The Consultant will provide desk research work and support to the organisation and execution of field research; writing and reviewing of reports and policy briefs; organisation of training and advocacy events.
Deadline: November 2, 2014
Location: Nairobi with travel to Somalia
Organization: International Alert
Alert is requesting ‘Expressions of Interest’ from qualified and experienced Advocacy and Training specialists for a four month assignment, beginning December 1st 2014 – with the strong likelihood of at least a 12 month extension thereafter.
The main purpose of the role is to support the implementation of activities related to research and advocacy for the project “Promoting Rights, protecting Women; Prevention of and Response to Gender-Based Violence against Women and Girls in Mogadishu”. The “Promoting Rights, protecting Women” project is managed by Comitato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo dei Popoli (CISP) in collaboration with International Alert. This position is with Alert but based in CISP’s Nairobi office to support implementation of activities that Alert is leading on. These tasks will include desk research work and support to the organisation and execution of field research; writing and reviewing of reports and policy briefs; organisation of training and advocacy events.
The consultant will also provide other administrative and logistical support as necessary both to the implementation of the project and to International Alert’s Africa Programme staff visiting Nairobi.
For further details please see the Role Description.
As the assignment will be based in Nairobi, you will need to have the right to work in Kenya.
If you wish to be considered for this position, please send an ‘Expression of Interest’ indicating your current rate and details of your referees, along with an up to date CV to jobs@international-alert.org
Closing date: Sunday 2nd November 2014.
Duration: 4 months with the probability of extension
While International Alert will endeavour to acknowledge all submissions within a reasonable time, this may not always be possible due to limited resources. International Alert is an equal opportunities employer. All submissions will be judged strictly on the basis of merit.
Job description: ResearchAndAdvocacyCo-ordinator-TechnicalExpert.pdf
