The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), an international non-governmental organization (NGO), has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. DRC promotes and supports solutions to the problems faced by refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and migrants. The organization has offices across the region and has been operational in Ethiopia since 2009.  With funding from bilateral and multilateral donors, DRC is currently implementing a range of activities across Ethiopia and Djibouti, including WASH and shelter provision, child and youth protection, gender-based violence response, awareness-raising of migration risks, protection monitoring of migration routes, and livelihoods support for returning migrants or those at-risk of migration.

The Peace Building Officer will be responsible for various activities related to conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and community engagement aimed at promoting peace, reconciliation, and conflict resolution in the pastoralist communities. The role holder will closely work with stakeholders at various level (regional, woreda, kebele, and local level) including community leaders, and project partners to facilitate dialogue, build relationships, and create sustainable peace – building strategies. H / she will be also responsible for organizing workshops and peace dialogues at woreda and local level, monitoring progress, and monitoring impact to contribute for positive social change.   

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supporting the peacebuilding component of projects, overseeing project activities, budgets, and reporting. 

• Contributing to the development of proposals, and project budgets, and working closely with other sector leads and managers for technical supervision. 

• Conduct participatory conflict and conflict sensitivity analyses through community consultations and participatory processes to identify and prioritize the drivers of instability and opportunities for positive peace outcomes 

• Establish peace-building committees (including women and young people, IDPs/returnees/host) and provide training on negotiation, mediation and non-violent conflict resolution 

• Develop participatory peacebuilding plans with the community (considering the planned interventions of the project and leveraging NRM and other activities as peace dividends) 

• Support CSOs, groups, initiatives, and local change makers promoting peace and social cohesion and responding to conflict displacement with skills reinforcement on dialogue building and conflict prevention/management/resolution 

• Facilitate and support community peace-building dialogue forums (local and regional gatherings) 

• Facilitate workshops and forums with key stakeholders to promote understanding of the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus and principles of conflict-sensitive programming. 

• Establish joint working groups and integrate conflict-sensitive programming principles into project interventions to mitigate potential conflicts and enhance effectiveness. 

• Ensuring smooth coordination with authorities, security providers, and other organizations to avoid duplication of activities. 

• Monitoring, reporting, and evaluating project implementation, including data collection, maintaining monitoring forms and submitting reports. 

Personal/Professional Skills: 

• A strong team worker; 

• Aptitude to work in difficult conditions and stressful situations; 

• Excellent internal and external communication and coordination capabilities and excellent team building and coordination skills; 

• Continuous Learning; a colleague who promotes continuous learning for self and others; 

• Creativity and Initiative; someone who actively seeks new ways of improving programs, services and partnerships; 

• Performance Management; a person who identifies ways and implements actions to improve the performance of self and others; 

• Self-motivated and able to work with a minimum of guidance and supervision;  

DRC’s core competencies: 

• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.  

• Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.  

• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.  

• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.

• Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision and values.  

Job Requirements

• BSc or MSC degree in Peace Studies, Conflict Management, Social Studies, or related fields. 

• Minimum 2 years of professional experience in conflict and peacebuilding which at least for 2 years in an NGO setting.  

• Experience in project management, budget administration, and donor reporting. 

• Strong knowledge and experience of working in conflict-prone and insecure areas 

• Fluency in written and spoken English, with fluency in local spoken languages being desirable. 

• Strong coordination, representation, and interpersonal skills, along with a high degree of computer literacy. 

EDUCATION

• BSc degree in Peace Studies, Conflict Management, Social Studies or related fields

LANGUAGE:

• Full Proficiency in English languages and   local language. 

How to Apply

• Register using the following link CLICK HERE