Interpeace Organisation Jobs

Location: Africa.

Interpeace Organisation Jobs: Interpeace is an international peacebuilding organization that helps divided and conflicted societies build sustainable peace.

The organisation seeks to recruit for the position of:

1. Programme Officer - Kenya

Responsibilities:

Programmatic Support

  • Provide programmatic guidance and operational support for field activities by Interpeace and its partners, specifically with respect to the content of the work. This includes, but is not limited to, collaboratively developing and nurturing a clear understanding of Interpeace’s programmes of work throughout the Great Lakes region.
  • Play a strong supporting role in the development of strategy and the work plans for all field components of the programmes; • Monitor and respond to the implementation of work plans and revise them in collaboration with the partners and others within the Interpeace team.
  • Ensure that reflection and learning take place regularly with regard to programme development, methodological adaptations and generally on the topics under study.
  • Oversee the collection, compilation and dissemination of both contractual and strategic reporting.
  • Review written products of the Interpeace Great Lakes Programmes and provide quality control through a mentoring approach to ensure the development of written capacities within the local partners.
  • Support the technical development of the field teams in the areas of methodology, writing and communications.
  • Assist in the development of the regional Great Lakes programme and the strengthening of the new partner teams’ capacities
  • Develop emerging thematic competences that can be used not only for the Interpeace’s programmes but could also be incorporated into the work of Interpeace in its other programmes of work.

    Financial Activities

  • Support the fundraising initiatives of Interpeace and the local partners that ensure the financial sustainability of all Interpeace’s Great Lakes Programmes.
  • Regularly monitoring the programme’s funding situation and monthly expenses, ensuring that programme expenditures are within approved budgets and available funds.
  • Review and approve partner’s activity reports before payments are authorized by Senior Programme Officer/Regional Director.

    Networking

  • Utilize substantive relations vis-à-vis key Great Lakes Region stakeholders, in both informing and disseminating Interpeace’s programmes of work.
  • Establish new and maintain existing relations with key international actors in the Great Lakes Region and Nairobi, including donor relations, and strategically engage these actors in the work of Interpeace.

    Knowledge and Experience

  • Master’s degree in peace-related studies, social or political science or other relevant fields
  • At least three years of field experience in peacebuilding, political and/or developmental work
  • Knowledge of and experience in the Great Lakes Region
  • Demonstrated experience in conflict resolution/Peacebuilding, external relations, proposal writing, and training
  • Strong communications skills: ability to write in clear, concise manner and to communicate effectively orally in both English and French
  • Strong computer skills in MS Office applications
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work in a multi-cultural ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity
  • Strong commitment to supporting local peacebuilding initiatives and to the values and working principles of Interpeace
  • Strong writing and communications skills in English and French required, local language knowledge in Kinyarwanda/Kirundi and/or Kiswahili a bonus

    Send application, including a letter of interest and complete CV via email to: recruitment{at}interpeace.org Please indicate Programme Officer – Great Lakes Region in the subject line.

    Application deadline: 24 November 2011.

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