YPI Jobs - East Africa Coordinator at Young Peacebuilders Initiative in Uganda

Job Title: YPI East Africa Coordinator

Employer: Young Peacebuilders Initiative - YPI

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: 7th Nov 2013

Position Objectives:

The YPI East Africa Coordinator will achieve the following objectives, and take on the following responsibilities, with support and guidance from the YPI Director.

• Manage, strengthen, expand and build sustainability into YPI partnerships in Rwanda and Burundi.
• Launch a YPI partnership in at least one new East African context within 24 months.
• Focusing on building local YPI capacity, grow sustainable funding for expanding YPI Africa.



Responsibilities

• Maintain regular written and oral reporting to YPI Director on key issues.



Explore New Contexts for YPI Partnerships

• Discover who is doing what, where and with whom, related to engaging young peacebuilders.
• Identify key stakeholders from different sectors of society who believe in the YPI vision and will become champions to help make it a reality. Include NGO, FBO, CBO, religious, government and education leaders, and leaders at federal, state, and local levels.
• Able to communicate with a respected university about the need to develop a YPI Research Institute that will support YPI research and measure YPI success.

Support the Formation of New YPI Partnerships

• Identify a small group of leaders who will gather a broader group of cross sector stakeholders and walk them through a YPI formation process.
• Help them clarify and commit to the YPI vision in their context.
• Help them identify obstacles to achieving that vision.
• Help them agree on opportunities to overcome obstacles and develop a strategy and prioritized action plan for achieving the YPI vision in their context.
• Help them develop a committed YPI leadership team.
• Help identify, resource and support a committed and qualified YPI Facilitator in each YPI context.

Strengthen, Expand and Build Sustainability into Operating YPI Partnerships

• Ensure leadership teams of each YPI in Africa put their prioritized strategy and plan into action with a process for continuous progression.
• Ensure each YPI in Africa develops mechanisms for consistent quality communication.
• Strengthen, coach and encourage each YPI leadership team in Africa by helping them identify and obtain what is necessary to achieve their YPI objectives.
• Help continually develop the skills of each YPI Facilitator in Africa.
• Help develop and manage YPI Research Institutes in each African context in partnership with the context’s YPI leadership team, and YPI Director and YPI Academic Advisor Team.
• Advise on child/youth peacebuilding projects, principles and practices that increase likelihood of success.


Grow Sustainable Funding For Expanding YPI Africa

• Identify, cultivate relationships with, pursue and acquire funding from new donors to support YPI’s work in Africa.
• Nurture sustainability of each YPI in East Africa by helping direct them toward potential funding opportunities.
• Manage YPI East Africa grants and budgets, ensuring timely reporting and contract and donor guideline compliance.



Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in related field
• Proven ability to build collaborative partnerships and negotiate multiple relationships with various partners
• Demonstrated budgeting, proposal writing, grants acquisition and management skills
• At least five (5) years of experience in peace-building, development and/or related fields, including democracy and governance issues such as civil society strengthening
• Dynamic entrepreneurial leader with creative problem-solving skills, particularly in challenging situations
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills, as well as the ability to build and conduct effective professional working relationships at all levels, both internally and externally
• Demonstrated financial management and program administration experience
• Strong oral and written communications skills
• Cultural sensitivity and adaptability
• Experience working in conflict-affected contexts
• Some research experience, preferably designing and implementing qualitative social research with children



More Information

1. On YPI: www.YoungPeacebuilders.net and www.facebook.com/youngpeacebuildersinitiative
2. On Dr McGill: www.breakthroughpartners.org/who-we-are/leadership/michael-mcgill.aspx
3. On the YPI exploration, formation and operation process:
4. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IE5cYlGuBRRy-8i3SMjHNM00yrrWpDFv4sVN7fwY8n8/edit?usp=sharing


How to Apply

CVs and application letters should be sent to stationsconsulting@gmail.com