Tunisia is undergoing an unprecedented transformation for the Arab region. It is essential that the UN is in a position to provide appropriate assistance and support in Tunisia’s democratic transition, including consensus building and inclusive decision making. UNDP must be prepared to offer programmatic support for new democratic governance institutions, as well as to up-scale support to national institutions that must improve their capacities to fulfill their mandates. Success in the transition will need to include a public consensus on the norms of political behavior, the building of core capacities for consensual decision-making and inclusive governance.  Analyses will need to be prepared and initiatives promoted aimed at lessening tensions, promoting dialogue, and building confidence.
UNDP Tunisia is a small CO that has had a modest democratic governance programme for many years. Since the January 14th revolution, UNDP has developed an ambitious strategy on Democratic Governance including 1/ Support to key democratic processes including National Dialogue, elections and civic engagement 2/ Access to Justice, Security and Human Rights 3/ Public Administration Reform including the fight against corruption 4/ Local governance for development and youth employment.

Under the supervision of the UNDP DRR and the overall direction of the Resident Representative/Resident coordinator, and the Governance Adviser shall have responsibility for day to day support and management of the Governance portfolio and to assist senior management in ensuring that ongoing democratic governance capacity development support responds to the recent change in context. In liaison with the UNDP’s Bureau for Development Policy and Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, the Advisor will draw on lessons learnt when identifying possible interventions in public administration support, anti-corruption, judicial reform, electoral parliamentary support, and local governance. Specific lessons will be drawn on how to ensure that these interventions are sensitive to the political context and transitional environment.
 
  • Provides technical advisory support ensuring political sensitivity of governance and capacity development           programming.
  • Performs programme design functions to address gaps in governance program targeting causes of fragility, in           collaboration with national staff/national consultants that will assist with cultural context.
  • Manages the governance programme team.
  • Works closely with the UNDP CTA on elections to ensure broader coherence of the electoral support programme with        other Governance activities.
  • Ensures the provision of proactive and relevant technical assistance to project implementation, including supporting            the development of dialogues with new and emergent partners. 

1.     Provides technical advisory support to ensuring sensitivity of governance and capacity development programming based upon contextual analysis:

  • Facilitates a review of democratic governance programs and outcomes, including a review of possible programmatic risks to UNDP, based upon analysis of the local context.
  • Provides strategic support to the governance program to facilitate synergies between programme components in addressing emerging governance issues.
  • Supports senior management and program staff in the development of a reviewed partnership strategy based upon changes in government, civil society and possible changes in positioning of main international partners operating in the country.
  • Proposes a coordinated strategic vision on governance to RR and UNDP senior management in order to facilitate alignment with new or emerging partnerships.

2.     Performs programme design functions to address potential gaps in ongoing democratic governance program based upon context analysis:

  • Identifies gaps in governance programming based upon assessment of immediate priorities for governance support, including capacity support for interim institutions.
  • Assists senior management and program staff in the development of governance support programs based upon partner requests and analysis of the political and socioeconomic context.
  • At the end of the assignment, prepare and provide a comprehensive final report on the activities including an action plan for developing governance program to support interim institutions in addressing causes of fragility and potential sources of tension.

3.     Manages the governance programme team and supervises programme staff including providing technical support for staff and assistance in training new staff.
 
4.     Works closely with the UNDP elections CTA to ensure coherence with the broader governance programming.
 
5.     Ensures the provision of proactive and relevant technical assistance to project implementation, including supporting the development of dialogues with new andemergent partners.

  • Designing and delivering of training related to national visioning exercises, participatory development planning and local governance capacity development.

6.     Ensure facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing within the different implementing partners as well as UNDP focusing on achievement of the following results.

  • Ensuring effective linkages with UNDP’s governance teams in BCPR, BDP and RCC through succinct briefings and concept notes, representing UNDP at the technical and supporting level.
  • Synthesis of lessons learnt and best practices.
  • Sound contributions to the governance and CPR community of practices in UNDP and effective usage of this community for support.
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