Objective of the assignment: This figure will be in charge of assisting the AICS Regional headquarters in Tunis in the planning, formulation, management and supervision of the programs relating to the local and social development sector financed by AICS.
Description of the assignment: The candidate, with experience in the technical management and coordination of development cooperation programs, as well as proven ability to write reports and financing proposals, must carry out the following tasks in coordination with the Head of the Social and Local Development Sector, and under the supervision of the Owner / Vice Owner of the Regional Headquarters of the AICS of Tunis:
– Contribute to the planning, implementation and supervision of initiatives relating to the social and local development sector ( including for example: migration, education and TVET, health, culture, social inclusion, decentralization and governance ) managed by the AICS headquarters in Tunis and implemented by local institutional counterparts, CSOs, local authorities and / or international organizations in Tunisia;
– Provide adequate support and technical assistance to local counterparties, with particular reference to projects pursuant to art. 7 of Law 125/2014, in order to facilitate the correct and effective execution of the initiatives they manage, and ensure compliance with the tender procedures adopted within each initiative;
– Contribute to the identification and activation of dialogue and synergy processes with potential subjects and partners within the Italy system, including institutions and bodies at national and local level, private sector and civil society organizations, universities, research, innovation and training centers.
– Contribute to the drafting of tender dossiers, preparation of Terms of Reference, and to any other documents useful for the acquisition of goods and/o services for AICS Tunis direct management initiatives according to the procedures provided by the EU external action – PRAG;
– Provide support in the verification and analysis of the documentation produced in the framework of the initiatives under the competence of AICS Tunis by the executive bodies, including multilateral partners, on the progress of the various ongoing initiatives, relating to the sectors indicated and contributing to the evaluation of the extension proposals, non-cerous variant or other similar operating documents, preparing documents useful for the related approval procedures;
– Assist the head of the Social and Local Development sector in monitoring the relevant projects carried out by AICS in Tunisia, Libya, Morocco and Algeria, also, where necessary, through field visits and participation in direct activities;
– With regard to the area of competence, participate in coordination meetings, conferences, seminars or working groups with the DUE, the donor community and with other actors operating in international cooperation and providing support in the preparation of information reports and documents in the context of participation in these meetings and / or useful to present, in these contexts, AICS’s activities in Tunisia;
– Ensure periodic updates on the activities carried out by the sector manager “ Social and Local Development ” and by the owner of the AICS headquarters in Tunis, as well as processing technical documents and reports relating to their duties and responsibilities and / or requests from the Tunis AICS Owner;
– Contribute, for the sector of competence, to the archiving of documents on the office server, to the periodic updating of data in the AICS Tunis database, and the preparation of any summary reports on the progress of sectoral initiatives;
– Contribute, in collaboration with the Communication Manager, to the visibility of the initiatives of its competence carried out in Tunisia by the Regional Headquarters of AICS Tunis;
– Ensure adequate coordination with members of other sectors, ensuring operational flexibility with a view to greater effectiveness of the work of AICS Tunis;
– Carry out other activities that may be required by the owner of the AICS Tunis Regional Headquarters.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
2.1 Essential requirements
The personnel to be recruited must be in possession of the following essential requirements when the call is due:
2.1.1 age not exceeding 60 years at the time of signing the contract, as required by local regulations for retirement; or 67 years if subject to contributions in Italy pursuant to Law 398/87;
2.1.2 physical fitness for use;
2.1.3 have not reported, in the three-year period prior to the expiry date of the notice, a judgment of insufficiency in the assessment of the work performed in the context of employment contracts signed with AICS offices other than that of Tunis which proceeds with the selection;
2.1.4 Degree in Political Science, International Relations, Economic Sciences, International and Diplomatic Sciences, Social Sciences or Degree in another sector accompanied by documented experience in the sector indicated by the call for at least 3 years additional to those provided in the next point;
2.1.5 proven professional experience of at least 5 years in the management and / or supervision of development cooperation projects in the local and social development sector;
2.1.6 knowledge of the Italian written and oral language at level C2 of the common European reference framework for the knowledge of languages;
2.1.7 knowledge of written and oral English at level B2 of the common European reference framework for knowledge of languages;
2.1.8 Knowledge of the written and oral French language at level B2 of the common European reference framework for the knowledge of languages;
2.1.9 knowledge and habitual and effective use of the main IT tools in particular of the MS Office package.
2.2 Preferential securities
The following will constitute preferential title for the assignment:
2.2.1 Postgraduate specialization courses ( Diploma in specialist, master’s or old system, university master’s degree, additional degree, Doctorate or other recognized courses of at least one year in the sector of interest ) additional to the minimum requirements indicated in point 2.1 above;
2.2.2 Knowledge of the written and oral Arabic language at A2 level of the common European reference framework for the knowledge of languages;
2.2.3 Similar professional experience carried out in the country and / or in the MENA area;
2.2.4 Previous work experience with the Directorate General for Development Cooperation and / or the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation.
Compensation: 37,519.00 euros gross on an annual basis + compensation for cost / quality of life and increase for risk and inconvenience. Gross wages may be increased or decreased up to a maximum of 10% and any benefits may be added to them, following a motivated determination of the Headquarters Owner and in consideration of the degree of specificity of the reference design initiative and / or the skills required of the worker and/or the degree of complexity of the reference context.
**Duration: ** 12 renewable months
Start of assignment: November 2023
How to apply
The application must include:
a ) Motivational letter written in French and signed with an autograph signature;
b ) Copy of the valid identity document;
c ) Curriculum vitae in Italian Europass format suitably dated and signed, including authorization to process personal data ( specify the exact start and end period of each professional experience and possibly the total months );
d ) Replacement declaration of certification, dated and signed, referred to in point 3.1.
The candidate must also indicate the domicile, the telephone number, the e-mail address from which any necessary communication must be sent. In the absence of this information, the residence address will be used. The candidate has the obligation to communicate any changes that have occurred since the submission of the application.
Applications for participation in the selection, duly signed, and the related annexes referred to in point 3.2 must be received, under penalty of exclusion, in an unchangeable format ( pdf ), no later than hours 17.00 of 12.10.2023 to the following e-mail address: segreteria.tunisi@aics.gov.it.
The email must have as its object the code of the call: 17 / AICSTUNISI / 2023.
This is the link to access all the documentation: https://aics.portaleamministrazionetrasparente.it/archivio22_bandi-di-concorso_0_15924_806_1.html