swisspeace
51 - 200 employees
Founded 1988
🤝 Non-profit
📚 Education
💼 Consulting
Non-profit • Education • Consulting
swisspeace is a practice-oriented peace research institute that analyses the causes of violent conflict and develops strategies for their peaceful transformation. It produces applied research, develops peacebuilding tools and methodologies, provides training and mediation, and supports and advises state and non-state actors on conflict prevention, conflict sensitivity, dealing with the past, and statebuilding. An associated institute of the University of Basel, swisspeace works with the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, education and research authorities, international organizations, think tanks and NGOs to shape policy and practice in fragile states and gender-sensitive peace work.
National Project Manager
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swisspeace
51 - 200 employees
Founded 1988
🤝 Non-profit
📚 Education
💼 Consulting
Non-profit • Education • Consulting
swisspeace is a practice-oriented peace research institute that analyses the causes of violent conflict and develops strategies for their peaceful transformation. It produces applied research, develops peacebuilding tools and methodologies, provides training and mediation, and supports and advises state and non-state actors on conflict prevention, conflict sensitivity, dealing with the past, and statebuilding. An associated institute of the University of Basel, swisspeace works with the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, education and research authorities, international organizations, think tanks and NGOs to shape policy and practice in fragile states and gender-sensitive peace work.
📋 Description
• Leading the in-country management, coordination and implementation of the project activities across national and sub-national levels in South Sudan in close collaboration with swisspeace. • Leading day-to-day engagement with key stakeholders and partners, including representatives from government, private sector and TVET institutions. • Leading the planning and implementation of community outreach, awareness-raising, and engagement activities. • Ensuring effective coordination, communication, and representation of the project in South Sudan. • Contributing to continuous context and conflict analysis and adaptive, conflict sensitive programming. • Ensuring the effective alignment of project activities with operational plans, budgets, and reporting requirements. • Liaising with and maintaining in-country counterpart for project consortium partners swisspeace and HFTM.
🎯 Requirements
• Several years of professional experience managing development, peacebuilding, livelihoods or governance projects in South Sudan. • Proven experience coordinating complex multi-stakeholder projects involving government institutions, communities, civil society, and private sector actors. • Excellent contextual understanding about South Sudan and are well-connected in South Sudan. • Strong cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures. • Strong organizational, coordination, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and activities simultaneously. • Passionate about inclusive development, peacebuilding and community-centered approaches. • Excellent written and spoken command of English. • Knowledge of Juba Arabic or any other local language is a strong asset. • Legal right to work in South Sudan.
🏖️ Benefits
• The possibility to contribute to an interesting project combining renewable energy, skills development, and peacebuilding. • A competitive gross annual salary in accordance with the NRC grade level 8. • A national contract for the project duration of up to four years. • A positive working atmosphere, collaborating with highly motivated young and international practitioners and researchers who are passionate about their work.
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