planet’s resources. Counterbalance alone, however, is not enough. Our primary focus is achieving structural change. This is why we cooperate with innovative businesses, citizens and their organisations. We share a dream with them of sustainable economies and inclusive societies.

With its relatively young population, more and more young people each year need to find a sustainable living in North Africa. As a response to this, the Green Works program aims to contribute to the creation of more economic opportunities for young women and men between the ages of 15 and 35 years in North Africa within the Green Economy.

Our vision is to empower young men and women to find a decent job in the Green Economy which Hivos defines as future proof. Such economies are anticipated to continue growing and will require young people to have a new skill set that is not tackled within the traditional education systems. In order to ensure that these economies are expanding in North Africa and that there is an adequate value chain supporting their growth, Hivos also aims to stimulate the formation of innovation clusters that are feeding these economies with viable business solutions.

To this end, the objectives of the program are fourfold: (1) Innovation clusters are formed that enable businesses operating in the green and digital economies to scale (2) Business Development Support Organisations and employability hubs increase their capacities to implement job creation and private sector development activities beyond the program support (3) Youth trained in 21st-century skills find jobs in future-proof employment economies and (4) Social enterprises operating in future-proof employment economies scale their businesses thereby creating new jobs.

Green Works is a continuation of previous programs Hivos has been implementing in North Africa over the past five years: Mideast Creatives from 2014 to 2016, Co-Working for Sustainable Employment from 2016 to 2018 and Boosting Bottom-Up Societal Transformation (BOOST) in 2019. This collective endeavor has successfully supported more than 25 collaborative spaces in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia, and has helped to create more than 200 new businesses, scale more than 100 others and create more than 3,000 new job opportunities.

Main goal of the position

As a Project Officer, you are responsible for supporting the program manager in the coordination and implementation of activities within the Green Works program, implemented in Algeria, Egypt, and Tunisia.

Your responsibilities:

• Co-manage the relationships with local BDSOs and SEs.
• Ensure that partners deliver the capacity building program and deploy the funds to the beneficiaries on time and according to the budget as per the project plan.
• Participate in the selection of SEs at pitching competition panels to make sure that the awarded companies fulfill the selection criteria based on sectoral priorities, women’s empowerment and job creation objectives.
• Gather technical and financial reports submitted by partners and presenting them to the program manager
• Coordinate support efforts for the ecosystem building partners and start-ups and act as the focal point for sustainable enterprises support-related activities
• Work close with the M&E officer to gather valuable data, making sure that the KPI targets are achieved
• Build linkages with angel investors, ensuring the impact investment trajectory of the project
• Coordinating the access to finance trajectory with external consultants, partners and beneficiaries
• Promote and build effective collaborations between local partners, collaborative spaces, local private sector and youth empowerment organizations
• Identify and develop synergies with other Hivos projects in the MENA region and Africa.
• Other tasks as requested by the line manager as required.

Your profile

• To be eligible for position, applicants must be a national or resident of Tunisia at the time of application deadline.
• You have a Bachelor’s degree at least in a relevant field (e.g.: Development, International Relations, Economics, and Entrepreneurship). A Masters Degree is a plus.
• 5+ years in project management in the field of entrepreneurship development.
• You have experience working in project implementation and working in teams.
• You have affinity with international cooperation and knowledge of societal and economic developments in the MENA region
• Work experience in an international environment (prior experience in a non-governmental organization is a strong advantage).
• You are well-organized, flexible, can work independently & remotely with teams, decisive and energetic, with good management skills, and in possession of an entrepreneurial spirit and positive, team player attitude.
• Able to work with individuals from a diverse background, and cultures
• You have excellent communication and social interaction skills, and are fluent in both written and spoken English, French and Arabic.
• You are able to travel to project sites as requested, including travel within the region.

What We Offer

We offer a stimulating work environment in a professional international organization with very dedicated staff. Employment commitment is offered until June 2024, with first contract until end of the year, and then extended.  Depending on your experience and skills your salary will be in accordance with Hivos’ Tunisia-based salary scale.

Specific Employment Conditions for this vacancy

Until the conclusion of Hivos’ registration as a foreign NGO in Tunisia, this position will be contracted under Al Bawsala.

Currently, Hivos Mena is working on a  hybrid remote policy with 2 days from the office-3 days  from home. This policy could change in future.