Senior Associate

Senior Associate at Voluntās, Tunis, Tunisia (open to national and international status) (Also check it on our website: https://voluntas.com/career/)

About Voluntās (Latin: will, goal, purpose, meaning)

Voluntas specializes in meaningful strategy and evaluation advisory in developing countries, conflict zones, fragile states, and transitional environments with a proven track-record of projects implemented with UN agencies, the EU, USAID and other international organizations. Currently Voluntas is located in Beirut, Copenhagen, Kyiv, Mumbai, Munich, Nairobi, Port Sudan and Tunis. We use our insights to underpin strategic thinking and evidence-based decision-making. Our goal is to have a positive, sustainable impact on populations affected by crisis to improve their living standards and access to rights.

Voluntas specializes in providing meaningful advisory services with a focus on research and monitoring and evaluation services in developing countries, conflict zones, fragile states, and transitional environments. We use our insights to inform fact-based recommendations and policy options grounded in extensive research and data collection. Our goal is to have a positive, sustainable impact on populations affected by crisis to improve their living standards and access to rights.

To-date, Voluntas has implemented over 140 projects in volatile regions with partners including UN agencies, the EU, USAID, and international NGOs. We have a presence in nine countries, with ongoing projects in East and North Africa, the Middle East, and Ukraine. Our projects focus on policy and programming, needs assessments, perception studies, contextual analysis, and monitoring and evaluation. We work on thematic areas such as the environment and climate change, conflict resolution, employment, food security, gender, governance, human rights, migration, political economy, prevention of violent extremism, public health, WASH, and youth.

We are currently looking for a highly motivated individual to lead projects and be part of the regional leadership team supporting our monitoring, evaluation, and research projects as senior associate based in Tunis. The ideal candidate will have 4-6 years’ experience working on research and/or monitoring and evaluation projects for an international organization, research institute, consultancy, or university.

Your Ethics

• You put honesty above compassion
• You put self-awareness above self-confidence
• You put facts above sentiments
• You put aspirations and hard work above good intentions

Your Responsibilities

• Managing projects in close collaboration with Voluntas colleagues, local partners and clients
• Participating in methodology design (including scoping, sampling, instrument development, and analytical frameworks)
• Leading analysis and research and drafting clear recommendations for high-level clients
• Overseeing the development of presentations and drafting of reports
• Liaising with clients on project needs and business development
• Acting as a focal point with our local partners and key stakeholders
• Supporting the development of proposals for project leads
• Supporting and mentoring junior staff based in different offices

Main Competencies

• Intellectual curiosity and inquisitiveness
• Strong project management, problem-solving skills as well as results-oriented mindset
• Demonstrated experience in managing multiple projects and working with tight deadlines
• High level of personal initiative, accountability, and a strong work ethic
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team
• Masters in economics, political science, sociology, international development, law or relevant field
• Excellent written and spoken English with demonstrated experience in delivering concise and high-quality products to clients
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Advantage:

• Good command of French

• Good command of Arabic

• Knowledge of research methods for social science (sampling, weighting, data cleaning and management, descriptive statistics, inference analysis)

  What we offer

• Start date: asap

• Open ended contract with a three months probation period

• Salary based on location and experience.

• Vacation: Six weeks (30 working days) per year accrued with 2,5 days per month

• One meaningfulness day per year

• Development of personal human potential development plan

• Participation in Voluntas Education Program

• Participation in Voluntas Office Exchange program

• Participation in annual Cultural Curiosity Camp

• Flexible working hours and arrangements

• IT equipment (computer)

How to apply

How to apply

Interested candidates should send a resume (CV), and a cover letter (maximum one page) addressing the three points below:

1. Tell us about yourself and what draws you to Voluntas’ mission and virtues
2. A time your actions positively impacted a community and an imaginary project you could imagine working on in Voluntas
3. Describe the three biggest weaknesses you will bring to Voluntas

The cover letter (maximum one page) and CV must be written in English. Selected candidates will be invited for a written test assessment followed by interviews to discuss their self-awareness, interests, and experience.

Deadline: February 16th, 2025.

Don’t let the fact that you do not tick all boxes stop you from applying! At Voluntas we are committed to creating a diverse environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a community of colleagues from all continents and varied backgrounds.

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply irrespective of race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability or age.

For any inquiries feel free to contact Fanny Marchand (fma@voluntas.com).