Advisor Women's Leadership for Peace and Security , Juba

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Country: South Sudan Post: Advisor Women’s Leadership for Peace and Security (WLPS) Duty station: Juba

Organizational Background Cordaid has been active in South Sudan for more than 20 years, focusing on civil society capacity-building via technical advice, accompaniment, lobby & advocacy, linking & learning as well as strategic financing. During this period we have developed a vast network of local and international partner organizations from the grassroots up to the national level. In South Sudan Cordaid works exclusively through local partner organisations, supported by a team of in-country advisors and programme officers based at Cordaid HQ in The Hague. Our current programme in South Sudan focuses on four thematic areas: 1) conflict transformation; 2) healthcare; 3) emergency preparedness/response and disaster risk reduction; and 4) entrepreneurship.

Focus of the Position The Women’s Leadership Advisor is responsible for designing, supporting and coordinating Cordaid’s programme on Women’s Leadership for Peace and Security(WLPS) in South Sudan and supporting the capacity-building of local partner organizations in this area. The women leadership for peace and security programme recognizes that there is an under-representation of women in local and national-level decision-making processes in South Sudan. It therefore concentrates on the strengthening of women leadership (youth and adult women), the provision of legal aid to victims of gender-based violence and women human rights defenders, the training of community and traditional leaders on women’s rights, integration of women perspectives in peace and security strategies and practices (incl. security sector reform), as well as multi-stakeholder collaboration and lobby and advocacy on the implementation of UNSCR/National Action Plan 1325 and CEDAW. The Women Leadership Advisor will report to the Cordaid Head of Mission (HoM) in Juba and liaise closely with relevant WLPS team members at Cordaid HQ in The Hague.

General objective of the position  Identify local partner organizations and support capacity development of local partner organizations in the area of Women’s Leadership.  Identify, develop and support new WLPS proposals and projects with partner organizations;  Networking, representation and acquisition/fundraising on WLPS-related issues.

Specific objectives:

Capacity Development • Help organize and facilitate (leadership) trainings for partner organization; • Provide technical assistance on WLPS and accompany staff of local partner organizations to enable long-term skills-transfer; • Support partners in applying and documenting conflict transformation skills and processes; • Improve learning, linking and coordination to strengthen (women) networks, maximize mobilization efforts and establish community-based action plans; • Facilitate development and use of participatory conflict analysis activities, support reflection on strengths and areas of development with Cordaid partners and communities (particularly women’s groups); • Support documentation of human interest stories, lessons learned, best practices and strategic opportunities related to Cordaid / partners’ programmes and projects.

Identify, Develop and Support WLPS Proposals and Projects: • Support partners in writing proposals (work plan / budget / logframes) for WLPS efforts; • Support proposal development for EC, UN, WB, DFID, NL MFA, private foundations and/or other donors on WLPS capacity building programmes; • Support programme development and project identification in the area of women leadership for peace & security; • Support partners to prepare and submit timely and quality financial and narrative reports; • Regular visits to project sites to verify reports submitted to Cordaid HQ and donors.

Networking, Representation and Acquisition: • Identify and establish contacts with relevant organizations and stakeholders as strategic to Cordaid’s WLPS interventions in South Sudan; • Explore potential areas for collaboration and mobilize opportunities and resources to support program partners; • Provide regular conflict analysis updates; • Represent Cordaid in WLPS discussions in relevant Caritas, UN and other peace-building coordination / thematic cluster meetings – in consultation with and as delegated by Cordaid’s HoM.

Qualifications • Academic degree in development, conflict studies, Gender, law or other related fields; • At least 5 years proven experience with developing, managing and monitoring WLPS programmes; • Experience with gender and conflict analysis and facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes; • Strong (financial) project management, analytical and problem-solving skills; • Experience of working with internationally-funded programmes, including coordination, reporting and monitoring according to different donor templates (e.g. EC, UN); • Experience in working with communities, local civil society organizations and government actors in conflict-affected states in Africa, preferably South Sudan; • Experience in working with faith-based / church and/or women organisations is an asset; • Knowledge of South Sudan’s socio-political environment is an asset; • Be diplomatic, culturally sensitive, result-oriented and a team player; • Excellent English writing and communication skills. Juba Arabic language skills is an asset.

Specifics of duty station The WLPS Advisor will be based in Juba. He/she will have to travel regularly to Malakal, Wau, Yambio, as well as other cities in South Sudan for project monitoring, consultation and coordination meetings.

Contract information The contract period is for 6 months initially, with the possibility of extension, starting as soon as possible. We offer a Cordaid contract with a competitive salary and a benefit package which includes comprehensive insurance cover, social security, pension contribution and a travel allowance. The position is open to both internationals and South Sudanese nationals, but preferably filled by a South Sudanese national. Qualified South Sudanese women are particularly encouraged to apply.

How to apply:

Further information & how to apply For additional information, please contact Josée van der Beek, Recruiter. Phone: +31 70 3136 300.

Applications including a motivation letter and extensive CV in English, including the contact details of at least three professional references, should be submitted before 23 February 2013. Please note that we accept applications through our website only: www.cordaid.org (>Working for Cordaid> Vacancy Overview, then select the relevant vacancy, and click on the ‘solliciteren/apply’ button). Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. An assessment might be part of the procedure. This is a position that has been re-advertised within South Sudan several times; people who applied before and were not selected for interview are kindly requested not to apply again.