Peacebuilding Officer

Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a qualified Peacebuilding Officer for our operations in Jigjiga/Dre Dawa, Ethiopia.

Instruction for applicants:All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV in English. Please ensure that your CV does not exceed three pages. Applications with CVs longer than the specified limit may not be considered

Overall purpose of the role

The Peacebuilding Officer will be responsible for implementing activities related to conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and community engagement aimed at promoting peace, reconciliation, and social cohesion along the eastern migration route, with a focus on Jigjiga, Dire Dawa, and Togochale. The role holder will work closely with stakeholders at regional, woreda, kebele, and community levels, as well as community leaders and project partners, to facilitate dialogue, build relationships, and support sustainable peacebuilding initiatives. He/she will also be responsible for organizing peace dialogues at woreda and community levels, monitoring progress and impact, and contributing to positive social change.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Supporting the peacebuilding component of projects, overseeing project activities, budgets, and reporting
• 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
• 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)
• 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, submitting reports and produce success stories