Project Manager, Africa Department (CR / XCEPT Research, and Programme Development) at Conciliation Resources

Person Specification
Essential knowledge, skills and experience

• Substantial experience of project management including project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and narrative and financial reporting.
• Experience of delivering a research programme, ideally as part of a consortium and on issues related to pastoralism, climate change and conflict management.
• Demonstrable experience of preparing, managing and monitoring budgets, local partners’ activities and of financial and narrative reporting to donors.
• Experience of planning, running, and facilitating effective meetings, briefings and workshops (online and in-person).
• Experience of producing, or supporting the production of, research outputs intended for an international policymaker audience.
• Experience of developing new project ideas, building relationships with donors and writing proposals and budgets to secure new funds.
• Appreciation of confidentiality, political sensitivity and the complexities of working in a situation of unresolved conflict or political transition.
• Excellent spoken and written English and French.
• Experience of and sensitivity to communicating with multicultural and diverse audiences (including senior government officials, politicians, opposition groups, national and local NGOs and conflict- affected communities).
• Knowledge of African social and political landscape and its conflicts, ideally through experience of living or working in the region.
• Right to work in Kenya

Desirable knowledge, skills and experience

• Post-graduate study or equivalent by experience in conflict resolution, international relations, development studies, international humanitarian law, gender, peace and security or other related fields.
• Experience of working in a conflict-affected area, and experience of hostile environment training or willingness to undertake hostile environment training.
• Spoken or written knowledge of key local languages in CR programme contexts in Africa
• Knowledge and experience of peace mediation and dialogue processes, including formal track 1 and local community dialogue and reconciliation processes