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Visit Tunisia Activity 

SCOPE OF WORK 

Title: Tourism Products and Experiences Team Lead

Length of Assignment: Full Time; One Year Contract with possibility for extension

Reports to: Chief of Party 

1- BACKGROUND 

The USAID-funded Visit Tunisia Activity is designed to enhance Tunisia’s tourism potential,  with the goal of generating revenue and jobs, particularly for women and youth, and for  populations in underserved regions of the country. The overall vision behind USAID’s  investment in Tunisia’s tourism sector is to capitalize on Tunisia’s natural, cultural, heritage  and historical sites to develop a more diversified and high-quality tourism sector that  contributes to broad-based economic growth. Through this activity, USAID seeks to  contribute to Tunisia’s growth and development to offset the negative economic impact of the  coronavirus crisis. The project seeks to achieve the following four objectives: 

• Objective 1: Enhance Tunisia’s competitiveness as a tourism destination; • Objective 2: Increase tourism-related investments and revenue; 
• Objective 3: Improve the enabling environment for sustained growth in the  tourism sector;  
• Objective 4: Private sector engagement to expand the offer and quality of  alternative tourism. 

This project will collaborate with the relevant ministries, private sector, and donors to  advance the objectives while contributing to the following high-level results:  1. Increase in the number of tourists.  

2. Increase in the number of jobs in the tourism sector.  
3. Increase in tourism revenue.  
4. Increase in private sector-led investment and innovation in the tourism sector

2- POSITION DESCRIPTION 

The Tourism Products and Experiences Team Lead will lead Visit Tunisia’s Products and  Experiences (Component 2) team to diversify, enhance and develop Tunisia’s tourism  offerings and experiences to attract visitors from foreign markets and catalyze the domestic  market. The team lead will direct and supervise a team in different locations within Tunisia  who will design, implement and support initiatives that will support small businesses and  artisans to create compelling alternative visitor experiences across cultural, historical,  eco/adventure and wellness tourism, among others, through more innovative and creative  experience design, while ensuring sustainability, business growth, and inclusivity.  The Team  Lead will support small and medium enterprises to enhance their product offerings, increase  revenues, access finance and investment opportunities, and create new jobs.  

3- DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Lead the project’s efforts in identifying new opportunities and partners to foster a  strengthened alternative tourism sector with more diverse products, services, and  experiences unlocking the market potential of many of Tunisia’s natural  offerings; 
• Support Small and Medium Enterprises with business development, maturation,  and market access with the goal of increasing revenues, creating jobs, and  developing the alternative tourism private sector offerings. 
• Oversee activities to support private sector partners to diversify, enhance and  develop Tunisia’s tourism offerings and experiences to attract visitors from global  markets and catalyze the domestic market; 
• Work with regionally based Partner Engagement Specialists to support private  sector tourism partners to develop and improve upon compelling products,  services, and visitor experiences; 
• Supervise the technical work of local and international consultants and  subcontractors, including scope of work development, reviewing deliverables,  collaborating to deliver assistance to project partners; 
• Produce plans, trackers, and written reports on project progress and technical areas  as required; 
• Provide strategy-level support to the Chief of Party, Deputy Chief of Party, and  collaboration with other component leads for program implementation of the  various initiatives under USAID Visit Tunisia Activity’s products and  experiences activities.

5- REPORTING: 

The employee will report to the USAID Visit Tunisia Chief of Party. 

6- LEVEL OF EFFORT AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 

This position is a one year full-time contract with possibility for extension. 

7- LOCATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT  

This assignment is based in Tunis, Tunisia with potential travel to regional locations pending  project needs. Applicants must be able to travel in/around Tunisia on a weekly basis, as  needed. The office maintains a five-day work week. Overtime is not authorized.