Mediators and dialogue facilitors Central African Republic

We are looking for 5 highly qualified Mediators and dialogue facilitators for Central African Republic (CAR).

Who are we?

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has operated in C.A.R since 2007. DRC has recently scaled up its emergency activities in its areas of operation to respond to the growing needs of displaced and other conflict-affected populations. Besides immediate assistance, DRC has launched Social Cohesion and Mediation initiatives both in Bangui and in several CAR provincial Prefectures in order to address root causes of the conflict and the increasing divide between communities. Mediation and Facilitation of Dialogue are seen as proactive protection initiatives that contribute to

. reduce the number of victims and casualties

. reduce the number of forced displacement within or outside CAR

. facilitate humanitarian access and secured delivery of aid

. increased access to civilian population to basic rights

. create momentum and open space for longer term negotiated, non-violent, solutions over current conflicting issues

About the job

You will have, with the Mediation Team leader, the overall function of conducting conflict sensitive assessment and to facilitate, or co-facilitate, dialogue or mediation process between multiple actors, including Militias and Armed groups representatives, depending on the needs assessment.

Mediators will be part of a roaming team and should expect to travel up to 80% of the time throughout the country. They should expect working in tense situations and be able to endure high pressure.

Depending of the context, they may also be involve in training, coaching, and mentoring either DRC staff or local national actors (trusted insiders) in carrying on Facilitation or Mediation process in their own communities.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Mediators and Dialogue Facilitators will be responsible for the following duty.

• Carry out Conflict sensitive assessments
• Carry out pre-mediation/facilitation meetings with relevant actors and stakeholders
• Carry out mediation/ dialogue facilitation with relevant actors and stakeholders
• Draft and distribute meeting minutes
• Train, coach and mentor local staff or national actors in mediation/dialogue facilitation technics

Stakeholder relations

• Liaise with local authorities, external partners, MINUSCA if necessary within his/her assigned areas of responsibility and coordinate with the Country Director and senior national staff.

Reporting

• Insure in the timely and quality compilation of monthly, quarterly and annual reports for their specific sections in line with back donor requirements and DRC reporting standards

Admin/HR

• Monitor admin and HR aspects of his/her assigned sections; including monitoring the discipline and welfare of the project staff and ensuring that the correct level of staff capacity is maintained.
• Line-manage the assigned senior national staff. The Mediators will also coach and mentor the senior national staff in management skills in relation to their teams.

Finance

• The Mediators/Dialogue Facilitators are responsible for monitoring of the financial aspects of the activities in his/her assigned sections.

About you

To be successful in this role you must have:

Qualifications

• University Degree, preferably Master’s in Peace and Conflict Studies, Social work, Anthropology, Sociology, Pedagogy or other relevant fields.
• Proven training and experience in Third Party Neutral mediation and facilitation approaches
• Minimum 3 year field experience in community based mediation and dialogue facilitation
• Minimum of 3 year field experience in conflict affected areas,
• Minimum of 5 years working experience at an international level with humanitarian international NGOs or operational UN agencies
• Proven experience in training staff in Mediation and Dialogue facilitation
• Fluent in French, oral and written
• High degree of computer literacy
• Previous experience in Psychosocial Support Programming.

Personal competences

• Leadership skills, including ability to build and motivate a team and willingness to deal with conflicts
• Strong training, facilitation and mentoring skills.
• Political and cultural sensitivity, including ability to adapt well to local cultures and guide conflict sensitive programming.
• Proven ability to function well in an unstable and restricted environment.
• Innovative and creative thinking.
• Analytical and reporting skills.

We offer

DRC will offer the successful applicant a 4 months contract, with possible extension dependent on both funding and performance. You must be available to start work as soon as possible and be willing and able to work in CAR, including in remote areas. This is a ‘non-family duty station’ and the person must be prepared to live and work in an isolated and unstable security environment with limited recreational and social facilities. Accommodation is provided. You are expected to spend around 80% of your time in the field.

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates; please refer to www.drc.dk under Vacancies. This position will be placed at level A13.

Application process

Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button. All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English. CV only applications will not be considered.

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk

Applications close on 15 September 2014.

Need further information?

For more details on this position please contact Line Brylle at line.brylle@drc.dk

Please note that applications sent directly to Line Brylle will not be considered.

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website www.drc.dk

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About DRC

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the refugee cause in more than thirty countries throughout the world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of forced migration on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights.