Background & Partner Organisation
The Civil Peace Service (CPS) is a program for the prevention of violence and the promotion of peace in crisis and conflict regions. As a seconded professional in the CPS, you will be committed to partner organizations that are advocating for social justice, peace and the protection of human rights on the ground. The organizations are part of a national network of peace organizations and unite their efforts for sustainable and impactful social transformation.
Given their networks and partners at various levels of society, churches around the world offer direct access and opportunities to help shape peace processes. Brot für die Welt is part of the Protestant Church’s social welfare and development work in Germany.
Dienste in Übersee is a subsidiary of the Protestant Agency for Diakonia and Development in Germany, which supports development policy professionals and CPS professionals at church and non-profit organizations in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, the Caucasus, Latin America, and the Pacific.
A coordinator is being sought to strategically develop the CPS for Myanmar. This person will be in professional contact with the regional managers in Berlin, KURVE Wustrow, and the Weltfriedensdienst.
Due to the current situation, you will be located in Bangkok, Thailand.
Job Scope
As a CPS country coordinator, you will support Brot für die Welt’s partner organizations, projects, and CPS professionals within the framework of the CPS program in Myanmar and Thailand. You will assist and advise partners and professionals in project implementation, conflict-sensitive monitoring, the appropriate use of funds, and reporting. You will also be involved in the strategic development of the program.
In particular, you will be responsible for:
- Provide technical support to up to five CPS professionals
- Contribute to strategic project planning, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting to BMZ
- Co-design and facilitate processes and projects for exchange, reflection, and learning
- Advise partner organizations on risk and safety management
- Engage in professional exchange with KURVE Wustrow and Weltfriedensdienst
- Strengthen cooperation and networks, including CPS-related advocacy and public relations
- Assist in organizing and accompanying delegation visits
Your Profile
- Extensive professional experience in program development in peacebuilding and conflict transformation
- University degree in a relevant field (e.g., International Relations, Conflict Studies)
- Proven ability to design learning and reflection processes in international peace and conflict contexts
- Excellent English, with strong analytical and systemic thinking abilities
- Culturally sensitive, self-reflective, and adept at working in diverse environments
- Eager to integrate into the regional context, including openness to learning local languages (e.g., Thai, Burmese)
- Regional knowledge is an asset
Citizenship of a Member State of the European Union or Switzerland is required.
Benefits provided by Brot für die Welt and Dienste in Übersee
Brot für die Welt provides a framework in which the professionals of Dienste in Übersee share their knowledge and skills with people of another culture.
Supportive cooperation, mutual learning and intercultural exchange are enabled by:
- Individual preparation
- Three-year contract with benefits in accordance with the German Development Aid Workers Act
- Coaching
How to apply
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