Project Coordinator – Civic Space and Peacebuilding

About the role

The United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan is recruiting a Project Coordinator in Juba, reporting to the Director of the Civil Affairs Division. The consultant works on a 12-month assignment, travelling extensively to Kuajok, Aweil, Rumbek and Torit to engage local stakeholders and support civil society organisations (CSOs) in peacebuilding and civic space work.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and monitor the project workplan and implementation schedule, and coordinate the Technical Consultant's work, including quality assurance of the toolkit and training materials.
• Lead project monitoring, reporting, documentation of lessons learned and risk management, and submit monthly progress reports to the Director.
• Ensure gender, youth, disability inclusion and conflict sensitivity across all activities.
• Train 200 CSO representatives (16 workshops, 4 per state) on early warning systems, conflict management, project management, hate speech and disinformation mitigation, media literacy and conflict-sensitive communication.
• Establish and strengthen 4 CSO coordination networks (one per state) and train 20 CSO focal points (5 per state).
• Support CSO-led community dialogues, radio talk shows and awareness campaigns, and facilitate 4 exchange visits and 8 annual engagements with state authorities and security organs.
• Oversee the development of 1 toolkit and 4 dissemination workshops, and help CSOs develop toolkits and action plans for sustainable peacebuilding interventions.
• Coordinate the establishment of 4 Civic Space Centers (one per state), develop their operational model, SOPs and management structure, and ensure they serve CSOs/CBOs and the wider community.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in social sciences, governance, peacebuilding/conflict management, development studies, or equivalent education and experience.
• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in reconciliation, peacebuilding or conflict management.
• Fluency in English (oral and written); French is the other working language of the UN Secretariat.
• Extensive field experience, especially in conflict or post-conflict settings; prior experience in South Sudan is desirable.

Required skills

• Knowledge of programming or strategy development, including UNPKO programming modalities in South Sudan, preferably.
• Demonstrated experience in project planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
• Experience coordinating multi-stakeholder initiatives with civil society, government institutions, local communities and international partners is desirable.
• Proven experience as a grassroots peace adviser/consultant is desirable.