Presentation of Interpeace
Interpeace is an international peacebuilding organization. With over 25 years of experience, it has implemented a wide range of peacebuilding programs in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Latin America.
Interpeace tailors its approach to each society and ensures that its work is locally designed and led. Through its local partners and its own local teams, it co-develops peacebuilding programmes based on in-depth consultation and research. Interpeace helps to establish processes of change that promote sustainable peace, social cohesion and resilience.
The organization’s work is designed to connect and promote understanding between local communities, civil society, governments and the international community. Interpeace also helps the international community, particularly the United Nations, to play a more effective role in peacebuilding, drawing on Interpeace’s expertise in grassroots work. Interpeace does this primarily by providing innovative thinking and fresh ideas on contemporary peacebuilding policies. It also helps the international community through “peace responsiveness” work, in which Interpeace provides advice and practical support to other international organizations (particularly those in the security, development and humanitarian sectors), enabling them to adapt their work systemically, to simultaneously address conflict dynamics and strengthen peace dynamics. Interpeace is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with offices around the world. For more information about Interpeace, please visit www.interpeace.org .
Position within the Organization
Interpeace is recruiting an experienced, committed and motivated Program Officer to support the implementation of its program in Côte d’Ivoire alongside its partners.
The Program Officer is a member of the Program Management Unit, and coordinates the management of a project implemented in Côte d’Ivoire.
Functions and responsibilities
The Program Officer is under the direct supervision of the Regional Political Advisor Côte d’Ivoire. His/her main functions are as follows:
General Responsibilities
- Support the finalization, launch and implementation of the new strategy of the Interpeace Côte d’Ivoire program;
- Establish and maintain good working relationships with partner CSOs, focal points and other local, regional and national stakeholders with whom Interpeace is engaged in Côte d’Ivoire;
- Participate in internal and external learning processes, and in the production of capitalization documents, lessons learned, recommendations, policy briefs related to the project;
- Contribute to fundraising, development of new project proposals and strategic collaborations, as well as external communications efforts;
- Conduct regular monitoring of contextual developments in Côte d’Ivoire;
- Support the Regional Political Advisor in representing the organization at official meetings and visits, public events, workshops, etc.
Specific tasks and responsibilities
- Coordinate the project “Strengthening community mechanisms for preventive monitoring and rapid response to the high risk of electoral violence in Côte d’Ivoire (PREVEL),
- Facilitate collaboration within the partnership, manage the planning and implementation of project activities;
- Contribute to the achievement of the project objectives and results, in accordance with the work plans, logical framework and budget established with the other partners;
- Ensure compliance with the contractual obligations of everyone within the “PREVEL” project as well as with respect to, and in line with, the requirements of the donor;
- Manage regular communication with the donor to share information on the progress of activities, challenges and successes encountered, as well as to obtain necessary approvals at certain stages of the project;
- Provide and mobilize, under the control of the regional political advisor, the technical, programmatic and operational support required by Interpeace Côte d’Ivoire partners in the implementation of activities on various themes;
- Lead the production of high quality narrative reports for the donor, including the compilation of change stories, photos and videos of project activities to strengthen donor and project communication and visibility externally;
- Carry out monthly budget monitoring and financial planning of project activities in conjunction with partners, and support Finance Officers at key stages of the financial reporting process to the donor;
- Support the production and review of procurement documents related to key project activities, including the rehabilitation or construction of infrastructure aimed at improving access to and management of natural resources in the implementation areas;
- Ensure that progress on project indicators is monitored and measured regularly and contributes to the achievement of Interpeace’s overall programmatic results;
- Support partners in setting up, monitoring and managing an accountability mechanism that is tailored to and sensitive to conflicts for project stakeholders;
- Conduct regular field visits to project sites.
As the job description is not exhaustive, the post holder may be required to perform other tasks which generally fall within the scope of the above-mentioned functions.
Qualifications
Candidates with the qualifications and experience below may apply. Excellent knowledge of reading, writing and speaking French is required.
Education :
Graduate, Master’s level in Anthropology, Sociology, Development, Human Ecology, Peacebuilding, International Relations, or similar fields.
General skills:
- Be a fan of collaborative, inclusive and participatory work both internally and externally;
- Demonstrate a proven ability to work in a team, to organize and coordinate tasks between several collaborators from different organizations;
- Demonstrate proactivity and initiative in carrying out tasks;
- Know how to organize yourself, prioritize your work, and carry it out with a high degree of autonomy;
- Be highly sensitive to differences in culture, gender, religion, and age;
- Demonstrate active listening skills and patience when dealing with colleagues and partners with diverse experiences and varied professional approaches;
- Have the ability and willingness to travel, stay and work in the field in Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso for the supervision of project activities when necessary;
- Demonstrate a good understanding of the Ivorian regional and national context.
Technical skills:
- Demonstrate excellent management skills and mastery of the project cycle;
- Know how to work in partnership with CSOs and contribute to their capacity building;
- Demonstrate very good analytical, research and data collection skills;
- Have proven skills in maintaining external relationships (donors, authorities);
- Have past experience working in peacebuilding initiatives, conflict prevention, mediation and/or management, participatory action research;
- Good understanding of the political and security context of Côte d’Ivoire, the Sahel and the Gulf of Guinea.
Experience and skills:
- At least 3 years of demonstrated professional experience in a similar role of project/programme management in peacebuilding, social cohesion and/or conflict prevention is essential;
- At least 1 previous professional experience related to the management of electoral cycles, Civic Education
- Having worked with one or more partners, including national CSOs, is necessary;
- Rigor, respect for work deadlines and instructions provided are essential;
- Demonstrate relevant prior experience in conducting participatory action research, community dialogues, and/or policy advocacy;
- Demonstrate skills in writing very high-quality reports in French;
- Demonstrate good skills in financial management, monitoring and planning;
- Have knowledge of monitoring operational procedures (finance, purchasing);
- Have a rigorous, synthetic mindset and good analytical skills;
- Proficiency in the following computer tools is essential: Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook;
- Proven creative skills in facilitating or leading workshops, and/or in translating information/data into engaging visual representations (diagrams, drawings, sketches) would be an asset.
Interpeace skills:
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Search results
- Continuous adaptation and learning
- Respect for diversity.
How to apply
Interested candidates who meet the conditions are invited to submit their files (CV and letter of expression of interest) through the following link:
The deadline for submitting applications is December 31, 2024 .
