Background
The Life & Peace Institute (LPI) is an international centre that supports and promotes nonviolent approaches to conflict transformation through a combination of research and action that entails the strengthening of existing local capacities and enhancing the preconditions for building peace. LPI envisions a world where peace, justice and non-violent relations prevail through people’s active work and commitment. LPI works with a variety of local and regional partners in the Horn of Africa region (Somalia, Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia) and Great Lakes region (Democratic Republic of the Congo).
For the past four years, LPI has been implementing its Horn of Africa Regional Programme (HARP) based in Addis Ababa. This policy-focused programme aims primarily at supporting civil society and academia in the Horn of Africa (HoA) to work together with regional and continental policy actors to address key peace and conflict issues. In order to achieve this aim, HARP provides capacity support to civil society in policy engagement and analysis, works directly with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the African Union (AU), as well as informs policy through research, publications (e.g. the Horn of Africa Bulletin) and facilitating policy dialogue between policy actors and non-state actors on the ground.
Position: Research Advisor
Position Summary
The Research Advisor will support HARP’s research and policy action on preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE), in close collaboration with the Senior Research Advisor focusing on P/CVE, the HARP team, Head of Addis Ababa Regional Office and relevant programme staff in other LPI offices.
He/she excels both at evidence-based research and analysis and is passionate about how research can support better decision-making on P/CVE, in particular contextualising P/CVE with peacebuilding approaches and broader issues of human security in the HoA. He/she is an expert listener and brings a range of experience to support the research, analytical and dissemination components of HARP’s work.
The Research Advisor will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with regular travel to programme implementation locations.
Relations within the organisation
Line Manager: HARP Manager/Team Leader
Working relations: Senior Research Advisors, Addis Office Programme staff, Head of Addis Office, programme staff in other LPI offices as required, Addis Office Finance & Admin staff, LPI Knowledge & Learning Unit members.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
The Research Advisor will contribute to the research and policy advocacy agenda of the HARP, specifically on P/CVE, in close coordination with line managers and LPI colleagues. Her/his main tasks will consist of, but are not limited to:
Experience and skills
The successful candidate will be offered a one-year contract with the possibility of extension based on performance. The position will be full time, with an average 40 hours of work per week.