Civil Peace Service (CPS) Advisor (m/f/d) for youth empowerment and creative methods of conflict transformation

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For our operations in Ma’an/Jordan, we are looking for an

Civil Peace Service (CPS) Advisor (m/f/d) for youth
empowerment and creative methods of conflict transformation

Assignment period: 07/01/2022 – 09/30/2024

Field of activity

The Civil Peace Service (CPS) is a global programme to prevent violence and promote
peace in crisis and conflict regions. CPS experts support local partners in their long-
term commitment to dialogue, human rights and peace. In Jordan the CPS of GIZ
aims to strengthen the ability of civil society actors to engage in dialogue and to
promote non-violent conflict transformation, especially among young people. The
overall goal is to contribute to social cohesion and to enable people – especially
refugees and vulnerable groups in host communities, as well as women and young
people – to shape their own prospects. The partner organisation, Al Qantara, is
committed to the empowerment of young people supporting them to participate in
socio-political and economic life. CPS supports Al Qantara to build up sustainable
capacity among the organisation’s staff and volunteers to develop and conduct youth
empowerment activities and trainings for young people to enhance dialogue and
peaceful conflict transformation.

Your tasks

• Work with Al Qantara in Ma’an aiming to build up sustainable
  capacity in the area of youth work and conflict transformation among Al
  Qantara’s staff and volunteers
• Support the overall planning and development process of Al
  Qantara’s youth spaces, including advising on sustainability strategies and
  youth led activities
• Support the designing, planning and implementation of
  activities in the areas of sports and/or creative methods for conflict
  transformation, e.g. theatre which aim to foster youth empowerment, social
  cohesion and dialogue practice
• Design and conduct capacity-building trainings and workshops
  on conflict transformation and youth empowerment for Al Qantara’s staff and
  volunteers, with a view to long-term sustainability
• Support in the creation of manuals on the design and
  implementation of conflict transformation and youth empowerment activities
  by adapting content and methods to the local context, using a conflict-
  sensitive lens and ensuring participatory and culturally sensitive approaches
• Support in writing project proposals and reports, including
  those for GIZ/CPS and other partners of Al Qantara
• Continuously support Al Qantara’s staff, volunteers,
  management and youth to ensure the engagement of all stakeholders
• Engage in knowledge exchange with the CPS programme
  coordinator and other CPS advisors and regularly report on achievements,
  challenges, lessons learnt and best practices

Your profile

• University degree or equivalent in social work, pedagogy,
  psychology, peace and conflict studies or other relevant fields
• Demonstrated experience as a youth worker or community
  development worker, preferably in the region Middle East & North Africa
• Demonstrated experience in sports and/or creative methods for
  conflict transformation and youth empowerment
• Demonstrated experience in designing and conducting capacity-
  building workshops and trainings
• Knowledge of the concept of “safe space”, competence in
  inclusive collaboration and in fostering ownership and sustainability
  processes
• High degree of intercultural competences and conflict-
  sensitivity, strong sense of integrity and sensitivity towards the needs of
  vulnerable groups
• High motivation and willingness to work at grassroots level in a
  remote area and to adapt to a challenging context and changing environment
• Fluent in English and good knowledge of Arabic

If we caught your interest, we are looking forward to your application 05/29/2022.
For further information: https://jobs.giz.de/index.php?ac=jobad&id=61370
You can find the full job advertisement and further detailed information in our job market on
the GIZ job and career pages at www.giz.de, Job-ID V000050104.