Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Key Responsibilities
• Lead knowledge generation on issues related to gender, climate, conflict and peacebuilding, with a specific focus on climate security-sensitive programming.
• Design high-quality research on gender and climate security issues in fragile and conflict-affected contexts
• Manage and supervise staff and researchers delivering on this agenda
• Disseminate research analysis, findings, and recommendations to various audiences,
• Fundraise and lead on proposal writing for research activities related to gender, inequality, peace and security.
• Support the global rollout of the Climate Security research.
• Support the global and regional partnerships by managing and developing institutional relationships and joint initiatives with select country offices and regional bureaus
• Support on scientific/proposal writing, reporting, and fundraising
• Lead on the write-up of highly quality scientific papers, suitable for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
• Communicate and collaborate with climate security, peacebuilding, and security analysts, as well as policy- and decision-makers from relevant country and regional level institutions and bodies
• Report/communicate to supervisors and donors and discover/respond to tendering processes

Requirements
• A PhD Degree in gender studies, sociology, anthropology, peace and conflict studies, international relations or political science will be desirable
• At least 5 years of experience as a researcher initiating and carrying out their own research projects on issues related to climate-related security risks and experience managing researchers or research assistants.
• Extensive experience with international research for applied research and development programs
• Extensive experience in international, multi-cultural settings and in interacting with researchers, policymakers, donors, and civil society across a wide range of contexts
• Strong knowledge of issues relating to climate-related security risks, either more broadly or in-depth to a specific sub-area (e.g., peace and conflict, development, migration, or organizational responses).
• Strong knowledge of gender, conflict and peace studies, gender and intersectional analysis, climate security and specific areas of expertise related to these fields:
• Strong knowledge of qualitative research methods.
• Good knowledge of the multilateral system, preferably the United Nations, African Union, or the Regional Economic Communities within Africa
• A record of publications commensurate with the length of time worked in research.
• Proven ability to work and deliver when leading teams.
• Ease of working in oral and written English and/or French, with further language proficiency being an advantage.
• Excellent report writing, communication and project management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team-oriented, multi-cultural environment
• Strong conceptual thinking to develop innovative research approaches


Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Associate Degree

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