Antecedentes
Deberes y responsabilidades
- Facilitate the communication between the team and the NCA to provide guidance on legal issues related to elections to members of the National Constituent Assembly, the electoral management body, government officials, civil society members and other stakeholders.
- Assist the team to deliver all needed advises to the members of the NCA on the development of the permanent electoral framework covering constitutional provisions regulating the electoral process and a permanent electoral code including the establishing of a permanent EMB.
- Assist the team to deliver all needed advises to the EMB on the development of regulations, procedures and mechanisms for elections and referendum. Advise the EMB in the interpretation and implementation of the provisions of this regulatory framework, if appropriate;
- Provide information on the Tunisian legal framework to the international Legal Advisor;
- Conduct research on legal issues related to elections as instructed by the Legal/Operations Advisor;
- Draft and reviews documents and notes on legal issues related to electoral issues in both Arabic and French.
- Perform other duties as necessary, as assigned by the Legal Adviser.
Competencias
- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of the project.
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
- Treats all people fairly and without favoritism.
- Knowledge and expertise in Tunisian legislation.
- The candidate should have significant skills in providing practical advice to policy makers; be able to work well with senior counterparts in government, electoral management bodies, civil society, political parties.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to foster networks and partnerships, and good working knowledge of information and computer technology.
- Excellent negotiation and representational skills.
- Excellent legal research skills.
- Displays analytical judgment and demonstrated ability to handle confidential and politically sensitive issues in a responsible and mature manner.
- Demonstrates strong intellectual and operational capacity in providing advisory services to stakeholders in electoral processes, specifically to EMBs and civil society organizations.
- Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities. Demonstrated ability to multitask under pressure and to meet strict deadlines often under hardship conditions.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to work effectively in teams, delivering through and with others.
- Ability to translate legal documents related from Arabic to French and vice versa.
Habilidades y experiencia requeridas
- Masters degree in Law, Political Sciences, International Relations or related field.
Experience:
- Experience in legal affairs related to electoral / political processes.
- Strong technical knowledge of the field of electoral legislation and procedures, as well as a general knowledge of international standards in the election field.
- Knowledge in working with transitional and emerging democracies is an asset.
- Strong knowledge of political processes in Tunisia is highly desirable.
- The post requires considerable cultural and political sensitivity and an ability to meet deadlines.
Language:
- Fluency in Arabic and French, good knowledge of English would be an advantage.