Job: Chief, Social Policy, UNICEF, Tanzania
If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you. For 60 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children’s survival, protection and development. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
Purpose of the Position:
Under the supervision of the Representative, responsible for development, design, planning, implementation and management of UNICEF support for evidence-based social policy advocacy and analysis, as well as the research function linked to ongoing situation analysis. Key aspects include development of strategic thinking, design of technical inputs, cultivation of linkages with partners, and support for data collection, knowledge-building, and documentation aimed at influencing rights-based and gender-sensitive social policies, plans, budgets, and legislation. As chief of section, directs a group of professional and support staff to develop and administer workplans of the Social Policy and Analysis Section and to link across sectors for technical support on cross-cutting issues of social policy and research. Leads UN work on social protection and participates in key national fora and technical working groups in policy, research and analysis.
DEADLINE: August 15, 2013
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Job: Director, Partners for Democratic Change Senegal-Center for Civic Collaboration
Partners for Democratic Change Senegal – Center for Civic Collaboration (Partners Senegal) is a non-governmental organization based in Senegal committed to building democratic institutions and strengthening civil society in West Africa. Partners Senegal was established in 2010 as part of Partners for Democratic Change’s (Partners) Sustainable Leadership Program supported by the General Electric Foundation. Under this program, Partners provides new Centers with support and mentoring on a range of organizational skills and practices to enable the new institution to become established and to fulfill its mission. Partners Senegal has worked on building a culture of conflict and change management in West Africa through projects focusing on improving citizen security, security sector transformation, civic engagement in local governance, gender mainstreaming, child rights, civil society leadership, transparency and local governance. In addition, the Center provides assessment and training services for donors, international and local organizations, and private companies.
Position Summary:
Partners Senegal is looking for an experienced professional who can work with Partners and a local Board of Directors, leading the Partners Senegal staff to develop new programs, strengthen the organization, mentor staff, and provide managerial and technical oversight of existing programs. The qualified candidate will have management experience as well as technical experience in one of the two core areas of Partners work – citizen security and good governance. The position would be based in Dakar, Senegal and would report to the Regional Director for Africa at Partners based in Washington DC.
Salary will be based on salary history and experience level. Please submit a cover letter and resume via email to jobs@partnersglobal.org with “Director-Senegal Position, Partners for Democratic Change” in the subject line.
DEADLINE: August 21, 2013
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Job: Research and Training Officer, Addis Adaba
Position Title: Research and Training Officer
Position Grade : P3
Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Conflict Early Warning &
Response Mechanism (CEWARN) Office
Reports to: Director, CEWARN Office
Summary:
Under the overall direction of the Director of CEWARN Office, the Research and
Training Officer is responsible for operational Research and Training in conflict
early warning & response and CPMR; Institutional and Functional capacity
building; harmonization, coordination and development of Regional Research &
Training policy and Plan of action; and Networking with Civil Society
organizations.
Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to successfully interact with a variety of people on different levels
- Proven writing skills: the ability to successfully write and edit professional
documents - Solid organizational skills: the ability to work productively in a fast-paced
environment and the ability to manage a multi-faceted workload
under strict deadlines - Flexible work attitude: the ability to work productively in a team
environment & independently - Ability to act with sensitivity and discretion while working with highly
confidential information - Computer skills: internet search engines, data retrieval services, MS Word,
Excel
Language requirements: Fluency in one of the working languages (English/French) is required. Proficiency in the other is an added advantage.
Age: 30 – 50
DEADLINE: August 15, 2013
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The Grassroots Reconciliation Group (GRG) is a dynamic conflict resolution/development organization working to facilitate the reintegration of ex-combatants in Northern Uganda. GRG seeks a Development Intern to be based in Gulu, Northern Uganda to contribute to the successful development and implementation of the programs. The internship will provide significant professional development to young professionals and/or higher degree students seeking to gain experience in the development/post-conflict sector. The intern will receive close professional mentoring from our Program Director.
Duties will include:
- Supporting the innovative change and impact monitoring system, including:
- gathering and analyzing data
- writing evaluation reports
- Conducting research into GRG beneficiary groups in communities and villages, with the aim of improving GRG program services;
- Supporting the development of GRG’s communication strategy, update the website and draft newsletters;
- Producing rigorous research papers to be published on GRG’s website and elsewhere;
- Innovative multi-media documentation of GRG projects, including photography, news stories, documentation of individual child soldier stories, video uploads, etc;
- Compile and keeping track of fundraising proposals and opportunities;
- Assisting in drafting grant and fundraising proposals when required;
- Conducting research on foundations and other possible funding opportunities;
- Providing as needed program support to the Program Director;
- If the intern has particular skills (agriculture, psychology, quantitative analysis etc), GRG would be very happy to develop a placement making maximum use of these skills and interests;
- There will also be time where the Intern can work on own research projects.
GRG uses an innovative approach to facilitate long-term community reintegration and reconciliation of former combatants of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). By working with groups combining ex-combatants and other community members, GRG supports locally designed projects which enable members to work together towards shared goals. These projects include livelihoods initiatives, community savings, counseling and reconciliation and leisure activities. GRG is working with more than 800 individuals between Gulu and the South Sudanese border.
Requirements:
- Degree in development, conflict studies, psychology, agriculture, or related field.
- Previous volunteer experience in developing or post-conflict context.
- Knowledge of sustainable development and conflict resolution.
- Good cross-cultural communication skills.
- Good writing and research skills.
- Skills and experience in grant writing.
- Web design/update and multi-media skills a plus, including blogging and social marketing.
- Knowledge of Northern Uganda a plus.
DEADLINE: August 19, 2013
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Conflict Analyst Consultant – DRC
SFCG is a non-governmental and not for profit, conflict transformation organization. Our mission is to change the way the world deals with conflict, away from adversarial approaches and towards collaborative solutions. Founded in 1982, SFCG has headquarters in Washington, DC in the United States and in Brussels, Belgium. SFCG has been working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since 2001, initially in order to provide information on the inter-Congolese dialogue. SFCG currently has a large communication capacity, broadcasting messages via over a hundred media partners that are listened to by millions of people. Our other activities include conflict mediation, community forums, participatory theatre, comic book production, and conflict analysis. All of this work is carried out in order to transform the conflict dynamics in the country, and contribute to the building of a democratic, peaceful and stable society.
Summary of Position:
SFCG is seeking a consultant, or team of consultants, to sharpen SFCG’s conflict analysis methodology. SFCG conducts conflict analysis across the DRC for a variety of projects. These analyses allow us to design our activities to address the major conflicts, and their root causes, in a given area. They also serve to provide information for project partners and other members of the international community on how to adapt their interventions to the conflict dynamics in the country.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct a desk review of SFCG conflict studies produced from 2011 to 2013 and suggest areas of improvement.
- Revise SFCG’s conflict analysis tools (including guidelines, focus group discussion guides, survey questionnaires, and databases).
- Ensure quality of field research (including the methodology and approach used).
- Develop conflict analysis report writing standards and train SFCG staff on report writing.
- Along with our IT team, modernize our IT analysis systems. Notably transitioning our methodology towards using tablets, online forms and database, GIS mapping, and user-friendly statistical analysis software.
- Identify, recruit, and train staff to work on SFCG’s conflict analysis team moving forward.
To apply please send a cover letter, resume, 2 examples of previous conflict analysis reports produced by the applicant, and a projected budget for the work, to employment@sfcg.org and cholmquist@sfcg.org with the subject heading: “Conflict analyst consultant DRC”. Only pre-selected candidates will be contacted.
DEADLINE: August 30, 2013
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DM&E Africa Specialist Position – Burundi
The Organization:
Search for Common Ground (SFCG) is an international non-profit organization that promotes peaceful resolution of conflict. With headquarters in Washington, DC and a European office in Brussels, Belgium, SFCG’s mission is to transform how individuals, organizations, and governments deal with conflict – away from adversarial approaches and toward cooperative solutions. SFCG seeks to help conflicting parties understand their differences and act on their commonalities. With a total of approximately 400 staff worldwide, SFCG implements projects from 29 countries, including in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The organization is an exciting and rewarding place to work, with dedicated and enthusiastic staff who loves their work. You will be joining a highly motivated staff with a good team spirit and there will be opportunities to grow in the role.
Summary of Position:
The Design, Monitoring and Evaluation (DM&E) Africa Specialist is responsible for providing leadership and technical support on design, monitoring and evaluation to half of our Africa programs. The DM&E Africa Specialist will also work within a regional structure to improve program and DM&E quality. S/he will directly report to the DM&E Manager based in Washington DC and work closely with the other three regional DM&E Specialists; including the DME West Africa Specialist. This position is based out of the SFCG Burundi office.
DEADLINE: August 30, 2013
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CALL FOR PAPERS In Movement: Women in Africa and the African Diaspora
Special Issue for JENdA: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies.
Guest Editors: Henriette Gunkel, Zethu Matebeni, and Catherine Raissiguier
We seek articles (5,000 to 6,250 words) and review essays (on books, film, video, performance, art, music, websites, etc. 1,000 to 1,500 words). African women on the African continent and its Diasporas have always been agents of social change and initiators of political/cultural transformations. This special issue aims to explore the different forms of activism, grass roots interventions, and social movements they have generated and/or impacted. We are particularly interested in the ways in which African women inflect and transform current debates about rights, citizenship, belonging, and representation. We are also seeking essays that do not take for granted the concept of politics, but rather reflect on what actually constitutes the political.
Possible topics for articles:
- Historical and current impact of African women’s political interventions from the grass roots to the global level
- Explorations of regional and global African women’s political networks
- African women’s organizing efforts around issues of work, peace, violence and sexuality
- African women in ethnic and im/migration politics
- African women’s roles in public health campaigns and politics
- African women and the politics of race, class, gender, sexuality, nationality, and/or religion
- African women agitating for change around poverty, insecurity, and education
- African women and body politics
- African women’s political interventions in literature, visual arts, and popular culture
- African women’s involvement in and analysis of the so-called Arab spring
- African women and the use of social media as a mode of political agitation and organizing
Send submissions or inquiries in MS Word or Rich Text format to: Catherine Raissiguier at craissiguier@njcu.edu. Author(s) name and contact information should be included on a SEPARATE page. All submissions will be acknowledged via email. Kindly contact us via email if you do not receive an acknowledgement of your submission.
DEADLINE: October 31, 2013