The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is among the world’s leading humanitarian relief and development organizations. For 80 years, the IRC has been at the forefront of every major humanitarian initiative to assist people uprooted by war, persecution, or civil conflict. IRC staff go to the toughest places, implement both immediate response and long-lasting programs, and conduct the type of applied research and advocacy the aid community needs to continually push itself to find better solutions for people. In all its country programs, IRC partners with local governments and others to achieve outcomes related to people’s health, education, safety, power and economic well-being. The IRC currently works in 40 countries and with 14,000 employees.
Job Overview:
The Senior Peacebuilding Officer will be responsible for the design, implementation, and monitoring of the IRC’s community peacebuilding interventions in Baidoa, Barawe, Hawlwadaag, and Karaan. CPDF Interventions will enhance and promote peacebuilding and social cohesion through multiple local participatory approaches to measure core governance and peacebuilding outcomes. They will lead on organizational and technical capacity building activities and other key project activities. Under the supervision of the Peacebuilding Manager, they will also be responsible for managing the day-to-day relationships and coordination with local partners, supporting the implementing of peacebuilding initiatives, and providing capacity-building trainings to the project team. Further, she/he will manage relationships with key local stakeholders in the communities targeted by the project and lead community engagement activities. This position will closely work with the Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEAL) Officer as well as local women and youth-led CSOs and community leaders in order to develop and administer community public awareness campaigns and debates to promote knowledge sharing and empowerment in peacebuilding processes. This position will directly report to the Peacebuilding Manager with secondary reporting responsibilities to the Project Consortium Consultant.
Key Responsibilities:
The Senior Peacebuilding Officer is responsible for supporting the Peacebuilding Manager in implementing compliance and reporting activities and plans to support program implementation. The planning includes the development of workplans, spending plans and financial reports, the monitoring of spending plans, creations of donor report as well as any other strategic communications and compliance documents.
The Senior Peacebuilding Officer is responsible for implementing the CPDF activities. The Senior Peacebuilding officer ensures all program needs and plans are met on time in accordance with IRC and donors’ standards.
Qualifications:
Required Competencies:
Apply the following link:
https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/28255?c=rescue
Professional Standards: IRC staff must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Global Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability and Equality. In accordance with these values, IRC operates and carries out policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-Workplace Harassment, Respect at Work Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.
Diversity and Inclusion: at IRC, we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Organizations that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, physical or mental ability, nationality, and perspective are validated to be better organizations. More importantly, creating a safe workspace environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best is the right thing to do. So, bring your whole self to work.
IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. In keeping with our core values of Integrity, Service, Accountability and Equality, IRC strives to maintain a work environment built on mutual respect in which all individuals treat each other professionally, and free of bias, prejudice, and harassment. IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of IRC Persons in any work setting. All IRC staff, wherever they are located, are accountable for creating an environment free of discrimination, harassment, bullying, and retaliation.
Female Candidates are highly encouraged to apply.