We are Searchers.
We are over 600 strong worldwide. We believe in our mission to end violent conflict.
It’s our purpose- our call to action.
A Searcher understands our vision of a world where:
Differences stimulate social progress, rather than precipitate violence
Respect for and cooperation with those we disagree with is considered the norm
A Searcher is a dedicated, enthusiastic and passionate individual, committed to our values.
Shared Humanity. Empathy. Impartiality. Inclusivity. Courage. Hope. Humility. Audacity.
With headquarters in Washington, DC and Brussels, Belgium, we implement projects from 55 offices in 34 countries, including in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. You will be joining other highly motivated Searchers with a good team spirit and through commitment and dedication, have opportunities to grow.
With headquarters in Washington, DC and Brussels, Belgium, we implement projects from 55 offices in 34 countries, including in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. You will be joining other highly motivated Searchers with a good team spirit and through commitment and dedication, have opportunities to grow.
Search Guinea
Search for Common Ground has been in Guinea since 2001 and currently has approximately 45 staffs located in three offices (Conakry, Nzerekore and Labé) as well as focal points based in other regions of the country. SFCG in Guinea uses a range of tools to transform conflict and build peace, including media (radio, television, social Medias), outreach (participatory theater, mobile cinema, comic books, joint action, art and culture events), capacity building and dialogue (town-halls, dialogue session, facilitated mediation, public forums, score cards) among others. The program tackles a wide range of conflict-related thematic areas, including democracy, governance, elections, and natural resource conflicts, land conflict, youth engagement, post-Ebola recovery. Each program is adapted to specific local context and conflicts, and all apply common ground tools from our toolbox. We work with local partners in the different regions of the country.
We are Searching for…
This position will be a support function to SFCG’s program in Guinea, and most specifically to the country director. The position will be responsible for programmatic development with reports and proposals writing and technical assistance. In addition to capturing results and contributing to program implementation, the holder will engage in donor contacts, engage in humanitarian fora and write reports and proposals. The position holder will work to strengthen the capacities of local staff in various domains, including report writing and planning skills. S/he will be supervised by the Country Director and will provide technical support to him managing his agenda with donors. S/he will work with SFCG’s Africa Team on reports and proposal writing.
Your Contribution
- Lead reporting mechanisms on programming in Guinea working with projects managers and programme coordinator/officers to ensure results-oriented focus and quality reporting
- Produce quarterly/monthly programme updates, newsletters, and other donor information
- Responsible for communication on our results through the website, success stories, blogs, updates, including video- and photo-material, providing content material for updating the project websites, as well as regular program updates, newsletters, and other SFCG literature
- Work with programme staff in the country to identify funding opportunities
- Lead the development of complementary programs, including program design, proposals and concept notes-writing.
- Act as personal assistant to the country director, managing his travels, meetings and agenda with donors.
- Support to prepare and organize strategic and management meetings of the organization
- Liaise with appropriate stakeholders for developing and communicating about programming in the Guinea
- Attend representational meetings such as NGO coordination, donors, partners, Government and other stakeholders, etc.
- Support the roll-out of SFCG’s regional strategy in the Guinea and of new projects as assigned • Implement special projects as assigned
- Support growth within the organisation, including learning between country programmes and opportunities for new funding
- Be engaged in the continuing development of the organization, its mission and its staff, through the sharing of experience and knowledge, particularly contributing to its Institutional Learning initiative
Priorities
- Establish reportings plans and requirements as per contracts of current grants
- Update donor mapping
- Update activity reports and programming success collection tools
- Update the design of our web pages (facebook, youtube, twitter…) produce the programme quarterly newsletter, 1 success story per project published per quarter
- One proposal/concept note sent out per month, including unsolicited
You are…
You meet the following qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in international development, international relations, conflict resolution or other related field
- Written and oral proficiency in English and French
- Three (3) years of work experience, of which one (1) of these years of experience should be in conflict resolution, international development or related field
- Knowledge/experience in Africa, especially countries in conflict
- Excellent writing skills
- Experience in proposal writing and development
- Ability to represent projects professionally to a variety of audiences
- Strong organisational skills
- Ability to work well under pressure with strong attention to details
- Flexibility (including ability to travel on short notice)
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work to strict deadlines and coordinate and compile information from various sources.
- Ability to work in a diverse, multi-cultural team.
- Ability to work in a diverse, multi-cultural team.
- Strong ability to multi-task and work independently.
- Familiar with reports formats and writings for traditional funders/donors: EU, USAID, USG, UN, etc
- Strong ability to multi-task and work independently.
- Familiarity with writing and publishing articles on development projects on social networks (facebook, youtube, etc) and other forms of visibility is an asset
How to apply:
Sound good? To apply, interested candidates should:
- Send a cover letter and current resume https://sfcg.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=880 to our employment website here. https://sfcg.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=880
- Include the following in your cover letter:
- minimum salary requirements (or current salary)
- projected start date,
- where you found this posting.
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