British High Commission Conflict Adviser SEO Jobs in Abuja

British High Commission Conflict Adviser SEO Jobs in Abuja



Main Purpose of Job:

FCDO Nigeria is looking for a passionate and conflict adviser to drive FCDO Nigeria Country Business priority on Conflict to support delivery of objectives and goals.

You will help the UK attain a sophisticated understanding of conflict in Nigeria and offer advice on what to do about it. This will be achieved through both policy development and programme delivery.

The post holder will:

  • Possess a sound understanding of Nigeria’s conflicts.

  • Be inquisitive and use your connections to experts from academia, civil society and elsewhere to constantly update and improve your understanding.

  • Make independent decisions, within parameters set by UK policy and objectives, on where and how to best contribute to the team, the wider mission, and the UK’s efforts to reduce conflict.

    Roles and responsibilities:

  • Job holder will be responsible for providing conflict analysis and advice to inform UK policies and programmes in Nigeria. Topics include:

  • Conflict prevention and peacebuilding
    women, peace and security

  • Policing, security, and justice sector reform
    worsening insecurity in the North West

  • Violent separatism in the South East
    enduring problems in the North East and wider Lake Chad Basin (LCB).

  • Conflict advisory lead for the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) Nigeria and LCB programmes, and for the wider LCB Block, ensuring that programmatic interventions are based on high-quality evidence of conflict drivers and effective responses.

  • Adviser will work closely with colleagues across the BHC to improve the conflict sensitivity of new and existing programmes by undertaking conflict sensitivity audits and risk assessments.

    Essential qualifications, skills and experience

    Applicants should demonstrate experience and expertise in the three technical competencies listed below:

  • Applied Conflict and Political Analysis and Strategy Development: An adviser can deliver robust conflict and political economy analysis examining drivers of conflict and instability and the sources of resilience at international/regional, national and local level, an adviser can be forward looking
    and able to monitor changing contexts over time. An adviser can use this analysis to influence policy, strategy, and interventions.

  • Conflict Sensitivity: An adviser can explain leading practice in conflict sensitivity, analysing relationships between HMG/external interventions and conflict dynamics, and how our interventions can minimise risks of exacerbating conflict whilst maximising peacebuilding effect. An adviser can apply this analysis to design of interventions and support others in developing, implementing, monitoring and adapting conflict sensitive policy, strategy and interventions, including diplomacy, aid programmes and non-ODA activity

  • Conflict Response: Addressing Conflict, Building Peace, Stability and Security. An adviser is expected to assess and develop the appropriate integrated policy, strategy and interventions response depending on conflict, country and regional context. Including: upstream conflict prevention; early warning, crisis prevention and management; conflict resolution, dialogue and support for inclusive peace processes and transitions to sustainable peace. This includes using the full range of FCDO levers as appropriate.

    How to Apply

    For more information and job application details, see; British High Commission Conflict Adviser SEO Jobs in Abuja

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