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What is Women’s Enterprise for Sustainability (WES)?

Expanding women’s economic opportunities is fundamental to sustainable growth and building more equitable societies. The Women’s Enterprise for Sustainability (WES) program empowers, since 2012, women-led organizations in Tunisia to operate WES centers as social enterprises. Through these centers, aspiring and established women entrepreneurs gain new skills and networks, launch and expand businesses, and develop as innovative leaders in their communities.

What does WES do?

• Build the entrepreneurialism and sustainability of local civil society organizations
• Develop a network of women entrepreneurs with leadership and practical skills to actively contribute to shaping the future of their country

WES approach

• Strengthen Women-Led Organizations: WES provides training and support to partner organizations in Tunisia, enabling them to operate WES Centers for Women’s Business Development using a cost-recovery business model. A team of trainers at each center are equipped to deliver curricula including leadership, entrepreneurship, social media, home-based business and e-commerce. By charging nominal fees for workshops, organizations increase their own sustainability and reach, while supporting women entrepreneurs in their communities.

• Access to Training, Networks and Finance: Through WES centers, aspiring and established women entrepreneurs access affordable training, coaching and financial services enabling them to launch and grow businesses. WES graduates form networks committed to sharing resources, creating strategic alliances and advancing professional opportunities for women entrepreneurs.

Job Purpose

The Program Assistant will support the Knowledge Manager and work collaboratively with WES Tunis team and the Institute of International Education (IIE) to implement the Women’s Enterprise for Sustainability (WES) program.

Key Responsibilities

1. Communications:

• Ensure that all WES partners have the appropriate WES branded promotional and communications materials to effectively market the program;
• Ensure that all public events, publications and articles and materials clearly indicate that funding was made possible from the U.S. Department of State Middle East Partnership Initiative and comply with branding requirements;
• Regularly update and contribute to WES website, Facebook page, Twitter, blog and other social media platforms, with emphasis on building the WES visibility in Tunisia;
• Set up and manage online Facebook page for WES entrepreneurs. Answering questions, encouraging participation, collecting stories, etc.
• Assist the WES team in gathering and developing stories and testimonials to support communications, including newsletters, social media, videos, blog posts, and press releases in French, Arabic and/or English to raise visibility of WES program and success in Tunisia and US
• Communicate with IIE about highlight stories and other communications tools.

2. Logistics, Finance and Administration:

• Provide support to WES partners and ensure, in cooperation with the Knowledge Manager, that program evaluation tools are being utilized and properly administered by all partners;
• Support Knowledge Manager by collecting and recording program data for reporting purposes;
• Collect, translate, and review required reporting documents (narrative and financial) from partners and send them to Knowledge Manager for final reports and make recommendations on progress;
• Support drafting of monthly team progress reports, incorporating information and stories from the Centers and feedback from the Program Manager and Country Director, for Knowledge Manager to send to IIE by the 10th of each month using a template provided by IIE;
• Work closely with WES partners to collect routine M&E and Financial reports and follow up on special requests for information;
• Collect data from partner organizations’ monthly and quarterly reports and ensure accuracy of data through follow-up with partner organizations when necessary;
• Support Knowledge Manager and IIE on updating the WES database;
• Conduct phone interviews with all WES beneficiaries at the end of the program and accurately record findings to share with WES team;
• Support WES team in administrative and logistical tasks as needed including organization of WES Training of Trainers and other meetings and events.
• Provide administrative support to WES country team upon request: set up meetings, meetings minutes, follow up with partners, follow up with experts and stakeholders;
• Other administrative and organizational support tasks as needed.

We offer

You will be contracted by the Tunisian association for management and social stability (TAMSS) according to Tunisian labor legislation with a competitive, fair and comprehensive pay that is justifiable to our donors. We offer an employment contract for one year with the possibility of extension.