Background

The Life & Peace Institute (LPI) is an international centre that supports and promotes nonviolent

approaches to conflict transformation through a combination of research and action that entails the strengthening of existing local capacities and enhancing the preconditions for building peace. LPI envisions a world where peace, justice and non-violent relations prevail through people’s active work and commitment. LPI works with a variety of partners in the Horn of Africa region, Somalia, Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia and the Great Lakes region, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

For the past four years, LPI has been implementing its Horn of Africa Regional Programme

(HARP) based in Addis Ababa. This policy-focused programme aims primarily at supporting civil society and academia in the Horn of Africa (HoA) to work together with regional and continental policy actors to address key peace and conflict issues. In order to achieve this aim, HARP provides capacity support to civil society in policy engagement and analysis, works directly with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the African Union (AU), as well as informs policy through research, publications (e.g. the Horn of Africa Bulletin) and facilitating policy dialogue between policy actors and non-state actors on the ground.

Position Summary

Under the direct supervision of the HARP programme manager, and in coordination with relevant units at the Regional Office, the programme assistant will be responsible to support the overall planning, budgeting, preparation, design and implementation of programme activities