Early Warning and Early Response Expert at Search For Common Ground’s International

Roles And Responsibilities

• Undertake Do No Harm and risk mitigation training.
• Operationalize the centralized EWER system and generate reports, and a database of early warning signals.
• Ensure measures of sensitization on the need to protect the safety, security, and privacy of allthose interacting with the information.
• Engage community networks to carefully monitor indicators of rising dispute/conflict and measures taken to mitigate the crises from escalating.
• Work closely with other projects with EWER components to support and strengthen the EWER platform.
• Produce periodic Conflict Analysis /trend bulletin on evolving conflict dynamics.
• Supervise the Interns in the tracking, triangulation of EW signs and conflict indicators, and keying of data into the SCITAAP.
• Work with the National Conflict and Policy Analyst (NCPA) in strengthening the capacity of the EWER team with tools to enable data collection, analysis, presentation and reporting.
• Work with the NCPA and the Training Specialist in training the EWER volunteers.
• Coordinate the dissemination list for the EWER bulletins as agreed with the PDQR Team.
• Coordinate real-time tracking of incidents, trending online and offline
• Track and monitor conflict and security incidents across different credible internal and external platforms across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria
• Identify conflict triggers and violence to understand the conflict dynamics and spike in violence over a period of time
• Triangulate information across different platforms and community networks to authenticate information.
• Serve as a reference point in providing data (information) for national and international level engagement
• Projects with EWER components can leverage the existing centralized EWER system to strengthen their project deliverables
• Establish a data repository that can provide a platform of harmonized conflict and security information across different credible sources
• Work with the NCPA to establish a framework for a referral pathways across thematic conflict issues
• Provides a standardized process for learning and data Analysis
• The consultant may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key duties.

Qualification & Requirements

• Education:
• Bachelor degree or equivalent in Conflict studies, Development studies, Statistics or Data Science.
• A certification in Conflict Analysis.
• Good understanding and use of analytics and presentation tools especially Excel, Power Bi, and Canva and other statistical tools etc
• Experience in the use of online listening tools

Core Competencies

• Demonstrate integrity and promote Search values and ethical standards;
• Promote the vision, mission, and strategic objectives of Search;
• Demonstrate capacity to adapt to a multicultural context, tolerance, and respect for issues related to gender, religion, race, and nationality;
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office, Statistical and analytical tools as well as listening tools
• Demonstrate capacity to work effectively under stress, on multiple assignments simultaneously and adapting to changing demands.

Experience

• Proven experience in setting up a similar EWER system in Nigeria. A minimum of 10 years experience in establishing and leading EWER initiatives in Nigeria.
• Required experience includes; experience in monitoring, tracking and analysis of early warning signs and indicators of conflict, inter-group dynamics, collective action or issues related to Freedom of Religion and Belief.
• Experience in managing and coordinating EWER mechanisms and EWER focal points across Nigeria
• Experience in developing conflict snapshots/ EWER bulletin or a harmonized report of Conflict trends.
• Experience in data management and analysis.
• Excellent writing, planning and coordination skills, with proven ability to work independently.