National-Local Cooperation Consultant At Institute for Strategic Dialogue

The SCN is seeking to hire a Consultant to aid in its national-local cooperation (NLC) efforts in Indonesia focused on facilitating the implementation of the Global Counterterrorism Forum’s Memorandum on Good Practices on Strengthening National-Local Coordination in P/CVE.

Working with the SCN team and in close consultation with relevant partners, the Consultant will conduct a detailed mapping and analysis of Indonesia’s NLC capabilities. This will be informed by coordinating in-person and virtual interviews with relevant national and local government officials, civil society organisations, academia and independent researchers, as well as desk research. The Consultant will work under a Project Manager on the SCN and will work closely with SCN staff to support with contacts and outreach when necessary.

The mapping report will inform discussion points at a follow-on SCN-organised NLC workshop to be held in the second half of 2022.

Key Terms:

Organisation: Strong Cities Network
Contract Dates: ASAP start – 30 days non-consecutive

Location: Indonesia

Remuneration:** Competitive, based on experience

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Consultant Specifications

The successful candidate will be a collaborative and solutions-focused professional with the ability to work to deadline and produce outputs to a high quality. We welcome applications from candidates who meet the following criteria:

Essential

  • At least seven years’ experience in designing and conducting field-based research on preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) or related issues involving stakeholders from both national and local levels and government and non-governmental actors
  • Familiarity with P/CVE actors in Indonesia
  • Native Indonesian speaker, with excellent verbal and written English
  • Knowledge of national P/CVE strategies, policies, programmes and priorities
  • Experience in using various qualitative research tools
  • Highly organised with the ability to be flexible, multitask and respond proactively
  • An understanding of and commitment to SCN’s core mission
  • Intercultural and interpersonal awareness

Desirable

  • Previous experience working with national government, civil society and/or international organisations in Indonesia
  • Experience in conducting field research
  • Familiarity with P/CVE actors in Indonesia

How to apply

To apply for this position, please submit your CV and covering letter via our careers page by 09:00 BST on Monday 25th April 2022. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

SCN reserves the right to reject any and all proposals submitted and to request additional information from all applicants as necessary to evaluate applications. Please note that applications will be considered on a rolling basis and SCN reserves the right to appoint before the end of the advertisement

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