Job Title: Project Officer – Conflict & Land
Organisation: Saferworld
Reports to: Project Manager,
Uganda
Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
About US:
Saferworld is an independent international organisation working to
prevent violent conflict and build safer lives. We work with local people
affected by conflict to improve their safety and sense of security. We do this
by supporting effective policies and practices through advocacy, research and
policy development, and through supporting the actions of others. We have a
strong thematic focus to our conflict prevention work prioritising: people’s
security and access to justice services; gender norms that cause and perpetuate
violent conflict; the impact of external conflict drivers including weapons
flows; conflict-sensitive political, economic, development, and security
engagement; and inclusive and accountable governance and peacebuilding
processes.
prevent violent conflict and build safer lives. We work with local people
affected by conflict to improve their safety and sense of security. We do this
by supporting effective policies and practices through advocacy, research and
policy development, and through supporting the actions of others. We have a
strong thematic focus to our conflict prevention work prioritising: people’s
security and access to justice services; gender norms that cause and perpetuate
violent conflict; the impact of external conflict drivers including weapons
flows; conflict-sensitive political, economic, development, and security
engagement; and inclusive and accountable governance and peacebuilding
processes.
Saferworld has been working in Uganda since 2001. Our main focus has
been on supporting civil society involvement in conflict prevention and security
provision, conflict-sensitive approaches to development, and advocating
stronger national and regional controls on small arms and light weapons.
Current priorities include delivering conflict sensitivity support to
institutions and stakeholders working on issues related to land and minerals
including working to improve conflict resolution and community safety in
Karamoja, northern Uganda, and other areas of central Uganda experiencing land
conflict and insecurity.
been on supporting civil society involvement in conflict prevention and security
provision, conflict-sensitive approaches to development, and advocating
stronger national and regional controls on small arms and light weapons.
Current priorities include delivering conflict sensitivity support to
institutions and stakeholders working on issues related to land and minerals
including working to improve conflict resolution and community safety in
Karamoja, northern Uganda, and other areas of central Uganda experiencing land
conflict and insecurity.
Job Summary: The Project
Officer will support the effective delivery of the project ‘Strengthening
conflict-sensitive and rights-based approaches to land governance in Northern
Uganda’, and will be responsible for the regular day-to-day implementation,
documentation, and operations of project activities. The project seeks to
increase collaboration between relevant local government officials, civil
society, cultural institutions, and communities to tackle local land conflicts
in Northern Uganda. It is expected to increase awareness of rights and issues
relating to land conflicts. Lessons will be used to inform policy and promote
good governance. The project will work closely with civil society
organisations, local communities, and relevant authorities.
Officer will support the effective delivery of the project ‘Strengthening
conflict-sensitive and rights-based approaches to land governance in Northern
Uganda’, and will be responsible for the regular day-to-day implementation,
documentation, and operations of project activities. The project seeks to
increase collaboration between relevant local government officials, civil
society, cultural institutions, and communities to tackle local land conflicts
in Northern Uganda. It is expected to increase awareness of rights and issues
relating to land conflicts. Lessons will be used to inform policy and promote
good governance. The project will work closely with civil society
organisations, local communities, and relevant authorities.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
1: Support the effective delivery of the project and take
responsibility for the day-to-day implementation, documentation and operation
of project activities;
responsibility for the day-to-day implementation, documentation and operation
of project activities;
- Support
the Project Manager in coordinating work with partners to deliver timely
and high quality activities, including training, consultation, research
and analysis - Offer
support in the delivery of training, including designing, facilitating or
co-facilitating where necessary - Build
and strengthen working relations with staff in partner organisations who
are working on project implementation - Ensure
timely completion of internal reporting requirements and contribute
to the completion of donor reports - Offer
support in the development and regular revision of project work plans for
Saferworld staff and partners - Keenly
monitor project budgets on a monthly basis in coordination with colleagues
to ensure optimum expenditure of funds and timely and accountable
financial reporting by local partners
2: Build and maintain effective relationships in support of Saferworld’s
work in Uganda;
work in Uganda;
- Build
and maintain positive working relationship with project partners - Actively
contribute to the strengthening of Saferworld’s coordination with other
civil society organisations, national and international peacebuilding
actors in Uganda - Represent
Saferworld at external meetings, and promote lessons learnt from
Saferworld’s work.
3. Ensure regular liaison and information sharing with other parts of
Saferworld:
Saferworld:
- Significantly
contribute to cross-organisational learning and sharing, including
drafting pieces for the weekly internal news - Ensure
effective communication of project activities, results and lessons
learnt within Saferworld, including contributing to organisational outcome
harvesting workshops and biannual reporting
4. Support ongoing monitoring and evaluation and reporting on the
project’s work:
project’s work:
- Offer
support in monitoring the impact of Saferworld’s work in Uganda and
participate in regular debriefings and lessons learning sessions with
Saferworld and partners - Maintain
a database of project outcomes - Coordinate
staff and donor monitoring visits and evaluations as appropriate - Prepare
and submit timely and accurate activity reports and support the Project
Manager in the drafting of donor reports
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The
applicant should preferably hold a first degree or professional
qualification in: Peace and Conflict Studies, Social Sciences or
Development Studies - One
year of experience working on peace and/or governance issues in a non–
governmental organisation - Previous
experience in project administration, planning and implementation - Broad
knowledge and understanding of peace, governance, and conflict
sensitivity, and an active interest in the workings of civil society - Excellent
communication skills, written and oral - Ability
to relate sensitively to diverse groups - Self-driven
and able to deliver results with minimum supervision - Good
report-writing skills with excellent written and spoken English - Demonstrable
interpersonal and team working skills - Flexibility
in traveling and working in challenging situations with unpredictable
working hours - Computer
literacy i.e. proficiency in Microsoft Office and use of internet for
research - Previous
experience with peacebuilding and land-related projects - Prior
experience in designing and facilitating workshops and seminars - Working
knowledge of and experience working on gender-sensitive programming - Broad
knowledge and understanding of conflict sensitive programming - Skills
in participatory approaches to research and programming.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send
a complete application form, download
here and send to Susan Abok at [email protected] (please
use subject heading: Ref: UgPO1)
a complete application form, download
here and send to Susan Abok at [email protected] (please
use subject heading: Ref: UgPO1)
Deadline: 2nd October
2016 by 5pm (Uganda time)
2016 by 5pm (Uganda time)
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