Apply for the Vacancy for Peace Advisor at GIZ in Uganda. The deadline for the application is 6th October 2020.

Title: Peace Advisor for civil society organizations working on the transformation of land conflicts in Acholi

Tasks

The Advisor will have the following tasks

• Contributing the necessary knowledge and experience in the field of Systemic Conflict Analysis, Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding
• Also, advising the interest groups active in Acholi in their strategic planning and the implementation and evaluation of conflict-sensitive interventions
• Similarly, strengthening the capacities of staff and local partners in utilizing innovative and creative tools of conflict transformation
• Also, strengthening the competences of the interest groups in conflict analysis and needs-based project planning
• Supporting the interest groups in the development and implementation of capacity building activities and in the preparation of information material
• Likewise, advising the stakeholders in developing their network-structures and supporting the information flow and knowledge transfer within and between interest groups
• Supporting the development of structures for sustainable knowledge management within the CPS program
• Exploring possibilities to introduce a sensitive and broad topic

Qualifications

• University Degree in the field of peace and conflict research, organizational development, psychology, sociology or comparable qualification
• Also, working experience in participatory, needs-oriented planning and implementation of projects for peacebuilding and conflict transformation, profound knowledge of conflict transformation methods and tools
• Likewise, practical experience in the organization and moderation of workshops and training as well as experienced in the use of participatory methods
• Similarly, profound experience in analytical and strategic thinking and the ability to express complex content easily and understandably
• Expertise in consultancy and advisory as well as experienced in the support of multistakeholder networks
• Driver’s license and several years of driving experience
• Knowledge and experience in the field of land rights in Africa and/or ‘Dealing with the Past’
• Background in adult education and work experience in rural areas is a distinct advantage

About

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH or GIZ, in short, is a German development agency headquartered in Bonn and Eschborn that provides services in the field of international development cooperation.

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