Job Details:
Organisation: Save the Children - International
Deadline Mon, 10 Nov 2014
Job type: Temporary
Location:
Save the Children is the world's leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children's lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.6 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with 14, 000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We're changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.
Contract length: 20 working days
The Role:
This consultancy includes the following objectives:
Overall Objective:
-To support Save the children Iraq in understanding the core values and principles of diversity and to maximise its potential for the benefit of the Save the Children organizational evolvement.
Specific objectives:
-To assess the staff needs in the area of conflict sensitivity and diversity.
-To analyse the context in relation to the characteristics, needs and priorities of ethnic communities, IDPs and/or refugees and to advise Save the Children Iraq on the social and political implications.
-Conduct conflict sensitivity and diversity 2-day training for all Save the Children Iraq staff
-To contact staff from different departments within Save the Children Iraq, discuss the idea for promoting team diversity within Save the Children Iraq.
-To formulate an integrated conflict-sensitivity approach programme based on the field information. This approach should take into account the perspectives from as many program participants as possible within Iraq.
-To submit plan for the Save the children Iraq Senior Managment Team (SMT) approval, which identifies the best possible ways to increase staff diversity and conflict sensitivity within the teams
The role will be based in Erbil with travel to field locations (Duhoke, Sulimanya, Basra) when required.
Qualification and Experience:
Essential:
- Masters Degree in the area of relevant social studies
- Minimum 10 years of international working experience in training/managing conflict sensitive and diversity programs
- Previous experience in preparing Diversity and Conflict Sensitive analysis
- Knowledge and experience in working in diverse environments over complex issues
- Knowledge of conflict sensitive tools and standards that could be applied to different context
- Knowledge of Middle East culture, conflict management and mitigation issues
- Understanding of the Iraq and practical work experience in Middle East is preferable.
- Excellent oral and written English communication skills. Excellent English writing skills.
- Participatory and interactive approach to the consultancy work.
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills.
- The capacity to effectively communicate in a group through interpreters.
Desirable:
- Language skills in Arabic and/or Kurdish
- Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts
- Knowledge of Save the Children systems and ways of working
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.
Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: snasir.76578.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com
Technical Assistance in Conflict Sensitivity and Diversity
Job posted by: Save the Children - International - Mon, 27 Oct 2014Job Details:
Organisation: Save the Children - International
Deadline Mon, 10 Nov 2014
Job type: Temporary
Location:
Save the Children is the world's leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children's lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.6 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with 14, 000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We're changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.
Contract length: 20 working days
The Role:
This consultancy includes the following objectives:
Overall Objective:
-To support Save the children Iraq in understanding the core values and principles of diversity and to maximise its potential for the benefit of the Save the Children organizational evolvement.
Specific objectives:
-To assess the staff needs in the area of conflict sensitivity and diversity.
-To analyse the context in relation to the characteristics, needs and priorities of ethnic communities, IDPs and/or refugees and to advise Save the Children Iraq on the social and political implications.
-Conduct conflict sensitivity and diversity 2-day training for all Save the Children Iraq staff
-To contact staff from different departments within Save the Children Iraq, discuss the idea for promoting team diversity within Save the Children Iraq.
-To formulate an integrated conflict-sensitivity approach programme based on the field information. This approach should take into account the perspectives from as many program participants as possible within Iraq.
-To submit plan for the Save the children Iraq Senior Managment Team (SMT) approval, which identifies the best possible ways to increase staff diversity and conflict sensitivity within the teams
The role will be based in Erbil with travel to field locations (Duhoke, Sulimanya, Basra) when required.
Qualification and Experience:
Essential:
Desirable:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.
Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: snasir.76578.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com