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The Rift Valley Institute (RVI) is an independent, non-profit organization, founded in Sudan in 2001, currently working in seven countries in Eastern and Central Africa. The aim of the Institute is to advance useful knowledge of the region and its diverse communities, bringing a better understanding of local realities to bear on social and political action. ...
Job Description/Requirements
The Somali Dialogue Platform (the 'Platform') is a multi-year programme funded by the FCDO, USAID, BUILD and DANIDA. The Somali Dialogue Platform provides a neutral space for political dialogue on contentious issues in Somalia’s political settlement, such as designing and implementing election systems and clarifying the federal settlement. The overall goal of the Platform is to ensure a 'high-level and sufficiently inclusive range of political stakeholders to regularly and constructively negotiate and seek solutions on contentious political settlement issues in trusted, Somali-owned dialogue spaces'.
The Rift Valley Institute is seeking a highly experienced and dynamic person to manage the Platform’s political analysis and research work. The Research Lead has overall responsibility for delivery of the programme’s research and analysis components, including conducting regular political analysis and managing multi-stakeholder social science research projects, to support, shape and inform the programme’s political engagement work. The Research Lead will work closely with the Team Leader and the Platform’s Engagement Lead to design relevant research and analytical activities and product that maximize impact. S/he will collaborate with research partners and network of experts to deliver research that will achieve the overall objective of facilitating a stronger political settlement in Somalia.
Description of Duties
Lead the Platform’s research and analysis work
Programme management
Requirements
Apply online at https://riftvalley.net/vacancyjob/research-lead-somali-dialogue-platform. For further information see www.riftvalley.net or write to recruitment@riftvalley.net. Applicants must submit a CV, a cover letter explaining their interest in, and suitability for the position, a recent writing sample, and the names of three references. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage early applications. Only selected, qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.
RVI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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