Vacancies

The European Institute of Peace is looking for exceptional individuals 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 www.eip.org for more information.

We are looking for Senior Advisor, Team Leader on Yemen to support the Engagement, Dialogue & Process Design (EDP) unit.

Terms of References

We are looking for a Senior Advisor, Team Leader on Yemen to be part of the Engagement, Dialogue & Process Design (EDP) unit with an extensive experience on MENA diplomacy. Reporting to the EDP Director, the advisor and leader oversees and works within the Yemen Engagement team, headed by EDP.

Specifically, the advisor will lead on the design, development and implementation of the Institute’s work in Yemen and the region. In addition to English, the manager will need to have an excellent command of both written and verbal Arabic and have extensive experience working in the Middle East and North Africa.

Duties and responsibilities

• Leading the Institute’s Yemen team through strategy development, implementation, team management and support, budgeting and donor management;
• Overseeing and leading the Southern Dialogue, facilitating roundtables, policy labs and other relevant activities;
• Driving the engagement strategy and its implementation, ensuring effective diplomatic and operative interaction with all relevant stakeholders – local, national, regional, and international;
• Ensuring constructive collaboration with the OSESGY;
• Strengthening the Institute’s donor relations on the file via a donor outreach strategy;
• Conducting regular programme reporting updates to the Engagement, Dialogue and Process Design (EDP) Director as well as team and capacity management in coordination with the Team Coordinator;
• Providing internal and external reporting on progress and the implementation of activities, fostering effective information flow within the team in coordination with the Programme Manager;
• Proposing and supporting the development of contextual research and analytical content, in coordination with the Programme Manager and with the support of relevant consultants as a means to ensuring the steady flow of relevant knowledge production, aimed at internal and external use;
• Providing input on the material, format and other aspects of the delivery of the programme findings, including for donor relations, report writing, and liaising with external partners;
• Undertaking other tasks with regard to the implementation of the programme, at request of the EDP Director.

Profile

• University degree in political science, conflict resolution, international relations, or related field;
• Minimum 15 years of experience, at least five of them spent on concrete international efforts on mediation, mediation-support or dialogue facilitation;
• Significant experience working and operating in the MENA region;
• Significant experience working in multilateral diplomacy and international or regional organisations;
• Experience working with recovering or fragile states and EU institutions;
• Excellent writing and analytical skills;
• Good command of English and Arabic (verbal and written). Any other EU language is also an asset;

The Institute offers

• Consultancy contract for a maximum of 125 days from January 2021 to December 2021

Selection process

Please submit in English:

• your CV (Name_Surname_CV_ Position)
• a one-page letter (Name_Surname_ML_Position) demonstrating your qualification according to the profile and a fee proposal

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

The deadline is 13 January 2021 COB. The successful candidate will be selected based on the most competitive offer.