Technical Service Consultants at Search For Common Ground’s International

Position Summary

• The Capacity Building & Training Coordinator is expected to bring to the role proven experience and skills in and training of conflict transformation, conflict resolution, conflict sensitivity, and do no harm (DNH) principles along with human rights. The candidate will have skills in training government actors at the local and state level that includes security personnel in the Common Ground approach to conflict resolution and human rights; the candidate will also have experience working with different stakeholders and leading dialogue processes. The primary purpose of this position is to both coordinate all training and facilitate training/workshops in Northern Nigeria where Search operates in the Common Ground approach on all project training.
• The position holder will work with key stakeholders that include community leaders, the security sector, government officials, women, and Youths to understand the cycle programming and the importance of building confidence and fostering good relationships. The position holder will work with the project teams to design, review, update, and roll out capacity-building and training activities related to mitigating conflict-related issues in Northern Nigeria. S/he will build synergy and collaborate with project managers in the allocation of both human, material, and financial resources for the effective utilization of our internal capacity to maximize our inputs, outcomes, and results.

Roles and Responsibilities

Design workshops and develop training modules where needed:

Reporting

• Needs Assessment: Conduct thorough assessments to identify the capacity gaps and needs within the organization and communities.
• Develop and implement an effective training coordination strategy for the project across the 19 Northern States
• Develop detailed plans for capacity-building programs, including timelines, objectives, deliverables, and resource requirements.
• Work with the project teams to ensure all training needs are planned and met and;
• Support implementation of all Search’s training activities in the region, either in–person or through hired training consultants;
• Establishing and maintaining partnerships with partner organizations, experts, and consultants to leverage their knowledge, expertise, and resources in capacity-building efforts.
• Organizing and coordinating training sessions, workshops, or other capacity-building activities, ensuring they are delivered effectively and meet the identified needs.
• Develop and implement monitoring and evaluation frameworks to assess the effectiveness and impact of capacity-building interventions, collect data, and analyze results to inform decision-making and improve future programs.
• Design each training to be culturally identifiable to the context; Search programs, and for the participants attending the training;
• Design training material, methodology, and training guide templates;
• The coordinator is expected to be delivering training that will focus on: Principles of Common Ground in conflict transformation; Conflict resolution and mitigating strategies; Conflict sensitivity and Do No Harm; Dispute resolution; Human rights; Non adversarial Advocacy; Transformative dialogue and interfaith dialogues processes and; Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR ) co-facilitating with trauma lead.
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration among stakeholders, including staff, trainers, and participants, to ensure smooth coordination and implementation of capacity-building initiatives.
• Continuously assessing and refining capacity-building strategies based on feedback, evaluation results, and emerging needs to enhance the effectiveness and relevance of future initiatives
• The coordinator will be using Search’s Common Ground Approach manuals and other Search-developed manuals as a basis for adapting the training curriculum to the projects’ needs
• Write a monthly summary report highlighting training, lessons learned, and challenges, and recommendations including success highlights, feedback from participants, and recommendations for the next stages of Search’s program (sent to line supervisor).
• Carry out a feedback session in communities after months of training implementation, to gauge how practical the training had been and how participants are putting into use the training learning.

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 multi-cultural context, tolerance, and respect for issues related to gender, religion, race, and nationality;
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office

Educational Qualification

• A degree or Post graduate degree in conflict resolution, peace studies, peacebuilding, conflict management, or relevant field;
• Additional certification in capacity building or training, conflict management, peacebuilding, and conflict resolution

Required Experience

• At least 5 years experience as a trainer, two of those years should be in the non-profit and NGO sector in relevant topics (as per above mentioned list) for a diverse range of audiences (from communities to authorities);
• Have facilitated/ co-facilitated at least 30 trainings to key stakeholders that include: security, local and state-level actors, and community leaders with excellent command of trainees in relevant fields;
• In-depth knowledge of Northern Nigeria

Other Relevant Requirements

• Good knowledge of the local languages will be an asset.
• Knowledge of civil society organizations, government agencies, private sector companies, and international development agencies, with experience working in partnership within some of these sectors;
• Written and verbal communications skills including the ability to synthesize complicated policy issues into digestible products and to deal with both elite and popular media and specialist and non-specialist audiences;
• Experience in partnership building, with experience in influencing stakeholders and establishing and maintaining strong partnerships;
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and strong interpersonal skills;
• Commitment to Search’s aims and a clear understanding of the links between policy, lobbying, campaigning, and how policy change can be achieved through effective advocacy;
• Organizational skills and attention to detail;
• Ability to respond flexibly to opportunities and requests sometimes with little notice;
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a rapidly changing environment;
• Treats all people fairly without favoritism and solves problems in collaborative ways

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Position Summary

• The Capacity Building Officer is expected to bring on board some level of experience and skills in training in conflict transformation, conflict resolution, conflict sensitivity, and not harm (DNH) principles along with human rights. The candidate will have skills in supporting training for government actors at the local and state level that includes security personnel in the Common Ground approach to conflict resolution and human rights; the candidate will also have experience working with different stakeholders and supporting dialogue processes. Overall, the role of a Capacity Building Officer is to facilitate the growth and development of individuals, partner organizations, and communities by identifying their needs, designing effective interventions, and supporting them in acquiring the necessary skills and resources to achieve their goals.
• The position holder will work with the project teams to design, review, update, and roll out capacity-building and training activities related to mitigating conflict-related issues across the 19 northern states. S/he will build synergy and collaborate with project teams to allocate human, material, and financial resources to effectively utilize our internal capacity to maximize our inputs, outcomes, and results.

Roles and Responsibilities

Reporting

• Need Assessment: Conduct thorough assessments to identify the existing capacities, strengths, weaknesses, and gaps within the communities.
• Strategy Development: Designing comprehensive capacity-building strategies and plans based on the identified needs, goals, and available resources.
• Training and Workshops: Developing and delivering training activities, and workshops, and to build the capacity of individuals and groups in specific areas such as leadership, human rights, conflict transformation, Common Ground Approach, Dialogue sessions, and other themes.
• Resources Development: Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to create training materials, toolkits, manuals, and other resources that support capacity-building initiatives.
• Coaching and Mentoring: Provide guidance, support, and mentoring to individuals or teams to help them improve their skills and performance.
• Partnership and Collaboration: Establishing and maintaining partnerships with relevant organizations, institutions, and experts to leverage expertise, resources, and networks for capacity-building initiatives.
• Monitoring and Evaluation: Develop monitoring and evaluation frameworks to assess the effectiveness of capacity-building interventions and make necessary adjustments to improve outcomes.
• Knowledge Management: Creating systems to capture and disseminate knowledge, best practices, and lessons learned from capacity-building activities within the organization and communities.
• Sustainability Planning: Assisting organizations and communities in developing long-term stability plans to ensure the continuation of capacity-building efforts beyond the initial intervention.
• Reporting and Documentation: Compiling progress reports, documenting activities, and preparing presentations to communicate the impact and outcomes of capacity-building initiatives to stakeholders and funders
• Write all training reports highlighting, lessons learned, challenges, and recommendations including success highlights, feedback from participants, and recommendations for the following stages of Search’s program (sent to line supervisor).
• Carry out a feedback session in communities after months of training implementation, to gauge how effective the training had been and how participants are using the training learning.

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 multi-cultural context, tolerance, and respect for issues related to gender, religion, race, and nationality;
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office

Educational Qualifications

• A degree in conflict resolution, peace studies, peacebuilding, conflict management, or relevant field;
• Additional certification in capacity building or training, conflict management, peacebuilding, and conflict resolution

Required Experience

• At least 3 years experience as a trainer, one of those years should be in the non-profit and NGO sector in relevant topics (as per above mentioned list) for a diverse range of audiences (from communities to authorities);
• Have facilitated/ co-facilitated at least 10 trainings to key stakeholders that include: security, local and state-level actors, and community leaders with excellent command of trainees in relevant fields;
• In-depth knowledge of Northern Nigeria.

Other Relevant Requirements

• Good knowledge of the local languages will be an asset.
• Knowledge of civil society organizations, government agencies, private sector companies, and international development agencies, with experience working in partnership within some of these sectors;
• Written and verbal communications skills including the ability to synthesize complicated policy issues into digestible products and to deal with both elite and popular media and specialist and non-specialist audiences;
• Experience in partnership building, with experience in influencing stakeholders and establishing and maintaining strong partnerships;
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and strong interpersonal skills;
• Commitment to Search’s aims and a clear understanding of the links between policy, lobbying, campaigning, and how policy change can be achieved through effective advocacy;
• Organizational skills and attention to detail;
• Ability to respond flexibly to opportunities and requests sometimes with little notice;
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a rapidly changing environment;
• Treats all people fairly without favoritism and solves problems in collaborative ways

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Position Summary

• The EWER Coordinator is responsible for the conduct of community early warning prevention and mitigation activities across the 19 northern states in Nigeria. S/he will coordinate early warning observers, confirm and analyze reports, and prepare monthly reports. S/he will work closely with the community EWER structures in the implementation of early warning and Conflict prevention activities. The position will report to the Project Manager and will work closely with other country-level support staff.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Has the responsibility for managing the Early Warning System (EWS) and integrated hub in the various states with guidance from the Conflict Analyst
• Organize monthly meetings with Community Observers (COs) and quarterly meetings with Community Response Networks (CRNs).
• Ensure that the EW system receives daily SMS/voice incident reports from COs, CRNs, and other stakeholders and such reports are documented on the system and analyzed in real-time, and disseminated to actors and communities for immediate response.
• Collate and develop weekly EWS reports/analyses and Monthly updates to be shared with donors and other stakeholders.
• Develop a bimonthly EWS bulletin to share in printed and electronic copies to local actors, government, and stakeholders including NGOs.
• Participate and share analysis of EWS reports
• Document key success stories from the EWS reports, incidences and/or responses of actors and stakeholders linked to the reports received from the system.
• Support programmatic and logistical support and assistance to the State Project Coordinator
• Serve as a link and intermediary between Search for Common Ground and local communities and partners.
• Facilitate and organize field visits for Search staff, visitors, and donors to local communities
• Contribute to the preparation of funder reports
• Participate in research in support of project implementation and development
• Work with program staff in the development and continuous improvement of systems
• Provide necessary support to implementing partners and government under the supervision of the program managers
• Provide weekly and monthly progress reports to the supervisor and management team

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 is required
• Proficiency in data analytics and the use of EWER tracking tools

Educational Qualification

• A degree or Postgraduate degree in conflict resolution, peace studies, peacebuilding, conflict management, or relevant field;
• Additional certification in conflict management, peacebuilding, and conflict resolution 

Required Experience

• At least five (5) years of experience in early warning and conflict management  or related fields
• Have led the implementation of similar Early Warning and Early Response initiatives in Northern Nigeria 
• In-depth knowledge of Northern Nigeria
• Relevant experience working in the non-profit and NGO sector or institutions providing conflict early warning and early response services.
• Experience with conflict analysis tools;
• Substantial experience working with government officials, NGOs, and communities;
• Experience writing reports and project proposals;
• Understanding of the social, political, and economic context of the northern region and how it impacts conflict drivers and conflict in Northern Nigeria and targeted communities;
• Knowledge and experience in computers and crowd mapping software;

Other Relevant Requirements

• Good knowledge of the local languages will be an asset.
• Knowledge of civil society organizations, government agencies, private sector companies, and international development agencies, with experience of working in partnership within some of these sectors;
• Experience in partnership building, with experience in influencing stakeholders and establishing and maintaining strong partnerships;
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and strong interpersonal skills;
• Commitment to Search’s aims and a clear understanding of the links between policy, lobbying, campaigning, and how policy change can be achieved through effective advocacy;
• Ability to identify issues and to use sound judgment in applying technical expertise to resolve a wide range of problems;
• Good knowledge of the political, economic, and social dimensions of the Niger Delta region.
• Ability to work under extreme pressure in a highly stressful environment;
• Willingness to keep abreast of new developments in the EW/ER field;
• Basics financial management skills;
• Knowledge of other languages spoken in the states will be an advantage;
• Strong command of English language, with excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal communication skills;
• A demonstrated commitment to high professional ethical standards and a diverse workplace;
• Ability to prioritize, plan, and organize workflow to tight timeframes, handle multiple tasks, and be flexible with changing priorities.