Senior Gender Advisor, Liberia Land Rights, Gender Resources Inc. (GRI), Liberia
GRI is seeking a Senior Gender Advisor for the anticipated USAID-funded Land Rights and Conflict Resolution program in Liberia. The Advisor will have accountability to ensure the strategic development, delivery of project results for gender and women’s programs, and client satisfaction for gender equality in project components.
Successful applicants will have: Masters in gender, conflict resolution, development, rural planning, land use planning property law, or related; Ten years of experience developing and managing gender, property rights, and conflict resolution programs; Prior team lead experience preferred; Fluency in English required, fluency in at least one local language preferred.
DEADLINE: Open until filled
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Country Director, Girl Hub Ethiopia
Girl Hub’s mission is to empower the 250 million adolescent girls living in poverty to reach their full potential. Girls are a proven force for change and the catalyst to end global poverty – we call this the Girl Effect. We want girls to be able to complete secondary school, be healthy and free of violence, be able to earn and save for the future, and only marry and have children when they are ready. Our work aims to shift the social norms that hold girls back, and drive better investments that directly benefit girls. Everything we do is based on what girls tell us they need and what will work for them. Girl Hub is a strategic collaboration between DFID and the Nike Foundation. We currently operate in Rwanda, Nigeria and Ethiopia with headquarters in London.
Girl Hub seeks an outstanding individual to lead Girl Hub Ethiopia, one of three country offices under the public-private collaboration between DFID and the Nike Foundation. Girl Hub is a team of DFID Ethiopia, DFID’s largest country programme, engaging with the Government of Ethiopia to help shape policy, and deliver a large existing portfolio of programmes. Girl Hub Ethiopia it is also a member of the Nike Foundation/Girl Hub family and the Country Director works closely with both parent organisations, as well as the other Girl Hubs across the African continent.
DEADLINE: 11 August 2014
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One Acre Fund supplies smallholder farmers with the tools and financing they need to grow their way out of hunger and poverty. Instead of giving handouts, the social enterprise invests in farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm income by supplying a complete service bundle of seeds and fertilizer, financing, training, and market education—and delivering those services within walking distance of the 180,000 rural farmers they serve.
We are expanding our teams and currently have over 35 open positions designed to staff this growth, including: Program Associates, Program Managers, M&E Associates, Operations and Finance Associates, Human Capital Development Associate/Manager, Corporate University Associate, Health Innovations Manager, Policy Innovation Manager, East Africa Policy Director, East Africa Logistics Manager, International Safety Coordinator, Microfinance Partnerships Analyst and Director
DEADLINE: Open
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Chief of Party, Public International Law & Policy Group, Kenya
PILPG’s Kenya project seeks to build the capacity of civil society organizations, the legal community, and officials within the Government of Kenya (GoK) to provide domestic accountability for election-related violence and politically-motivated human rights abuses. The project aims to build the ability of these actors to effectively utilize existing accountability mechanisms and increase their knowledge of international standards and comparative state practice on domestic accountability for international crimes. In addition, PILPG works closely with local partners, including Kenyan lawyers and civil society organizations (CSOs), to coordinate efforts, particularly on activities such as strategic litigation initiatives. With respect to strategic litigation initiatives, PILPG provides expert advice and guidance during the litigation process, and helps support a network of Kenyan lawyers interested and engaged on public interest litigation.
PILPG is seeking a professional with at least seven years experience in the field of international law, with particular expertise in such matters as transitional justice, litigation, and international human rights to serve as the Chief of Party for its Kenya project. Experience in conflict areas preferred. The Chief of Party will be based in Nairobi, Kenya. He or she shall work under the supervision of the Kenya Project Director, who is based in the United States.
DEADLINE: 25 July 2014
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Liberia Resident Director, Civic/Elections Program, Monrovia
NDI has supported democratization efforts in Liberia since 2006, and is currently implementing an Embassy of Sweden multi-year program to strengthen citizen-centered political engagement, including supporting thematic advocacy campaigns. A multi-year U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded elections support program for citizen election observation supporting domestic election observers who will collect, analyze and disseminate information about the electoral process, is currently under negotiation and should begin by August 2014.
DEADLINE: Open
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Team Leader, Search for Common Ground, South Sudan
Search for Common Ground (SFCG) is an international non-profit organization that promotes peaceful resolution of conflict. With headquarters in Washington, DC and a European office in Brussels, Belgium, SFCG’s mission is to transform how individuals, organizations, and governments deal with conflict – away from adversarial approaches and toward cooperative solutions. SFCG seeks to help conflicting parties understand their differences and act on their commonalities. With a total of approximately 450 staff worldwide, SFCG implements projects from 39 offices in 30 countries, including in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States.
The Team Leader will be responsible for overall management of the project, including operation start-up, implementation of the workplan and budget, staff management, coordination with project stakeholders including UNICEF, CRN, and the South Sudanese Government, leadership on monitoring and evaluation, project reporting, and organisational representation. The Team Leader will be supported by the Africa Regional Team as well as HQ staff.
DEADLINE: 25 July 2014
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Political Economy and Research Director, Saferworld, Kenya
Saferworld is an independent non-governmental organisation that works to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives. We work with civil society, governments and international organisations to encourage and support effective policies and practices through advocacy, research and policy development, and through supporting the actions of others. We have a strong thematic focus to our conflict prevention work prioritising: access to security and justice services; arms controls; aid and conflict; and governance and peacebuilding. We contribute to lasting change in specific countries and regions and internationally through a combination of research and policy development, advocacy and through supporting practical action at the local level in conflict-affected societies. We currently have country and regional programmes in Central and South Asia, the Caucasus, Eastern Europe, the Horn and Great Lakes regions of Africa and the Middle East and North Africa.
The Political Economy and Research Director will provide overall leadership on guiding the areas of analysis under the programme and coordinating the various research aspects of the programme. The Director will be required to chair the Project Leadership Board (PLB) which will bring together the consortium members and DFID to oversee the strategic direction of the programme. The Director will also lead on the development of the research element of the programme on Somali Political Economy.
DEADLINE: 13 July 2014
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Policy Specialist, UNDP, Eritrea
In January 2013, the UN System and the Government of the State of Eritrea signed a new Strategic Partnership Cooperation Framework (SPCF) for the period 2013 – 2016 focusing mainly on: Basic Social Services, National Capacity Development; Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods; Environmental Sustainability; and Gender Equity and Advancement of Women in Eritrea. Under Capacity Development, MDG 3 and 8, UNDP’s Country Programme Document proposed to support the enhancement of national capacity in the following strategic areas: (a) international relations and human rights, diplomatic engagement, and implementation of Universal Periodic Review recommendations; (b) trade and investment negotiations and policy formulation, which will improve the policy regulatory environment and thus contribute to attracting foreign direct investment to spur the domestic economy; (c) disaggregated data collection, analysis and dissemination and the establishment of a comprehensive and gender responsive national data management system to inform evidence-based development planning and management. In addition the Country Programme Document highlights support to women in leadership and higher decision-making positions. It will also support the National Union of Eritrean Women and key national institutions to strengthen its human and institutional capacities to mainstream gender in national policies and strategies.
Required Skills and Experience: Advanced university degree (Masters Degree) in Political science, international relations, international economics, law, public science, or other related social sciences; At least 7 years of proven experience in policy, advisory and strategy development, research and policy-level analysis. Experience with democratic transitions a plus; Proven advocacy and engagement with senior levels of government, United Nations, and donors; Experience working within the United Nations and in the Horn of Africa would be an asset; Fluency in English is required.
DEADLINE: 1 August 2014
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Call for Expressions of Interest in Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships
Members of the International Politics Research Cluster in the School of Geography, Politics, and Sociology at Newcastle University are seeking to support high quality applications to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships scheme. The Individual Fellowship scheme provides excellent financial compensation and research support for the best or most promising researchers seeking to relocate to EU Member States or Associate Countries.
We would like to invite expressions of interest for applications within the following areas of research: Critical security studies, with a primary interest in projects applying continental, gender, or post-colonial political theory to analyse contemporary security challenges; Popular Culture and World Politics with a focus on research that explores the aesthetic, phenomenological, affective, or material dimensions at the nexus of politics and popular culture; Critical geopolitics with a particular interest in research exploring vertical geopolitics, network thinking or emerging systems of autonomous surveillance.
DEADLINE: 30 July 2014