National and International Experts Peace and Conflict Analysis – Fragile Context At management4health

management4health (m4h) is a network of health professionals founded in 2013, meanwhile a rapidly growing consultancy firm in the international health development sector. Our areas of competency include Health Systems Development, Health Services, Health Facilities and Digital Health Information & Research. Our key clients include the German Development Cooperation (KfW and GIZ), the EU, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, national Ministries, foundations as well as private clients. The projects we implement for our Clients span across Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. For more information see https://m4health.pro/

Introduction:

To respond to a growing number, intensity, and duration of international crisis worldwide the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is gradually expanding the number and scope of projects implemented through the KfW Development Bank (KfW) in fragile settings and countries of origin and transit of refugees. To mobilize consultants’ expertise more easily in the future and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of required expert input for the preparation of upcoming projects the KfW engaged a Panel of Pre-qualified Consultants, including the m4h-lead Consortium of 5 specialist international development consulting companies (The Consortium includes Luvent Consulting GmbH, SWECO GmbH, Groupe Cayambe SARL, HYDROPHIL GmbH and management4health GmbH).

Within the scope of the Framework Contract- Fragile Context, our role will be to respond rapidly with adequate expertise of international and national experts to future calls for services in fragile states. These services will include Pre-feasibility Studies, Services related to Environmental and Social Safeguards and Environmental and Social Due Diligence (ESDD), Analysis of the Project Executing Agency (PEA), Peace and Conflict Analysis (PCA), Analysis of Target Groups and Project Affected People in 6 target sectors: water, energy, transport, health, education, peacebuilding/crisis prevention/ promotion of social coherence.

It is against this background that we seek qualified national and international consultants as Senior Experts to collaborate with us on upcoming Peace and Conflict Analysis (PCA) in selected fragile context.

Responsibilities:

The PCA will ensure that KfW planned interventions are tailored to the specific contexts and people targeted or otherwise affected by the interventions. PCA will be the basis for ensuring that projects are context-sensitive, maximizing development potentials and minimizing unintended negative impacts in the context of fragility and conflict (“Do-No-Harm”-principle). The task of the Senior Expert will be to research and develop the analysis according to KfW standards, especially but not limited to:

• Analysis of the conflict, violence, and fragility context.
• Identification of peace and security needs, relevance assessment (strategic derivation of project objectives from peace and security needs and formulation of an impact model/theory of change).
• Risk management
• Peace and security related impact monitoring requirements.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years relevant professional experience.
• Strong track-record in conducting conflict sensitive and gender sensitive analysis, as well as sound experience in applying the Do-No-Harm approach.
• Profound experience in conducting peace, fragility and security analysis and assessments and formulating recommendations related to conflict prevention for project planning and monitoring.
• For International experts-willingness and ability to travel to country of assignment.
• Fluency in English and/or French depending on the country of assignment.

Other skills:

• Published high quality reports and studies related to conflict prevention, peacebuilding, conflict analysis would be an asset
• Prior experience in conducting PCA for clients such as the KFW, World Bank, ADB would be also an advantage.
• High level of cultural sensitivity, intercultural communication skills

Education:

Master’s or higher degree in Political Science, Intercultural Conflict Management, Reconciliation and Peacebuilding, Conflict Prevention, Mediation, or other related academic field.

Required expertise:

Expertise in one of the following sectors:

• water, energy, transport, health, education, peacebuilding/crisis prevention/promotion of social coherence

Geographic expertise: in one (or more) of the following countries:

• Middle East, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Palestine, Syria, Yemen
• Africa – Francophone countries: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Guinea, Mali, Niger
• Africa – anglophone countries: ECOWAS (as an institution), Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda