Early Warning and Early Response Expert at Search for Common Ground (SFCG)

Search for Common Ground (SFCG) is an international non-profit organization that promotes the peaceful resolution of conflict. With headquarters in Washington, DC and Brussels, Belgium, Search’s mission is to transform how individuals, organizations, and governments deal with conflict - away from destructive approaches towards cooperative solutions. With more than 600 staff worldwide, Search implements projects in more than 30 countries across the globe.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Early Warning and Early Response Expert

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Job type: Contract
Duration: 6 months

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

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.

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.

Application Closing Date
11th October, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online