Gender and Peacebuilding Advisor at Conciliation Resources

• The Gender and Peacebuilding Advisor sits within the Research, Advisory and Policy (RAP) department, which is responsible for cross-organisational research, learning, advocacy and technical support to Programme teams and partners.
• They will be line-managed by the Head of Gender and Peacebuilding, based in the UK, and work closely with CR’s Africa Department Director, based in Nairobi.
• They will support teams in all geographic Programme departments, including our Cross-regional Programme Department, but will have a particular focus on Programme teams working in the Horn of Africa, Central Africa and West Africa, where CR is implementing several strategic projects with either gender responsive or gender transformative deliverables for donors including Global Affairs Canada, the French Embassy and the EU Foreign Policy Instrument.

Person specification

Essential knowledge, skills and experience

• Strong understanding of peacebuilding and gender and inclusion
• At least five years’ experience in providing tailored practical advice and guidance to teams and partners in conflict-affected contexts on integrating gender and inclusion into peacebuilding programmes
• Strong facilitation and training skills and ability to present complex information to non-specialist audiences
• Experience in facilitating and carrying out gender-sensitive conflict analysis
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage a varied workload and respond to on-demand requests
• Ability to think creatively and adapt to obstacles and resistance to, and opportunities for, gender-transformative peacebuilding
• Proven track record in programme design, donor engagement and fundraising
• Ability to listen actively to, engage with, and foster collaboration with people from varying backgrounds and with a range of political, cultural, and value orientations
• Experience working with international, national and local partner organisations
• Experience presenting to external audiences, including senior officials
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently
• Strong verbal and written English
• Readiness to undertake overseas travel and hostile environment training
• Right to live and work in Kenya

Desirable

• Strong verbal and written French language skills
• Awareness and understanding of Women, Peace and Security policy frameworks and current debates generally.
• Specific awareness and understanding of WPS frameworks and debates in Africa is an added advantage
• Experience in formulating policy recommendations and conducting successful advocacy in the areas of gender and WPS
• Practical knowledge or experience of peacebuilding in one or more of the conflicts in which CR is working in the Horn of Africa, Central Africa or West Africa
• Experience in undertaking practice-based research on gender and peacebuilding.