The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) brings together governments, civil society organisations, Indigenous Peoples’ organisations, scientists, and experts in a unique global partnership. The IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (IUCN Med), based in Málaga (Spain), leads the implementation of IUCN’s programmes in the Mediterranean and North Africa, supporting conservation action, sustainable development, and civil society engagement across the region.

IUCN Med is establishing a new project office in Tunisia to reinforce national-level implementation of ongoing and upcoming initiatives, including the Mubadarat civil society support programme and projects focused on water, biodiversity, climate resilience projects, and collaboration with national and local institutions.

Tunisia is a strategic country for IUCN’s engagement in North Africa. The new office will focus primarily on national project delivery, while enhancing coordination with government authorities and enabling closer collaboration with local civil society organisations (CSOs). Regional cooperation may also be supported when relevant, but the core mandate of the office is to advance country-level implementation.

Salary and Benefits
Conditions will follow IUCN’s local staff policies applicable to the Tunisia Project Office.

1. Overall Purpose of the Position
The Programme Assistant provides technical, administrative, communications and coordination support to the Tunisia Project Office, with a strong focus on supporting the Mubadarat Programme in all its components, executing and ensuring the integrity of technical and financial monitoring processes for CSO grantees, assisting the national coordination of the programme and wider IUCN activities in Tunisia, preparing and managing communications, visibility materials and project information, and ensuring the timely and high-quality implementation of programme processes and office operations.

2. Duties and Responsibilities
A. Support to the Mubadarat Programme and National CSO Coordination
Technical and financial monitoring of CSO grantees
• Support the implementation of all phases of calls for proposals (outreach, reception, documentation, evaluations, notifications).
• Review grantee workplans, budgets, deliverables, and supporting documentation for completeness and compliance.
• Assist in the verification of financial reports, invoices, justification documents, and contractual requirements.
• Monitor progress of CSO projects through regular communication, data collection, checklists, and documentation.
• Contribute to field visits and prepare mission notes and follow-up actions.
Support to organisational development and capacity building
• Assist in collecting data for organisational development assessments.
• Support logistics and coordination for training workshops and coaching sessions.
• Prepare templates, checklists, agendas, and materials for CSO capacity-building activities.
• Track participation, training completion, and follow-up actions.
Monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL)
• Maintain databases, indicators, tracking tools, monitoring files, and portfolio dashboards.
• Support data verification and consolidation of MEL information for donor reporting.
• Assist in documenting success stories, lessons learned, and case studies.
Support to Regional Implementation of Mubadarat
• Liaise with the regional Mubadarat team and other country coordinators for data collection, reporting, communication, and cross-country information flow.
• Support harmonisation of templates, documentation, and reporting systems.
• Assist in organising, preparing materials for regional meetings, workshops, and exchanges.
• Contribute to reporting by providing accurate, timely national data.

B. Communications and Visibility for Mubadarat and the Tunisia Project Office
• Collect and prepare content for social media, newsletters, website pages, and success stories.
• Support the preparation of communication materials such as presentations, brochures, posters, fact sheets, and visual assets.
• Support translation, editing, and finalisation of communication documents (Arabic/French/English).
• Coordinate with the IUCN-Med Communications Unit to ensure consistency with IUCN standards and visibility guidelines.
• Assist in the organisation of visibility events, workshops, and public activities.

C. Tunisia Project Office Administration and Coordination Support
• Assist with daily administration of project activities and coordination needs.
• Contribute to the preparation of donor and internal reports.
• Support office-level operational duties as required.
• Support procurement processes for events, supplies, consultants, and services in compliance with IUCN procedures.
• Prepare administrative documents, meeting minutes, travel arrangements, and logistical planning.
• Help prepare agendas, background notes, briefs, and documents for meetings and events with government stakeholders, donors, and partners.
• Maintain organised and up-to-date digital and physical filing systems, and updated contact lists, calendars, and follow-up actions.
• Ensure that all work follows IUCN policies, administrative procedures, ethical standards, and safeguarding principles.

3. Reporting and Collaboration
The Programme Assistant reports to the National Coordinator / Tunisia (Senior) Programme Officer (TBC initially with IUCN Med CSO Support Programme Manager, and collaborates closely with:
• Regional Mubadarat team in Málaga
• IUCN-Med Communications Unit
• Tunisia Finance & Administration Officer
• IUCN Members, CSO grantees and partners
• National institutions and stakeholders