Area Project Manager, Saferworld, South Sudan
The Area Project Manager will be responsible for the successful delivery and expansion of Saferworld’s South Sudan programme of work on community security, community policing and peacebuilding in targeted states/locations. Our Community Security programme enables communities, civil society organisations and other actors to engage more effectively with state and non-state security providers.
Closing date: 3 March 2016
Peacebuilding Project Director, Catholic Relief Services, South Sudan
Catholic Relief Services South Sudan Program is recruiting for a highly competent, proactive and self-driven person to fill the position of Project Director for a multifaceted peacebuilding and reconciliation initiative that promotes broadly inclusive, equitable and transparent processes for (a) grassroots truth-telling and reconciliation, (b) a transitional justice process and (c) formal negotiations. The Project Director will be responsible for the day to day management of the project. He/ she will supervise key project staff, provide technical support to project partners and ensure all the project activities are implemented, while developing strong partnership and networks. The Project Director also takes a lead in strengthening and reinforcing the managerial and technical capacity of the project team, in project implementation, monitoring, learning, reporting, and financial management.
Closing date: 25 February 2016
Research Consultants, Reboot, Nigeria
Reboot is a social impact firm dedicated to inclusive development and accountable governance. We help governments, foundations, and international organizations achieve their missions. To improve social outcomes, we must first understand social challenges as they are. Intensive contextual research is thus at the heart of what we do. Reboot’s research helps our clients and partners make effective policy, program, and investment decisions, and implement them through robust, appropriate design solutions.
We are seeking 1 to 3 Researchers in Nigeria to join our growing team; this is a short-term engagement (3-6 months, starting in May 2016), with a possibility to extend beyond this period. Researchers will design and lead field collection and desktop research activities, including interviews, surveys, and online literature reviews.
Closing date: 15 March 2016
The University of Ibadan, Nigeria
September 5 & 6, 2016
The West African Research Association (WARA) and the University of Ibadan Office of International Programs announce a two-day symposium at the University of Ibadan. The Symposium will showcase innovative research in food security, public health and governance taking place in the region. It will be an opportunity for scholars, especially WARA grantees, to share research strategies, findings and projects with colleagues at University of Ibadan and other institutions in West Africa.
The WARA Travel Grant program promotes individual and collaborative research across national and linguistic boundaries. Since 2000, WARA has awarded more than 100 travel grants to West African scholars working in a wide range of disciplines.
We welcome proposals for paper, panel, and poster presentations on themes of food security, public health, and governance. We especially encourage former WARA/WARC Travel Grantees to participate. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is March 31, 2016. Late submissions will not be considered. All proposals must be submitted online.
Closing date: 31 March 2016
Call for Papers: International Peace Research Association Annual Conference
Freetown, Sierra Leone
27 November – 1 December 2016
The International Peace Research Association has been hosting insightful conferences in the pursuit of world peace and security since its inception in 1964 and has recorded massive success and support from global stakeholders of peace building. The 26th IPRA General Conference organised by IPRA in collaboration with the University of Sierra Leone as the host institution as and Northumbria University (UK) and Sakarya University of Turkey is to be recorded as another benchmark of our visionary history.
AGENDA FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT: Conflict Prevention, Post-Conflict Transformation, and the Conflict, Disaster Risk and Sustainable Development Debate
Closing date: 3 March 2016