Employer: Young Peacebuilders Initiative (YPI)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Application Deadline: 29th Nov 2013
Duties and 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 peace building 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.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• The applicant should hold a 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
• Spoken and written fluency in English and local language(s)
How to Apply:
All candidates should submit a CV with an application letter to Carol at stationsconsulting@gmail.com
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