Position: Kenya Programme Advisor
Location: Nairobi, with frequent travel in Kenya and the Horn of Africa
Location: Nairobi, with frequent travel in Kenya and the Horn of Africa
The Life & Peace Institute (LPI)
is an international and ecumenical centre that supports and promotes non-violent
approaches to conflict transformation through a combination of research and
action that entails the strengthening of existing local capacities and
enhancing preconditions for building peace.
You will be a key person in programme
development including building relationships with new and old partners and
taking a lead in supporting the programme implementation.
An important part of your work will
also be in planning, monitoring and and evaluating the programme
implementation.
You will also collaborate with
research institutes in the field of conflict transformation and issues related
to LPI’s programme.
You will be a part of a dynamic and
innovative team in our Nairobi office where you will work closely with LPI’s
Somalia Programme through joint planning meetings and sharing of experiences
and lessons.
Essential Responsibilities
- Takes a lead role in re-establishing LPI’s
peacebuilding engagement in Kenya including partnership development,
programme/ project design, Monitoring and evaluation, proposal
development, documentation of lessons learnt and identifying relevant peacebuilding
opportunities.
- Supports LPI’s partners in Kenya to develop
relevant peacebuilding engagement, responding to clearly identified needs
and aligning with LPI’s programme in Kenya.
- Provides tailor-made and needs-based technical
support to partners in areas such as project and research design, data
collection, analysis, report writing, monitoring and evaluation, community
dialogue processes and collaborative peacebuilding action.
- Nurtures relationships of mutual learning
between LPI, its partners and target actors/communities.
- Monitors and reports on partners’ conflict
transformation capacity development and programme progress in close
collaboration with LPI’s programme team.
- Ensures regular presence and close
accompaniment of partners and community processes in the field, during
relevant stages of the programme implementation.
- Participates in the documentation and
communication of programme findings; gathers materials and documents
experiences and lessons learned that could further be used to enhance
LPI’s and partners’ activities.
- Liaises and collaborates with researchers and
research institutes in Kenya or elsewhere, which are conducting research
related to conflict transformation issues applicable to LPI’s programme.
- Works closely with LPI colleagues through
exchange, joint planning meetings and sharing of experiences and lessons,
particularly with the Somalia programme team and partners.
Education, Knowledge and Skills
- At least 3 years of professional experience of
project work in peacebuilding and/or community development fields,
preferably in Kenya.
- Professional experience in conducting social
research and data analysis using participatory action methodology.
- University degree in peace and conflict,
education, monitoring & evaluation, development studies or other
relevant field. Master’s preferred, Bachelor with relevant skills and
experience (5+ years) may be considered.
- Fluency in both spoken and written Swahili is
required as well as strong English writing and speaking skills.
Communication skills in other local languages are considered a merit.
- Good analytical writer (English).
- Demonstrated interest in peacebuilding,
training and organisational capacity development, experience in NGO
programme work a strong asset.
- Demonstrated professional experience in
planning, monitoring and evaluation processes, including, but not limited
to, proposal development and donor reporting.
- Experience and interest in working on issues
of gender and generation mainstreaming in peacebuilding is an asset.
- Interest and experience with faith-based
peacebuilding processes is considered an asset.
- Able and willing to travel to field locations
in remote parts of Kenya or beyond Kenyan borders.
- Balanced, mature personality with developed
diplomatic skills, able to cope with working in stressful and complex
environments for long hours.
- Eager and flexible mind, willing to acquire
new skills on the job.
- The candidate should not require a work permit
to work in Kenya.
To apply:
Send a one-page cover letter
detailing your qualifications and interests in the subject area and a full CV
to info.nairobi@life-peace.org.
Please state “Kenya Programme
Advisor” as a reference in your letter of application.
The deadline is 17 April 2015 at
16.00 EAT.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
