Vacancies

The European Institute of Peace (EIP) is looking for exceptional individuals or companies who share our vision for a world where people live in safety and peace because conflicts and grievances are resolved through inclusive dialogue and lasting political agreements.

We provide practical experience, technical expertise, and policy advice on conflict resolution. We use a variety of tools to help us do this, including analysis, mapping and design of peace processes and agreements, facilitating policy discussions, and proposing practical engagement, for example through inclusive dialogue and mediation support.

Based in Brussels and active in over a dozen countries, the European Institute of Peace is an independent organisation working collaboratively with European decision-makers, the parties to the conflict, and those who represent people suffering from insecurity or at risk of violence, as well as the conflict prevention, resolution and mediation community.

Our innovative approach to peace enables us to be agile, creative, and effective in everything we do, and these are key qualities we look for in our team members. See https://www.eip.org/ for more information.

We are looking for a Senior Advisor for the Afghanistan Team to support the Engagement, Dialogue & Process Design unit.

Terms of reference

• Support the overall design and implementation of the Afghanistan programme;
• Provide advice on the development of strategies for engagement and seek new opportunities for advancing the programme;
•  Contribute to developing high-level contacts and engagement, including by providing entry points to relevant decision-makers and non-state actors; by leading meetings with key partners, donors, and stakeholders; and by participating in and/or chairing policy discussions, roundtables, and potential track 1.5 or track 2 meetings;
•  Support the Institute’s outreach strategy by engaging with key stakeholders, ranging from the international to the local level;
• Engage conflict stakeholders as part of the design and implementation of the programme’s activities;
•  Strengthen relations with relevant actors at the EU (in the EEAS, Delegation, etc) and UN on the institutional and operational levels;
•  Contribute to identifying concrete funding opportunities and partnerships in support of the Institute’s programme. Where useful and necessary, travel to capitals to provide in-person briefings and updates to (potential) donors;
• Provide advice on other engagement and dialogue processes conducted by the Institute;
• Other responsibilities at the request of the Senior Programme Manager or the Institute’s EDP Unit Director.

Profile

• Minimum of 20 years of experience in international and/or multilateral diplomacy;
• Minimum of 8 years of previous work in/on Afghanistan;
• Extensive experience of peace processes, including Track 1, 1.5, and 2, preferably in an Afghan context;
• Some knowledge of local languages and/or other regional languages would be an asset;
• Ability and willingness to travel in and out of Europe and Afghanistan and the region;
• Demonstrable, extensive network of contacts within Afghan political actors and civil society, as well as with international actors involved in Afghanistan, including and especially with multilateral or regional organisations.

The Institute offers

Consultancy contract till 31/12/2023

Expected start date: as soon as possible

Recruitment process

Please submit in English:

• Your CV (Name_Surname_CV_Senior Advisor Afghanistan team);
• A one-page motivation letter (Name_Surname_ML_ Senior Advisor Afghanistan team) demonstrating your qualification according to the profile.

Subject of the e-mail: Name_Surname_ Senior Advisor Afghanistan team

Submit to: recruitment@cg9lzbbryk.preview.infomaniak.website

The deadline is 15/01/2023, 23:59 (Brussels time). The successful candidate will be selected based on the most competitive offer, including technical and financial proposal.