Position summary
The Programme Advisor (PA) for Conflict Sensitivity will be a key team member of the Life & Peace Institute’s (LPI)[1] Ethiopia Programme, with a specific role to lead on the programme’s focus on Conflict Sensitivity, Conflict Sensitive Development, and Conflict Sensitive Land Administration. The PA will ensure that the programme and implementing partners meet planned outcomes; that strategic acitivites are designed and planned diligently and conducted as per plan; capacity development support is provided to partners, necessary data is gathered for purposes of monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), and periodic reports are compiled and submitted to a high professional standard. The PA will also work closely with other aspects of the programme as developed. The position is based in Addis Ababa with frequent travel to programme implementation locations across the country and possibly internationally.
Relations within the organisation
· Supervisor: Ethiopia Country Manager/Head of Office, Addis Ababa, until further notice.
· Working Relations: Coordinates with the Sustained Dialogue Coordinator, MEL Adviser of Ethiopia Programme, Inter-faith peacebuilding Programme Advisor; colleagues in the Horn of Africa Regional Programme (HARP) and Addis-based Finance and Administration; Nairobi-based Director of Programmes and Director of Global Policy; Sweden-based Knowledge and Learning Unit Director and strategic advisors; and relevant staff of partner organisations.
Primary tasks and responsibilities
1. Lead LPI’s work with partners to promote an awareness and practice of conflict sensitivity in the Ethiopian context, specialising in the practice of promoting Conflict Sensitive Development and Conflict Sensitive Land Administration specifically.
2. Accompany and support an ongoing project being implemented by a local partner on Conflict Sensitive Land Administration in the Eastern Hararghe Zone
a. Ensure the terms of the sub-contract for the Conflict Sensitive Land Administration project are adhered to, conduct regular project monitoring and be responsible for documentation of the results of the project for LPI in partnership with the implementing partner (and the Finance and Administration unit of the LPI programme).
b. Support the partner in development a MEL framework and plan and ensure a high standard of project performance monitoring and data tracking.
c. Review project reports and provide constructive feedback to the local partner and accompany activities as appropriate.
3. Lead on the development to new lines of engagement for LPI to fulfil its programmatic prioritisation of conflict sensitivity in the Ethiopia context, including
a. Lead efforts that are meant to enhance the capacity of local civil society to promote conflict sensitivity
b. In collaboration with partners, facilitate mapping of the development projects, feeding into a programme approach to policy engagement
c. Coordinate, document and follow-up on learning events with practitioners, partners, and MoFPDA, etc.
d. Devise strategies to promote partners’ skills in policy engagement and understanding of conflict sensitivity as well as bottom-up peacebuilding processes
4. Work to ensure that key stakeholders are able to engage in dialogue and action to promote conflict sensitivity in Ethiopia, mainly by engaging in the following categories of activities:
a. Organise experience-sharing exchanges with relevant entities concerned with development policy and conflict sensitivity;
b. Facilitate conflict sensitivity trainings for MoFPDA, civil society, and private industry on key issues of conflict sensitive development;
c. Facilitate the development of policy inputs from diverse concerned stakeholders . This may include issue identification, support for policy research to fill evidence gaps, facilitation of capacity-building trainings related to policy work.
d. Lead the effort to create new spaces for exchange and forms of engagement between MoFPDA and other stakeholders on identified policy issues through evidence-based dialogue in the forms of recurrent roundtables, panel discussions as well as informal gatherings.
8. Contribute to and strive for programmatic excellence, effectiveness and learning in LPI’s conflict transformation work in the Horn of Africa and in particular, in its Ethiopia programme.
9. Adhere to and models LPI’s values and key programme principles that includes gender mainstreaming, conflict sensitivity and do no harm programming.
10. Undertake other tasks as assigned by his/her supervisor.
The employee accepts that this job description may be changed by the Head of Addis Ababa Regional Office, as the need may require.
Education, knowledge and skills
§ Proven professional experience implementing peacebuilding and conflict transformation programmes.
§ Deep knowledge of conflict sensitivity in implementation of development project.
§ Professional experience in monitoring and evaluation, participatory research design, development of tools, data collection, analysis and writing research outcomes and/or experience engaging policymakers and influencers at different levels (including drafting of policy briefs).
§ Professional experience in grant management and local partner accompaniment.
§ University degree in peacebuilding, development studies or other relevant fields (political and social sciences). Bachelor’s degree with relevant skills and experience (5+ years) may be considered. Master’s preferred.
§ Excellent analytical writer (English)
§ Demonstrated interest in peacebuilding field and NGO experience a strong asset.
§ Ability to create project work plans and diligently document and track key activities and project performance metrics.
§ Mastery of use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
§ Able to travel to field locations in Ethiopia,
§ Knowledge of regional languages are an asset.
§ Balanced, mature personality with developed diplomatic/ interpersonal skills.
§ Eager and flexible mind, willing to acquire new skills on the job.
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