Job Title: Team Leader – Conflict Sensitivity
Department: Programming
Division: Programme
Duty Station: Various
Line Manager: Programme Manager
Line Management Responsibility: Protection Officers and support staff
Position Type: Full-time
Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) is a dynamic, international non-governmental organization. We work with people affected by violent conflicts to enhance their security and dignity through Unarmed Civilian Protection (UCP). We work to reduce violence, protect civilians in countries affected by violent conflict and its aftermath, and help transform the world’s response to conflict situations.
Overview:
NP has been implementing protection and peace-building projects in South Sudan since 2010. Currently, in South Sudan, NP’s program in South Sudan is comprised of 11 static field teams in six states and one administrative area, providing emergency protection, social cohesion – and violence prevention among communities affected by conflict. NP also operates a mobile response team in Upper Nile and Unity States in response to the April 2023 Sudan crisis.
Job Summary:
The Team Leader (TL) is responsible for the on-site management of an NP field team. This entails ensuring the effective implementation of NP’s programming while providing for field-based personnel management, financial and administrative functions, coordinating with Juba HQ regarding logistics and procurement and ensuring compliance with NP’s policies and procedures. The TL is the primary representative of NP at coordination meetings with NGO partners and government authorities and departments in the field team’s area of operation
This specific TL position will be responsible for a conflict sensitivity project, implemented in collaboration with a partner organization who works in WASH, FSL and shelter. This specific project will be responsible for conducting conflict sensitivity assessments for our partner’s interventions, as well as more broadly for the AoO, and producing high quality reports for publication. The TL will also oversee interventions aimed at promoting social cohesion within the returnee and refugee populations from Sudan as well as with host communities.
Key Responsibilities:
Programme Implementation
External coordination and accountability
Monitoring and reporting
Finance
Human Resources
Administration/Procurement/Logistics
Qualifications:
Key Challenges:
Skills and Competencies:
Interpersonal and representational:
Preferred Qualifications:
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Application Process
SPECIAL NOTICE
Nonviolent Peaceforce is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.
Nonviolent Peaceforce acknowledges the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of employees, contractors, volunteers, interns, communities we work with, and other stakeholders and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities and government guidance and complies with best practices in the Humanitarian and Development sector.NP expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We prioritise ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. NP also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
NO FEE
We never ask for payment as part of our selection process, and we always contact candidates via our corporate accounts and platforms. If you are approached for payment, this is likely to be fraudulent. Please check whether the role you are interested in is posted here on our website.
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