Title: Training Consultant - Community Safety - Somalia
Duration: 3 months
Location: Nairobi, Kenya with substantial time in Somaliland/ Puntland
Purpose: To support the implementation of Saferworld’s Community Safety work in Somalia
Reporting To: Community Safety Coordinator – Somalia
Key Relationships:
- Programme Manager - Somalia
- Advocacy and Communication Officer - Somalia
- Policy and Advocacy Programme – London
- Head of Africa (Horn)
Background
Saferworld is an independent non-governmental organisation that works to prevent and reduce violent conflict and promote cooperative approaches to security. 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 development of local capacities and structures.Saferworld has been working in Africa since 1997, with a primary focus upon East Africa and the Horn region. We have well-established programmes in Kenya, Uganda, Somalia and Sudan. In addition, Saferworld supports regional and international conflict prevention and security processes. Saferworld headquarters are in London, with a regional office in Nairobi, and country offices in Kampala and Juba. The Somalia programme is managed from Saferworld’s Nairobi office.
The organisation’s Somalia programme has two components. The first focuses on strengthening Somali Non-State Actors to better enable them to participate in policy dialogue with regional and national government and international actors, particularly on issues related to peace, security and development.
The second component is focussed on promoting a ‘bottom-up’ approach to security promotion and armed violence reduction. This entails Saferworld providing technical support in the form of advice, training, analysis and report writing to a broad network of Somalia and international NGOs, international agencies and universities who are implementing community projects addressing safety and security issues across Somalia and also working jointly to analyse and report on the causes and potential solutions for such problems.
The overall purpose of Saferworld’s work in this area is to enhance the capacity of key stakeholders to address community safety issues in Somalia on a more sustained and inclusive basis.
The project coordinator will be responsible for day-to-day support to those organisations working together with Saferworld under the above community safety framework.
Roles and Responsibilities
Programme implementation
Working closely with key project partners and under the close supervision of the Community Safety Coordinator, the consultant will be responsible for delivery of the following:
Training and capacity building: Develop and test Somalia-specific training modules for use by project partners on key issues such as conflict analysis, conflict sensitivity, community-based policing, conflict mediation, small arms, community mobilisation and other areas relevant to the implementation of the community safety framework; conduct initial pretesting and ‘training of trainer’ sessions for partners; build the capacities of Observatory trainers and local partners.
Person Specification
Essential:
- A masters degree, preferably in relevant subjects such as peace/conflict studies, development, international relations, education (or equivalent professional experience);
- Experience in teaching/ training methodologies and development of training material.
- Experience of working in complex and politically-sensitive contexts, and excellent political judgement;
- Experience of living and/or working in Africa, preferably in Somalia;
- Ability to work in a non-partisan manner, sensitivity to cultural and ethnic differences;
- Good written and spoken English;
- A team player: able to demonstrate a constructive, cooperative and problem-solving approach;
- Authorised to work in Kenya;
- Willingness to travel to the Somali regions (security permitting).
Desirable
- Understanding of Somali political and cultural dynamics;
- Knowledge of community safety and gender roles
- Experience of working with civil society/ community, and of developing and implementing strategies for civil society/ community capacity-building;
- Background in and knowledge of contemporary peace and security-building programming areas (e.g. security sector reform, conflict-sensitivity, rule of law, armed violence reduction, disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration).
Terms and Conditions:
- Remuneration: Ksh.40,000/= (gross) per week.
- Duration of contract: 3 months with possibility of extension depending on performance and funding.
Application Process
Please send full CV and covering letter, detailing how you meet the selection criteria to recruitment @ saferworld.org.uk
Please use subject heading: TC.
Please use subject heading: TC.
Deadline for applications: 25th April 2010.
Due to urgent needs, upon receipt of a suitable application, the position might be filled before the deadline.
Due to urgent needs, upon receipt of a suitable application, the position might be filled before the deadline.
