Tunisia: Livelihoods Feasibility Study Consultant

Oct 6, 2017 | Danish Refugee Council
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Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is an international non-governmental organisation, which promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people all over the world. Danish Demining Group (DDG) is a Humanitarian Mine Action Unit in the Danish Refugee Council. The DDG mission is to recreate a safe environment where people can live without the threat of Landmines, Unexploded Ordnances and Small Arms & Light Weapons.

 As part of an integrated Libya-Tunisia programme, Danish Refugee Council started working in Tunisia in March 2011 concentrating on providing a range of services to third-country nationals who were asylum seekers in Libya and who escaped conflict and persecution during the Libyan Revolution by crossing into Tunisia. As most refugees were granted resettlement to countries including the USA, Canada and Germany, the number of people living in Shousha camp dwindled and the camp was officially closed in mid-2013.

In 2014 DRC returned to Tunisia through its demining wing, Danish Demining Group, initiating a pilot project under UK Conflict Pool funding to foster trust between border authorities/national police and disaffected youth in the vulnerable border area of Ben Guerdane. Such dialogue and cooperation forum served as a platform to increase overall understanding between the security providers and the population including community radio sessions and other related activities.

Building on the achievements of its violence prevention programmes, DDG – in cooperation with DRC – seeks an external consultant (individual) to identify alternative ways of supporting disenfranchised youth in border areas in the South of Tunisia, focusing on the feasibility to start livelihoods support programming.

About the job

The goal of this consultancy is to identify livelihoods and other relevant programming options to support disenfranchised youth in border areas in the South of Tunisia.

Consultancy Objectives

• Mapping of existing livelihood initiatives and capacities
• Socio-economic situation
• Market assessment
• Recommendations

Please find the detailed objectives and duties as per the attached ToR

 About you

To be successful in this role you must have:

• Demonstrable and extensive experience in household economy analyses and market assessments
• Knowledge of current literature / practice on livelihood programming
• Willingness to travel to southern Tunisia and ability to work under challenging circumstances
• Skills in teamwork
• Ability to produce high quality analytical material in English

Moreover, we also expect the following qualifications:

• Post graduate degree in Social Sciences, Development studies, Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and/or related discipline
• English – Fluent (reading, writing, speaking)
• Proficiency in French and/or Arabic is essential, otherwise the consultant will have to hire a translator.

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies: 

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process. 

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback. 

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation. 

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly. 

Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision and values. 

We offer

DRC will offer the successful applicant a 30 working days contract. You must be available to start work from 1st of November 2017 and be willing and able to work in Tunisia: Tunis, Ben Guerdane, and Dhehiba.

Application process

Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button. 

All applicants must send the following documents:

• CV(s) with details of qualifications and experiences indicating documentation of relevant assignments undertaken and full correct details of three professional referees.
• Technical proposal (maximum 2 pages) that summarizes understanding of the Advertisement including the proposed methodology.
• Financial proposal providing cost estimates of daily consultancy fees.
• The foreseen work plan.

 All must be in the same language as this vacancy note. CV only applications will not be considered.

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk

Applications close 15/10/2017. The interviews are expected to take place 23/10/2017.  

Need further information?

For more details on this position please contact Britt Sloan at avr.manager@drc-tunisia.org.

Please note that applications sent directly to Britt Sloan will not be considered.

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website www.drc.ngo