Saferworld Consortium Manager – Peace Research Partnership Jobs in Uganda

Saferworld Consortium Manager – Peace Research Partnership Jobs in Uganda

Saferworld, International Alert and Conciliation Resources are working together in a consortium on a three-year programme to provide evidence-based policy and programming recommendations to DFID and other peace, security and development actors.

The £3 million programme is funded under DfID’s
Global Security and Rapid Analysis (GSRA) stream. We are in our third and final year of the research
with a strong focus on learning and uptake of findings and recommendations.

See Annex for more information about each of the consortium members.

Through practice-based research the programme is analysing and drawing lessons from interventions to address conflict drivers both by consortium partners and other external actors.

The main focus is on the notion of inclusion specifically in relation to: economic development, peace processes, institutions, security and justice provision; as well as focusing on gender norms and conflict.

The purpose is to inform and enhance the effectiveness of DfID/HMG’s work to prevent conflict and build lasting peace.

Programme outputs focus on learning and adaptation of programmes, as well as
practical lessons and actionable recommendations for policy actors.

Job purpose

The Peace Research Partnership (PRP) is a complex programme involving multiple research studies in a range of conflict-affected states, and leading to a variety of programme and policy-oriented outputs.

The role of the Consortium Manager is to ensure effective coordination of the consortium
members so that the programme is implemented in an efficient manner and delivers a coherent and
useful body of evidence and learning.

S/he will also liaise closely with DfID-CHASE staff to ensure that the programme responds to DfID priorities and is managed efficiently.

The role of the Consortium Manager is distinct from that of the individual consortium partners, who will each be responsible for delivering the activities and outputs under their respective research themes.

The Consortium Manager is a part-time 3 days/week position. Saferworld (the consortium lead) is responsible for the appointment and employment of the Consortium Manager.

S/he will be based in Saferworld’s London office and will work within Saferworld’s Research and Learning team.

The Consortium Manager will be accountable to all three consortium members through the mechanism of the joint Steering Committee, while day-to-day management and support will be provided by
Saferworld’s Head of Research and Learning.

We are currently in the final year of the PRP programme (April 2019 – March 2020) and require a new Consortium Manager to steer the process through to the end of the programme reporting period in July 2020.

While a number of research studies are still underway, we are also focusing on research
uptake with an emphasis on ensuring the evidence and analysis generated by the PRP research can
usefully inform both programming and policy.

Roles and Responsibilities: