Peace and Community Cohesion Officer

Background:

International Humanitarian Relief (IHR); was established and registered in June 2011, in Vienna, Austria, Registered in October 2014, in Beirut, Lebanon and registered in January 2016, in Istanbul, Turkey.IHR Austria, IHR Lebanon and IHR Turkey are legally and financially independent organisations. They share technical and management capabilities as needed to advance our common objectives. We are committed to providing emergency aid to the most deprived communities through substantial long-term solutions in addition to its work to improve the situation of both, the refugees and host communities through focusing on Food security and livelihoods, water sanitation and hygiene, protection, education, nutrition, environmental sustainability, sanitary infrastructure, community service, and others.

Our Mission: IHR Works to provide assistance to the lives of people affected by armed conflict, Natural disasters, and other situations of violence. We aim to provide cross-sectoral collaborative and sustainable initiatives that bridge humanitarian assistance and development according to the needs of communities. We are dedicated not only to the alleviation of human suffering but to a broader movement that advocates for equal rights and opportunities for all.

Our Vision: IHR seeks a world of social justice, one in which tolerance is enhanced by acceptance, where every individual can live with dignity and security. A society that enables and encourages all people to participate as equals and realize their full potential.

IHR Webpage: https://www.ihrelief.org/en/

Job Responsibilities:

• Design proper strategies and Catalyzing approaches to effective implementation of peacebuilding and social cohesion initiatives and related activities.
• Prepare a detailed work plan for the implementation of peace and social cohesion activities of the Catalyzing Community Resilience in Northern Syria project.
• Continuously collect and share new updates and developments related to social cohesion and peacebuilding at the local level.
• She/He is responsible for timely and quality implementation of peace-related activities and attainment of targets.
• Devise strategies and means for smooth implementation of project activities.
• Build the capacity of relevant stakeholders in the area of peacebuilding and social cohesion.
• Ensure the participation of different ethnic and religions in the communities
• Develop and implement guidelines, manuals and SoPs that could help in mainstreaming of conflict.
• Introduce and scale-up conflict sensitivity approaches in IHR programs.
• Oversee the implementation of grassroots community conversation sessions and facilitate the undertaking of peace-related events.
• Properly manage the utilization of the budget allocated for peacebuilding.
• Develop and update project risk plans and put in place proper mitigation measures
• Facilitate training focused on building leadership and life skills including respecting others, managing emotions, communication skills, and personal responsibility to youth, women and community leaders.
• Establish peacebuilding network groups among the different community groups.
• Support women and men with business development grants to set up their businesses and participate in work placement opportunities.
• Submit monthly reports; contribute to donor quarterly and end-of-project reports and peacebuilding and annual reports.
• Inform the direct line manager about any challenges, difficulties, and concerns in the implementation of activities or issues in the social context.
• Attend relevant interagency, sector coordination, and representational meetings as required in coordination with the Program Coordinator.
• Build the capacity of relevant stakeholders in the area of peacebuilding and social cohesion.
• Develop and implement guidelines, manuals, and SoPs that could help in the mainstreaming of conflict

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in related of conflict Studies, peace studies, teaching, social work, child development/psychology, sociology, or other relevant fields
• At least 4 years of experience implementing social cohesion and peacebuilding programs.
• Excellent written and spoken the English language
• Experience in providing training and capacity building for staff
• Ability to understand and respect the cultural, religious, and political environment and to work well with staff and local authorities in a diplomatic manner.
• Project management experience and ability to conduct technical and financial planning of operations.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, and capacity to maintain relations with community leaders, members, children, and youth.
• Proficiency in computer use, including internet research and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that IHR shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

Accountability within IHR

Alongside our safeguarding policy, IHR is an equal opportunities employer and has a set of integrity policies. Any candidate offered a job with IHR will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability:

Comply with IHR’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, Code of Conduct, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behavior protocols. Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area. Report any concerns about inappropriate behavior of IHR staff or partners.