Project Officer

Project Officer for Young Women’s Peace Academy
to the Field Office in Jerusalem

The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation is looking for a Project Officer for Young Women’s Peace Academy to the Field Office in Jerusalem. Last day of application: 15 august.

The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation supports women during times of war and conflict to increase women’s power and influence. Today we cooperate with more than 130 women’s organisations in the Western Balkans, the South Caucasus, the Middle East and two countries in Africa. We started out at the beginning of the 1990’s in the Balkans as a direct result of the atrocities of the war with a focus on women, peace and security. We collaborate with women’s organizations that play an active part in peace and transition processes as well as promoting women’s rights and gender equality. Kvinna till Kvinna established an office in Jerusalem in 2001. We provide financial support and capacity development to local women’s rights organizations based on strong local ownership, long-term core support, networking and organizational development.

The Project Officer (PO) will be part of the field team for Israel and Palestine, and the project team for the project “Young Women’s Peace Academy”, funded by the Swedish Postcode Lottery. During the 18 months project period we plan to have one Project Manager in Stockholm and three full-time Project Officers based in Jerusalem, Sarajevo and Tbilisi to implement the project.

Tasks of the Project Officers
The PO is responsible to ensure that the activities under the project are carried out and developed according to working methods, strategies, policies, and goals of Kvinna till Kvinna. The PO works according to the annual work plan and the project documents for the “Young Women’s Peace Academy”. The PO is managed by the appointed Field Representative (FR) in her daily work. The PO will be in regular communication with the project team around the coordination of the project. The PO will participate in regional meetings and may be invited to other workshops or meetings at the head office in Stockholm or elsewhere if deemed necessary. The PO shall bring in perspective from her knowledge of the country/regional context.

Qualifications:
-Relevant educational background (such as political science, international relations, international law, conflict resolution, peacebuilding or similar)
-Relevant working experience
-Experience of organising workshops
-Experience of diversity and addressing divisive opinions Good knowledge of Microsoft Office word, excel and outlook
-Experience of project administration
-Excellent organisational, management and communication skills.
-Good time management ability to meet deadlines
-Good knowledge of English (proficiency), Arabic and Hebrew.
-Experience from both independent work and teamwork
-Responsiveness, efficiency and ability to handle stressful situations and work periods
-Appreciation of working in a multicultural and dynamic environment
-Driving license

Merits:
-Experience from work or voluntary engagement in civil society organisation and/or women’s political activities
-Previous experience of advocacy work and peace building/conflict mediation/resolution

Terms of employment:  Fulltime position (40 hours per week) for approximately 18 months with a three months probation period.

To apply: Please send your CV, letter of motivation and reference details to

[email protected]

no later than 15 August, 2014. Please write “Project Officer Jerusalem” as a subject heading. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. The interviews will take place during the first half of September in the Kvinna till Kvinna office in Jerusalem.

For more information: Please visit www.kvinnatillkvinna.se/en or contact Lina Andéer, the Project Manager, e-mail: [email protected], tel. +46 8 588 891 63.

Information about the Young Women’s Peace Academy Project

The Young Women’s Peace Academy (YWPA) is an 18 months’ long project initiated by the Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation and the Nobel Women’s Initiative, supported by the Swedish Postcode Lottery. The YWPA offers a unique training program for young women peacebuilders from three different conflict affected regions: Armenia and Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Israel and Palestine.

The peace academy will enhance the participants’ communication, advocacy and leadership skills whereas a mentor scheme will ensure transfer of knowledge and experiences between senior and junior activists. YWPA participants will be encouraged to articulate advocacy messages and address these to national governments and international actors.

An online digital platform will create a linkage to young women activists in Sweden who will be part of an awareness raising campaign about the project in Sweden.

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