Associate Program Officer 100%

Starting date: 1 January 2025 (or by agreement)

swisspeace is a practice and research institute dedicated to advancing effective peacebuilding. Partnerships with local and international actors are at the core of our work. Together, we combine competence and creativity to reduce violence and promote peace in contexts affected by conflicts. In collaboration with the University of Basel swisspeace offers a number of postgraduate programs and courses for peacebuilding professionals from around the world.

In order to support its Mediation Program, swisspeace is looking for a Associate Program Officer 100%.

The swisspeace Mediation Program provides high-quality support to ongoing peace mediation and dialogue processes, giving advice to mediators and conflict parties, providing capacity building for civil society actors, and running inclusion formats. It offers dialogue and mediation training and develops knowledge products based on critical reflections and lessons from peace mediation, negotiation, and dialogue processes. The Mediation Program also conducts cutting-edge research aimed at influencing scholarly debates and informing peace mediation practice.

Your position

• Supporting swisspeace’s work on Syria, in particular facilitating the participation of civil society in the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva and other meetings
• Supporting the organization and coordination of mediation support activities and events in the framework of the Mediation Support Project (MSP)
• Conducting practice-oriented research on mediation-related topics
• Contributing to mediation trainings run by swisspeace and partners
• Drafting and editing reports
• Providing administrative and logistical support to the swisspeace Mediation Program

Your profile

• Masters’ degree in a relevant discipline (international relations, political sciences, social sciences or similar disciplines)
• Minimum 1 year of work experience in mediation, peacebuilding or a related field
• Excellent spoken and written English. Arabic, Spanish, and/or French are assets
• Knowledge of Syria and the MENA region is an asset
• Good research and drafting skills
• Affinity for coordination, logistics and administrative tasks, organizational talent
• Good command of key digital and web tools
• Availability to travel

We offer you

• An interesting and challenging entry-level position in an attractive field of work with political relevance
• An annual salary as per experience of CHF 48,000 to CHF 55,000
• Attractive working conditions and flexible office hours in Basel
• A positive working atmosphere in a dynamic and international organization

Due to the Swiss regulations on the admission of foreign workers, only applicants with an existing Swiss work permit or citizenship of Switzerland or of an EU/EFTA state can be considered for this position.

Application / Contact

We look forward to receiving your complete application in English including a cover letter, CV, work certificates and diplomas by 4 October 2024. Please submit your application via our online portal . Other means of application will not be accepted. Interviews will take place in October 2024.

For further information, please consult our website swisspeace.ch or contact us by phone at 0041 (0)61 551 56 99

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