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Your tasks
- Together with JPIC-FA, you will develop strategic approaches to peacebuilding, conflict transformation, ecological justice, and interfaith dialogue.
- You will analyse conflict dynamics in Maasai communities and urban settlements, and support their resolution using culturally sensitive, participatory methods.
- You will establish and expand systems for planning, monitoring, and evaluation in order to make impacts visible and strengthen learning processes.
- You will develop outreach strategies to engage church and local communities in campaigns on renewable energy, sustainability, and ecological change.
- You will develop concepts for trauma sensitivity and empower local stakeholders to deal with community stress caused by drought, land conflicts, and poverty.
- You will support JPIC‑FA in developing a sustainable fundraising strategy and establishing networks with partners, dialogue forums, and funding institutions.
- You will be responsible for the proper disbursement and administration of funds on site in accordance with the sponsor guidelines and AGIAMONDO specifications. In this capacity, you will work in close collaboration with the team members of the partner organisation.
Your profile
- You have a master's degree, preferably in peace and conflict studies, international relations, social sciences, or a related field.
- You have at least three years of professional experience in peace or conflict work, ideally with an international focus.
- You have in-depth knowledge of conflict transformation, peacebuilding, and ideally ecological change and climate justice.
- Ideally, you have skills in mediation and/or trauma-informed work.
- You communicate in a context- and culture-sensitive manner and are able to build trusting relationships with various stakeholders.
- You speak fluent English. Kiswahili is advantageous.
- You have a driver's license and driving experience.
- You identify with Christian values and with the goals as well as the concerns of church development and peace work.
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Our benefits - your impetus
We want you to feel good working with us:
Subsistence payments
12 subsistence payments (and a prorated 13th) are based on your degree, experience, marital status, and your obligations to support your dependants. Other allowances will be considered on an individual basis.
Social benefits
Social insurance includes statutory pension, accident and unemployment insurance as well as health insurance for you and the dependants accompanying you.
Private insurance
In addition to statutory insurance, we also take out private insurance including professional and personal liability as well as accident insurance.
Personnel development
Individual seminars including language and safety courses ensure your personal development and effectively strengthen your work on location.
Health care
We bear the costs for medical examinations, the health check beforehand and vaccinations to ensure you are perfectly prepared for your assignment.
Cost coverage
We bear the costs for rent and consumption. The pro-rata costs for furnishing your accommodation depend on the number of people living there.
"Many small but important steps are needed to work for peace."
AGIAMONDO Co-worker about their daily work and life in Israel/Palestine
Your cooperation with AGIAMONDO and JPIC-FA
Responsible and challenging
AGIAMONDO e. V. is the personnel service of German Catholics for development cooperation. In the Civil Peace Service, we offer professionals the opportunity for meaningful service in cooperation with local development actors. The Civil Peace Service (CPS) is a personnel program for violence prevention and peacebuilding in crisis and conflict regions. It is committed to a world in which conflicts are resolved without violence.
In the countries the CPS has been supporting civil society organisations for many years in developing non-violent conflict resolution, strengthening human rights and supporting traumatised communities. The work of the CPS is based on partnership, trust and long-term commitment. Experts contribute their expertise, learn from local experiences and help to strengthen structures for peaceful coexistence.
JPIC-FA is a Franciscan commission that works for peace, justice, human rights, and the protection of creation. It works on conflict resolution, promoting dialogue, ecological justice, and empowering marginalized communities – particularly the Maasai and residents of informal settlements. The work takes place in a church-influenced environment that emphasizes values such as solidarity, social justice, and sustainability.
You will live and work in Nairobi. The city offers excellent infrastructure, a wide range of leisure and shopping opportunities, and good living and working conditions. From Nairobi, you will make regular trips to Narok and Kajiado counties as well as the Mau Forest region. Together with JPIC-FA and the Laudato Si Movement, you will support communities there that are affected by historical injustices, resource conflicts, marginalization, and environmental destruction. You will empower local stakeholders, promote non-violent conflict resolution, and contribute to environmental justice as the foundation for sustainable peace. Conditions in rural areas differ from those in Nairobi and may be simpler. The work can be demanding in terms of content, especially when it comes to topics such as conflict and environmental crises. Supervision and self-care are therefore important components of a sustainable way of working.
From the application to the preparation contract
How can I apply?
We will gladly accept your online application. You will receive feedback approximately 14 days after the application deadline.
What follows positive feedback?
We will invite you to the next available selection day. You will receive information about the procedure in advance.
What do the selection days involve?
Over the course of two days, we will provide you with specific information about the conditions and framework. We will also conduct selection interviews with you.
What happens after that?
If we consider you to be a good match for the assignment, we will request your consent to introduce you to the partner organisation. You will then receive a contract for the preparation period.
What does preparation include?
All specialists receive extensive training for 3 - 4 weeks in Cologne to prepare them intensively for their assignment.
Ansprechpartnerin
Recruitment & Marketing
Jacqueline Kallmeyer
Head of Recruitment & Marketing+49 221 8896 -271
Jacqueline.Kallmeyer@agiamondo.org
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