Consultant – Conflict Analysis and Strategic Accompaniment, Human Rights, Access to Justice
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Conflict analysis consultant advising WCC’s Syria peacebuilding programme on mediation, social cohesion, and preventive engagement. Home-based role supporting Geneva-based teams and local partners.
Responsibilities:
- Provide periodic political, social, and conflict analysis for programme priority locations and intervention areas
- Analyse emerging tensions, conflict drivers, stakeholder relationships, and opportunities for preventive dialogue and mediation
- Interpret information from local coordinators and early-warning networks
- Identify recurring patterns and priority transition-related concerns
- Advise on the development and accompaniment of sensitive dialogue and mediation processes
- Contribute to strategic reflection on issues emerging from dialogue, mediation, and community-level peacebuilding processes
- Advise on conflict sensitivity, do-no-harm principles, risks, and opportunities for constructive engagement
- Support adaptive programme management in response to developments in Syria
- Review and quality assure conflict analyses, strategic papers, concept notes, and other programme documents
- Prepare concise analytical notes and recommendations for programme management and stakeholders
- Produce periodic conflict and context analysis notes
- Prepare strategic assessments of priority issues or mediation processes
- Contribute recommendations for preventive engagement and adaptive programme management
- Contribute to programme strategy reviews and reflection meetings
- Work closely with the Geneva-based programme team, implementing partners, and field coordinators
Requirements:
- Advanced university degree in political science, peace and conflict studies, international relations, development studies, or another relevant discipline, or equivalent professional qualifications and experience
- Demonstrated professional experience in conflict analysis, peacebuilding, mediation support, and strategic advisory work
- Experience designing, coordinating, and adaptively managing locally led initiatives promoting dialogue, reconciliation, and social cohesion
- Proven analytical skills in assessing conflict dynamics, stakeholder relationships, emerging risks, and opportunities for preventive engagement
- Experience facilitating and accompanying sensitive dialogue and mediation processes
- Sound political judgement, discretion, and strong understanding of conflict-sensitive approaches
- Strong experience in strategic advisory, institutional strengthening, and multi-stakeholder coordination
- Experience collaborating with international organisations, local partners, and institutional donors
- Excellent analytical, drafting, and communication skills
- Ability to synthesise complex information into clear findings and practical recommendations
- In-depth understanding of the Syrian political, social, and religious context
- Previous professional experience related to Syria considered a strong asset
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Good knowledge of Arabic and French is desirable
- Experience working with faith-based organisations, civil society actors, or locally led peacebuilding initiatives is desirable
- Familiarity with donor-funded programmes is desirable
- Technical proposal, financial proposal, CV, summaries of comparable assignments, and two references required for application
Benefits:
- Possibility of contract extension subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability
- Possible travel to Syria, Geneva, or other locations as required
- Maximum of 90 working days over the contracted period
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