Associate Program Officer Mediation (100%)

at  swisspeace

GENERAL INFORMATION

In order to support its Mediation Program, swisspeace is looking for a:
Associate Program Officer (100%)
Starting date: 1 January 2025 (or by agreement)
The swisspeace Mediation Program provides high-quality support to ongoing peace mediation and dialogue processes, giving advice to mediators and conflict parties, providing capacity building for civil society actors, and running inclusion formats. It offers dialogue and mediation training and develops knowledge products based on critical reflections and lessons from peace mediation, negotiation, and dialogue processes. The Mediation Program also conducts cutting-edge research aimed at influencing scholarly debates and informing peace mediation practice.

ABOUT US

swisspeace is a practice and research institute dedicated to advancing effective peacebuilding. Partnerships with local and international actors are at the core of our work. Together, we combine competence and creativity to reduce violence and promote peace in contexts affected by conflicts. In collaboration with the University of Basel swisspeace offers a number of postgraduate programs and courses for peacebuilding professionals from around the world

• Supporting swisspeace’s work on Syria, in particular facilitating the participation of civil society in the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva and other meetings
• Supporting the organization and coordination of mediation support activities and events in the framework of the Mediation Support Project (MSP)
• Conducting practice-oriented research on mediation-related topics
• Contributing to mediation trainings run by swisspeace and partners
• Drafting and editing reports
• Providing administrative and logistical support to the swisspeace Mediation Program