Job Title: Peace
Building & Conflict Mitigation Officer
Building & Conflict Mitigation Officer
Organisation: ACDI/VOCA
Project: Resiliency
through Wealth, Agriculture, and Nutrition in Karamoja (RWANU)
through Wealth, Agriculture, and Nutrition in Karamoja (RWANU)
Funding Source: USAID
Duty Station:
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Gender
Specialist/Cross Cutting Coordinator
Specialist/Cross Cutting Coordinator
About ACDI/VOCA:
ACDI/VOCA is carrying out the
USAID-funded PL 480 Title II Development Food Assistance Program entitled
“Resiliency through Wealth, Agriculture, and Nutrition in Karamoja
(RWANU)”. The RWANU Program is focusing on reducing food insecurity among
vulnerable rural populations in selected sub-counties of Amudat, Moroto, Napak
and Nakapiripirit. The Program’s strategic objectives are (1) improved
availability and access to food and (2) reduced malnutrition in pregnant and
lactating mothers and children under five. The RWANU Program takes a preventive
approach to reducing malnutrition, focusing on the first 1,000 days of life
when conditional food rations will have the highest impact. RWANU will promote
diversified livelihoods strategies including linkages to market opportunities
to ensure long-term food security and resilience to food insecurity shocks.
USAID-funded PL 480 Title II Development Food Assistance Program entitled
“Resiliency through Wealth, Agriculture, and Nutrition in Karamoja
(RWANU)”. The RWANU Program is focusing on reducing food insecurity among
vulnerable rural populations in selected sub-counties of Amudat, Moroto, Napak
and Nakapiripirit. The Program’s strategic objectives are (1) improved
availability and access to food and (2) reduced malnutrition in pregnant and
lactating mothers and children under five. The RWANU Program takes a preventive
approach to reducing malnutrition, focusing on the first 1,000 days of life
when conditional food rations will have the highest impact. RWANU will promote
diversified livelihoods strategies including linkages to market opportunities
to ensure long-term food security and resilience to food insecurity shocks.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop
a conflict mitigation strategy for RWANU, identifying benchmarks for
achievement of goals, success stories and ensure high quality performance
in the area of conflict mitigation. - Guarantee
collaboration, significant contact and interaction between RWANU program
partners, local government agencies, other civil society groups working in
peace building and conflict resolution. - Develop
detailed program work plans, including activity descriptions and
timetables and manage the implementation of these activities so as to
ensure the program’s activities and outputs are executed on time and to
adequate quality standards.’ - Serve
as RWANU’s liaison officer with other organizations that have peace
building related interventions for purposes of sharing best practices and
approaches - Conduct
follow-ups through field visits and mentor Field extension staff in areas
of reporting conflict mitigation advocacy, communication, building
coalitions and networks. - Promote
good relations between RWANU staff and beneficiaries. - Actively
participate in setting program specific targets in line with overall
strategic objectives of the program, participate actively in contributing
to documentation of “success stories” on the interventions and enhance the
overall quality of performance. - Develop
peace building training manuals for the organization and prepare monthly,
quarterly and annual peace building narrative reports - Support
RWANU in identifying strategic opportunities for mainstreaming peace
building in program activities - Assist
communities identify their priorities, opportunities and resources for
effective Peace Building project implementation - Actively
facilitate communities to fully participate in project activities for
enhanced community ownership and sustainability of Peace Building program
through follow ups. - Facilitate
awareness creation and sensitization of beneficiary groups in Peace
Building and conflict mitigation - Perform
any other task as required by the Livelihoods Director and or the Gender
Specialist/Cross Cutting Coordinator
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidates should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Peace and Conflict
Studies or equivalent. - A
minimum of five years professional experience in peace building and
conflict mitigation and preferably in hard to reach areas like Karamoja - Akarimojong
language is essential - Fluent
written and spoken English language skills - Computer
literacy skills with a good command of word processing and spreadsheets - Good
communication, interpersonal and reporting skills - Demonstrable
ability to delegate and work with a team - Ability
to work with minimum supervision
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates who desire to work in the USAID RWANU Project should send
their applications (only by e-mail) addressed to the Human Resources Manager
attaching their application letters and CV to [email protected]
interested candidates who desire to work in the USAID RWANU Project should send
their applications (only by e-mail) addressed to the Human Resources Manager
attaching their application letters and CV to [email protected]
NB: Women
are encouraged to apply as ACDI/ VOCA is an equal opportunity employer. Only
those shortlisted for interviews will be contacted.
are encouraged to apply as ACDI/ VOCA is an equal opportunity employer. Only
those shortlisted for interviews will be contacted.
Deadline: 12th September2014
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