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Team Leader Consultant
Search for Common Ground

SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND is the largest dedicated peacebuilding organization.

Since 1982, we have worked to end violent conflict and to build healthy, safe, and just societies all over the world. Currently, we work in 31 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America.

OUR MISSION is to transform the way the world deals with conflict, away from adversarial approaches and toward cooperative solutions.

WE BELIEVE that conflict is inevitable but violence is not. Conflict is a natural result of human diversity. When we deal with conflict adversarially, it generates polarization and violence. When we collaborate, conflict catalyzes positive change.

OUR VISION is a world where cooperation is the norm—where differences stimulate social progress, rather than precipitate violence.

 


 Duty Station: Khartoum
 Closing Date: 19 April 2021

 
 Background:

Search for Common Ground (Search) is one of the largest international NGOs working on peacebuilding and conflict transformation. We have 36 offices around the world with over 600 staff. Since 2009, Search has worked in Sudan in the peripheral states of South and West Kordofan, and has recently expanded to Blue Nile, Gedaref, Kassala, and South Darfur.

 

Search-Sudan’s efforts center around two primary objectives: strengthening social cohesion and building local peacebuilding and reconciliation initiatives. Search is full of committed, enthusiastic and talented individuals. It is a fun place to work and an exciting place to learn, offering a rich range of opportunities.

 

Description of the position

Search is seeking a Team Leader Consultant based in Khartoum. Should funding be approved, s/he will oversee a 9-month project supporting the development of a National Action Plan to Prevent/Counter Violent Extremism (P/CVE) in Sudan including conducting a research study on the root-causes and drivers of VE. As the Team Lead, the consultant will ensure effective and timely coordination between team members and relevant stakeholders (internal and external), including Search-Sudan staff and acting as the main point of contact with the donor. The consultant will work hand in hand with other consultants, the project staff, and research enumerators, as well as with Search’s Programme Support Team for the Central and East Africa region and the Sudan Country Director. (This consultancy may require regular travel to project locations for data collection purposes.)



 
 Duties and responsibilities:

Project Oversight

  • Overall responsibility for the coordination and management of the project, making sure deliverables are met on time;
  • Organize meetings and regularly report on project progress with government ministries, Search, the donor, and any other relevant stakeholder;
  • Oversee and manage consultants and program officers regarding the development and implementation of trainings for prison staff and inmates;
  • Coordinate and oversee the development of a National strategy and National Action Plan by internal consultants, including desk reviews and stakeholders’ consultations;
  • Report progress to the Country Director on a regular timeline and ensure accurate and timely reporting of milestones’ progress to the donor per the agreed timeline;

 

Research and Report Writing

  • Oversee logistical coordination of conducting the consultations, research, the design workshop, field trips for data collection,  training and managing enumerators, and validation of findings;
  • Review the quality of the data collected by enumerators and provide timely support and guidance as needed to correct errors;
  • Lead the research report writing, supporting the data collection and analysis as well as timely delivery;
  • Perform other duties as required.

 
 Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:

  • Master’s degree or equivalent in political science, public  policy, policy analysis, international law, international relations, or other relevant fields;
  • A first-level  university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the  master’s degree.
  • Minimum five (5) years of work experience as a Research Coordinator or Project Manager in the peacebuilding/humanitarian/development field in East Africa, in particular Sudan.
  • Extensive knowledge/proven research experience on violent extremism, P/CVE, regional and national peace and security, human rights and development in the African/Middle East context, in particular East Africa.
  • Proficient in use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, Pivot Tables, Access. Knowledge of data analysis software (e.g. STATA, SPSS) is preferred.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and effective communication with a variety of stakeholders.
  • Strong communication and managing  skills including ability to write extensive reports.
  • Ability to maintain professionalism, creativity, and enthusiasm while working in a fast-paced, multi-cultural environment with minimal supervision.
  • Cultural sensitivity and strong interest in dialogue, peacebuilding and conflict transformation.
  • Fluency in both Arabic and English is required. 

 

Preferred attributes

  • Proactive attitude and ability to work independently and in a team
  • Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
  • Creative and thorough approach to work
  • Interest in counter violent extremism

All interested applicants must submit their CV, motivation letter through Sudanjob.net

 









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