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Civil Peace Service (CPS) Advisor (m/f/d) “Dealing with the Past (DwP)”
Job-ID: V000056682
Location: Kathmandu
Assignment period: 02/01/2024 – 02/28/2026
Field: Peace, Security and Emergency
Type of employment: full-time
Job description
The CPS is a global programme working on the prevention of violence and peacebuilding in crisis and conflict regions. In Nepal the CPS project ‘DwP and shaping a future free of violence – strengthening non-violent conflict transformation approaches for sustainable peace in Nepal’ supports the process of addressing the root causes of the country’s violent past and the implications for social cohesion in the present. CPS endorses local actors to implement holistic approaches to DwP promoting justice, reconciliation, and healing. The DwP Team consists of two national and one international peace advisor and works with victims’ groups such as the National Network of Disabled Conflict Victims, the Conflict Victims Committee Bardiya, and the Disappeared Citizen’s Memorial Park to enhance their capacities and to conduct meaningful memory work that fosters intra-personal and inter-personal healing. The DwP team also works with the women-led organization.
Your tasks
As part of your service as a development worker, you will take on the following tasks:
- Enhance capacity of victims´ groups, partners organizations and other concerned stakeholders in designing and implementing initiatives on holistic approaches to DwP
- Support participatory approaches to storytelling, collection, documentation and editing
- Support partner organizations in the process of collection, curation, analyzing, securing and archiving sensitive, victim-related data
- Contribute to organizational and network development of partners
- Co-design and co-facilitate workshops and trainings on memory work
- Contribute to project management and strategic planning, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting
- Contribute to a periodic context and conflict analysis and needs assessment of partners
- Support the partners and the CPS programme in other related tasks such as public relations, administrative work, proposal writing, organization of events and workshops, etc. as per request
Your Profile
- University degree in peace and conflict studies, social science, psychology, social work or related subject
- Well-founded knowledge and practical experience about concepts and methods of Memory Work and Peace Education
- In-depth working experience in the area of DwP in a post-conflict country, reconciliation processes, and peacebuilding in general
- Experience and sensitivity in working with victims and survivors and their networks
- Knowledge about and experience of secure archiving of sensitive data
- Strong ability to work in a team, with creative approaches, in a partnership- and solution-oriented way
- Business fluent in English; knowledge of Nepali language or willingness to learn
Location information
We are pleased to offer you a first impression on topics such as climate, shopping and services, the school situation and health care in Nepal.
In general, the security situation is calm. GIZ staff must adhere to security measures at all times. Please also check the county-specific information provided by the German Federal Foreign Office. A contact person for security risk management is appointed at the local GIZ office. GIZ does not impose any restrictions on life partners and family members to move with you to the country of deployment. Please note that the general and personal living conditions in the country of assignment may meet with different legal and social acceptance. We gladly support you with our many years of experience.
Further information on country-specific advice from the Federal Foreign Office at https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en.
At the site of operation, the particulate pollution occurs to be many time higher than the European acceptable limit. As part of the selection process and during the recruitment examination you will be informed of appropriate protective and behavioral measures.
Notes
GIZ’s Development Service is looking forward to applications of candidates with a professional qualification and / or university degree and at least two years of professional experience. In addition you hold the German nationality or the nationality of a member state of the European Union.
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The actual departure date depends on the visa and entry regulations of the country of assignment.
About us
The basis for service as a development worker is the Development Workers Act (EhfG) and a comprehensive package of benefits based on it. This includes, among other things, targeted professional and personal preparation. We offer the opportunity to work in an innovative, globally active development institution. Your competencies are in demand in an interdisciplinary team on site.
GIZ is a signatory of the Diversity Charter. Recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the company are important to us. All employees shall be valued – regardless of gender and gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, social background, age or sexual orientation.
We support equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.
Contact
HR-Service Center
+49 6196/79-3200
recruiting@giz.de
Application deadline: 10/15/2023