- Freetown, Sierra Leone
- 2+ years
Support UNDP Sierra Leone country office in peace and security programmes, providing strategic advice, project design, partnership building, and knowledge management.
Responsibilities
- Ensure effective planning and implementation of projects and initiatives in the field of peace and security
- Provide strategic advice and propose courses of action to the Team Lead and Senior management on peace and social cohesion issues
- Support the planning, execution and monitoring of the country office’s peace and security projects and initiatives
- Ensure activities are aligned with national priorities and the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework
- Collaborate with government counterparts, civil society organizations, private sector actors and local and community actors
Requirements
- Advanced University Degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in International Relations, Political and Social Sciences, Peace and Conflict Studies, International Development Studies or related field
- First-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience
- Nice to have: experience with project design and development
- Nice to have: experience in supporting dialogues, capacity-building and organization of meetings, events and workshops in relation to peace and security
- Nice to have: experience coordinating with multiple stakeholders