FHI 360 is currently recruiting for the position of Learning Advisor for an anticipated project, East Africa Building Resilience in Civil Society (BRICS) Phase II. BRICS II will implement a holistic approach to preventing Violent Extremism (VE) including working with national and subnational authorities to improve their ability to prevent VE, working with and in at-risk communities, conducting research to inform VE interventions and facilitate dialogues among stakeholders. It is anticipated that this program will focus primarily on Kenya, with a secondary focus on Tanzania and Mozambique and a third line of effort in Uganda and Ethiopia. The Learning Advisor will report to the Project Director (PD) and ensure knowledge sharing and cohesion across research and project activities implemented in the region. It is expected that the LA will be located in Nairobi, Kenya with anticipated project funded travel throughout the country and region.
The position is contingent on funding.
- Coordinates project learning from research and community-based interventions from across the region.
- Manages country coordinators and research partners to ensure efficient and effective delivery of project activities, including knowledge sharing and application of lessons learned to improve impact.
- Ensures overall quality of research, data and learning products.
- Coordinates with M&E manager to evaluate project impact.
- Builds and maintains networks of local researchers and implementers across the East Africa region.
- Creates and maintains a knowledge sharing system to inform research and program activities.
- Minimum of seven years’ relevant professional experience managing and implementing development projects focused on community development, multi-stakeholder engagement, peacebuilding, preventing violent extremism or other related areas;
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage staff working in areas affected by conflict, preferably in East Africa
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with communities, civil society, county government representatives, and other stakeholders;
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing;
- Ideally, the candidate will also have worked on UK funded programs or other donor programs.
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