Role Information:

Job Title: Consultant Peacebuilding Research Manager

Location: Flexible with regular visits to Sudan (if possible) and South Sudan of at least a month for each visit.

Report: Project Programme Managers and the CEO in the UK.

Type of contract: This position is open to both national and international candidates.

Salary: Daily rate of €280 EUR gross of tax depending on experience

Hours: This is a consultant role and we envisage that the successful candidate will work on specific sub-projects with agreed timescales and specified outcomes and outputs. This is not a fulltime, permanent role.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for leading different stages of conflict-related research

• Leading different stages of conflict-related research and evaluation projects, including design, data collection, analysis, reporting and dissemination phases

• Analysing the result of Concordis’ consultations to understand and present the nuances of conflict dynamics

• Collaborate with the research team of national staff to design the consultation methodology and to craft interview questions and focus group themes that will produce clear quantitative and qualitative datasets

• Collate, clean and analyse the quantitative and qualitative data and interpret findings

• Engage actively with the research team during and after their consultation, ironing out any issues arising and gaining further nuance and analysis from them

• Write reports for a range of audiences, presenting policy recommendations and the evidence-base behind them, in a way that is clear, professional and persuasive in a timely manner

• Contribute to the critical review, analysis and publication of reports, articles and data

• Conduct in-depth literature reviews using a variety of secondary sources

Support Project Development

• Support the development of new projects, including developing concepts and contributing to drafting proposals for grants that will fund ongoing peacebuilding work

• Contribute to the development of Concordis’ peacebuilding methodology, including research techniques, data analysis, monitoring and evaluation

Person Specification:

Essential:

• Named (co)author in high-quality and published reports relating to peacebuilding, conflict analysis or similar;

• At least five years’ peacebuilding experience (practical or academic);

• Exceptional level of written English

• Demonstrable experience of processing and undertaking statistical analysis of large quantitative and qualitative datasets using various software (e.g. SPSS, ATLAS, STATA);

• Able to write reports, in a range of styles, that capture the complex nuances of conflict, then communicate them in a way that is clear, concise and persuasive;

• Proven experience of delivering analysis and reports in a timely manner;

• Personal efficiency, resourcefulness, organisational ability and the ability to be flexible and maintain good humour in challenging circumstances;

• Awareness of cultural diversity and political sensitivities and ability to address such issues with tact, diplomacy and sensitivity;

• Commitment to Concordis’ mission, principles, values (available at https://concordis.international/mission-and-values )

Desirable:

• Experience of working in the Sudanese/South Sudanese Region

• Fluent in Arabic or other local dialects

• Focus group or interview facilitation skills

How to apply

Applications will only be considered if they are submitted as follows:

Submit your resume and a cover letter as two separate documents. The cover letter should be no longer than two pages and explain:

• Why you are interested in the post and why you’d like to work for Concordis

• How your skills and experience make you a good fit for the person specification

• What languages you can use to a professional level, including verbally and in writing.

• Name published reports (preferably including links to the reports) on peacebuilding, conflict analysis or similar where you’ve been a named (co)author

• Describe research you’ve undertaken and published relating to peacebuilding analysis

• Describe your experience of undertaking statistical analysis of large datasets

• Give examples of how you’ve tailored your publications for a range of audiences

The document must be saved in PDF format in the following format:

Your first name-Your last name–Name of the document–Date (mmyy), e.g. John-Smith-CV-0524

Please send both documents to hr@concordis.international with an email title of SASS Research Mgr.