Salama Hub Program Officer

The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) promotes a world free of violence, inequality, and oppression. Guided by the Quaker belief in the divine light within each person, we nurture the seeds of change and respect for human life to fundamentally transform societies and institutions. We work with people and partners worldwide of all faiths and backgrounds to meet urgent community needs, challenge injustice, and build peace.

Program Description: The Salama Hub Program is the American Friends Service Committee, AFSC, Advocacy and Policy Program for the Horn of Africa. The goal of this program is to ensure that African civil societies and Faith-Based Organizations interact eMciently with institutional stakeholders in Africa and beyond in protection of human rights, peace, and stability in the Horn of Africa region. AFSC has nurtured and sustained strategic partnerships with Brot fur die Welt, BfdW, and the All Africa Conference of Churches, AACC, and currently in a second phase of a Joint Project with AACC on research and advocacy for policy in?uencing through collaboration with CSOs and FBOs. Evidence-based Advocacy is undertaken on the African continent through engagement with policymakers in the African Union and Regional Economic Communities, Europe, and the United States of America.

To strengthen collaborative work across programs, AFSC South Sudan and the Salama Hub Programs have jointly developed a project on Trauma Healing and Transitional Justice to strengthen social cohesion for conflict-affected communities including migrants. Through this joint project, community members with trauma symptoms will be accompanied for healing, and the legacies of the past conflicts within the communities will be addressed for sustainable peace and community stability. This joint project will give an opportunity for CSO Peacebuilders to be trained during early interventions in in South Sudan and Ethiopia so that they can champion trauma healing and reconciliation in the communities.

Summary of Responsibilities: The Salama Hub Program seeks to hire an experienced and dedicated Program OMcer with a background in peacebuilding, trauma healing, transitional justice, and right-based approaches to join our team. Under the direct supervision of the Salama hub Program Coordinator, the Program OMcer will play a key role in coordinating and supporting the South Sudan and Salama Hub Joint Project focused on promoting peace and healing in communities affected by con?ict and trauma. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of peacebuilding principles, trauma healing methodologies, and project management practices, as well as a passion for making a positive impact in the lives of individuals and communities.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to design, plan, and implement peacebuilding and trauma-healing projects.
• Coordinate and monitor project activities, ensuring adherence to project goals, timelines, and budgets.
• Facilitate community engagement and participation in project activities, fostering a sense of ownership and sustainability.
• Work closely with local partners, organizations, and stakeholders to build strong and collaborative relationships.
• Contribute to the development of project proposals, reports, and other project-related documents.
• Integrate trauma-informed approaches and best practices into project activities and interventions.
• Support the monitoring and evaluation of project impact and outcomes, utilizing participatory and inclusive approaches.
• Provide technical support and guidance to project team members, volunteers, and community partners.
• Develop resources, relationships, and processes for increasing the capacity of partner organizations to be innovative and creative in peace building initiatives.
• Identify and provide support to planning innovative and creative initiatives by Salama Hub partners, including proposal development for grants seeking.
• Articulate AFSC’s values and principles including its commitment to peace and nonviolent approaches to social justice and peacebuilding among partner organizations.
• Provide support to efforts towards spaces and learning circles for peace builders’ interactions through organizational exchange visits, representations, and networking.
• Support research, developing policy briefs, writing of briefs, case studies, program knowledge management and other relevant materials re?ecting on best practices and lesson learnt for periodic publications and presentations to local and international audiences.
• Support continuous monitoring and evaluation from a results-based perspective. This may include and not limited to review of data collection tools or strategies, recommend intervention strategies and activities from the ?ndings of the current and earlier assessments as well as informed by global and regional trends to ensure ongoing program responsiveness and relevance.
• Produce program reports, craft ?yers and brochures, consolidate data, draft PowerPoint presentations and prepare reports for publications: Review narrative and ?nancial reports of grants from partners. Assist in developing strategy for external communication and engaging with media.
• Carry out regular ?eld visits to the partner sites to monitor implementation progress and offer mentorship and accompaniment to partners.
• Support capacity building of CSOs and FBOs in mainstream trauma healing into peacebuilding initiatives.

Supervisor: Salama Hub Program Coordinator 

Duration: 2 Years

Assignment: This position will be offered on an initial two (2) year contract with the possibility of renewal depending on funding and performance.

The American Friends Service Committee is an AMrmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Quali?ed persons are encouraged to apply regardless of their religious aMliation, race, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.

AFSC’s Central OMce and some of its oMces in the U.S are unionized workplaces. This position is not represented under the Collective Barging Agreement.

The American Friends Service Committee is a smoke-free workplace. 

Minimum Quali?cations:

Education:

• Degree in a relevant ?eld such as political science, Project management, psychology, social work, Sociology, development studies, international Affairs, peace/ con?ict studies, or related ?eld.

Experience:

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in relevant work in an NGO environment.

Other Required Skills & Abilities:

• Must have good communication skills including ?uency in spoken and written English.
• Strong Writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Experience in project coordination, relationship building, and remote partnership
• Ability to develop collegial and professional relationships with various stakeholder groups, especially religious and traumatized communities.
• Excellent leadership, facilitation, communication, and peace program development skills.
• The ideal candidate will be highly organized in their work and passionate about trauma healing initiatives that have the power to enhance peaceful coexistence.
• Ability to take own initiative and work both independently and as a team.
• A desire to grow the program and individually through the work.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Capacity to work in a multicultural environment
• Commitment to Quaker values and testimonies. Understanding of and compatibility with the principles and philosophy of the American Friends Service Committee including nonviolence and the belief in the intrinsic worth of every individual.
• Understanding of and commitment to the principles, concerns, and considerations of AFSC regarding issues of race, class, nationality, religion, age, gender and sexual orientation, and disabilities.

How To Apply

Quali?ed candidates  should send  their CV  and cover  letter   the   following   link: https:/ forms.gle/PuzEpjcpo9dqtyCk8, electronically with the subject line: Salama Hub Program OMcer position by 31st of July 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Ple
This position is open to all those eligible to work in Ethiopia only.
The application must be in English and include the following elements:

• A cover letter addressed to the Salama Hub Horn of Africa Regional Advocacy and policy program.
• The curriculum vitae including professional experiences classi?ed in chronological order, starting with the most recent experience; Contact details of three reference persons, their telephone numbers, and email addresses; (the CV must be in a Microsoft Word document).