Call for Consultants to join International Alert’s Roster of Peacebuilding Experts

This is an exciting opportunity for highly-qualified and experienced experts in peacebuilding, conflict analysis, conflict sensitivity, conflict prevention, dialogue and mediation to be considered for registration in our Experts Roster.

We are looking for exceptional peacebuilding experts to carry out various assignments including: conducting peace and conflict analysis, providing technical assistance in conflict sensitivity, training, research and capacity development on peacebuilding topics and themes (conflict, climate crisis and natural resource management, early warning of violence, gender and peacebuilding, peace economies and conflict sensitive finance, preventing violent extremism, reconciliation and transitional justice, and security and governance).

With a proven ability to work with local, national and international partners to inform enhanced peacebuilding practice.

Expert Roster Core Competencies

Desirable Peacebuilding Technical and Thematic Expertise

Experts on Alert’s Roster should have experience in at least 1 of the following areas of Peacebuilding and Thematic Expertise:

• Dialogue (facilitation and training)
• Mediation (facilitation and training)
• Research and analysis (conflict analysis)
• Training and capacity building in conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding concepts, frameworks and skills
• Conflict Sensitivity Integration with development and humanitarian actors and the Humanitarian-Development-Peacebuilding Nexus
• Climate crisis and natural resource management
• Early warning of violence
• Gender and peacebuilding
• Peace economies and conflict sensitive finance and business practice
• Preventing violent extremism
• Reconciliation and transitional justice
• Security and governance

Essential Conflict Sensitivity and Peacebuilding Experience

Experts on Alert’s Roster should have a proven track record in at least 1 of the following areas of Essential Conflict Sensitivity and Peacebuilding Experience:

Research and Analysis

• At least 3 years of experience in conflict analysis methodological design including sampling, location selection, qualitative and quantitative methods, and designing conflict analysis, including for local, national and international partners (such as UN agencies, International Financial Institutions, INGOs, national governments, NGOs and community organisations);
• At least 3 years of experience providing leadership of peacebuilding research and conflict analysis, including team coordination, establishing codes for confidentiality, informed consent, triggering referral pathways
• Experience of data coding and categorization to identify conflict themes from the raw data and/or experience with quantitative research software such as SPSS; STATA or PSPP and/or qualitative research software such as Nvivo or Atlast Ti;
• At least 3 years of experience with leading data analysis workshops to categorize the data into themes for report writing;
• Proven experience of conflict analysis report writing using different templates and tailored to different audiences;

Advice, Training and Capacity Development

• Proven experience of providing high quality expertise and advice on one or more of International Alert’s “Desirable Peacebuilding Technical and Thematic Expertise”.
• At least 3 years of experience with training on conflict sensitivity tailored to different audiences from host country government officials and donors and international agencies (including UN agencies and International Financial Institutions) to INGOs, NGOs and community organisations. This includes experience in delivering training to different sectors of development partners (e.g. Governance, Climate Change, Education, Health, WASH, Protection, Education, Finance) and humanitarian actors working in Fragile and Conflict Affected Settings (FCAS).
• At least 3 years of experience designing conflict sensitivity frameworks for external actors including commercial contractors and/or humanitarian actors and donors.
• At least 3 years of experience providing accompaniment on conflict sensitivity for external actors including CS M&E, CS operational guidance for procurement and financial management;
• Demonstrable experience of designing and conducting participatory consultations, dialogues and/or research processes with a focus on ensuring active engagement of people from diverse ages, genders, socio-economic backgrounds, ethnicities, identities.

Language and context specific expertise

• Fluency in one or more working languages of the UN including Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish.
• Proven experience of delivering high quality peacebuilding and conflict sensitivity services in FCAS.

Values

Experts must be able to demonstrate a commitment to the following core values:

• Commitment to and understanding of International Alert’s peacebuilding vision, mission and approach and Alert’s values and ethics.
• Proven experience ensuring confidentiality of information and data in research and data collection.
• Proven understanding and commitment to safeguarding and child protection and applying this to research and activities.

Desirable Experience

In addition to the Essential requirements, the following experience is a strong value-add:

• Fluency in languages and dialects spoken in the key countries and territories covered by International Alert’s work Sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Central Asia and the South Caucasus, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa.
• Knowledge of a variety conflict analysis methods and techniques including USAID CAF methodology, EU CAS methodology.
• Experience developing bespoke guidance tools on conflict sensitivity;
• Experience integrating gender sensitivity into conflict sensitivity products such as training, documents, reports, research and conflict analysis processes.

Please note that the above are just some of the requirements for this role. Please click here to view the full call for applications to the Roster.