Senior Program Officer working on Ceasefire Mediation

at  ETH Zrich

PROJECT BACKGROUND

The CSS Think Tank serves as an important link between academia and practitioners in the field of security policy and as a point of contact and reference for the wider public.
Our CSS Mediation Support Team facilitates efforts to negotiate, mediate and transform violent political conflicts by conducting research, providing training and directly supporting those engaged in peace practice and conflict transformation processes. We are seeking someone to work as senior researcher / senior program officer in our “Ceasefire Mediation” project, which is a joint project of the CSS ETH Zurich and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD), funded by the EU.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The successful candidate will be involved in the ceasefire mediation project at the CSS ETH Zurich. The project aims to reduce violence and build peace by strengthening ceasefire mediation practice. It seeks to enhance conflict actors’ and third parties’ (local, national, and international) capacity to prepare, negotiate, mediate and implement ceasefires. Tasks include: applied research, project management, organizing and running workshops with actors in conflict contexts and third parties (e.g. the UN) related to ceasefires. The project will entail close collaboration with the ceasefire team at HD.

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