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Peace-Building Manager Location:
| el-Geneina, West Darfur, with extensive travel to field sites
| Reports to:
| West Darfur Programme Coordinator
| Duration:
| 1 year, from 1 November 2009
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Overall purpose of job
To manage FAR’s Community Peace Centres in West Darfur, with a focus on life skills and mediation training, nomadic education, livelihoods development, and consultative processes.
Key activities
Management
- To manage FAR’s Darfur Community Peace & Stability Fund project to build and develop at least two Community Peace Centres (CPCs) in West Darfur;
- To take the lead in designing a full programme of activities to be held at the CPCs, including life skills training, mediation training, vocational training, and nomadic education;
- To ensure that the construction and operation of the CPCs involves an open and consultative process with all the communities in the area, and to document this process;
- To manage the project budget;
- To manage the project staff team;
- To ensure that donor guidelines are followed, including any relevant procurement and recruitment regulations;
- To report regularly and in a timely fashion to FAR, the donor and local authorities on the status of project implementation and any relevant successes and challenges;
Representation
- To liaise with local authorities to improve understanding of the project and to ensure the project’s smooth operation;
Security
- To assist in monitoring the security situation in the project area, and to inform the Programme Coordinator of any potential risks and recommend appropriate action;
- To assist in monitoring the compliance of office and domestic premises in the field with minimum safety standards;
Cross-cutting
- To be involved in mainstreaming peace-building as a cross-cutting theme across all of FAR’s programmes;
- To provide advice and guidance on nomadic education programmes to FAR in other parts of Sudan;
- To conduct ad hoc training in peace-building for FAR staff and national partners;
Other
- To assist the Programme Coordinator and wider FAR staff team with other work as reasonably required.
Person specification
Attribute/Skill
| Essential
| Desireable
| Education
| Appropriate training e.g. project management / conflict / education / development, or equivalent experience
Understanding and experience of issues related to conflict, development and education
| Training in development, education or related field | Experience
| At least one year’s relevant experience in a management role | Experience of bilateral and multilateral donors and of humanitarian, recovery and development programming | | Skills/Abilities | Excellent organisational skills
Good computer skills
Excellent inter-personal skills, and the ability to interact with a wide range of people
| Budgeting/bookkeeping skills
Knowledge of Arabic | Personal Qualities
| Personal maturity
Ability to work as part of a team and under own initiative
Ability to respond quickly and effectively to changing circumstances | Desire to train and develop others |
Interested candidates should send their CV and covering letter to countrydirector@farsudan.org
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