Conciliation Resources

I am excited to announce that Conciliation Resources is partnering with the The British Academy on an ODA Global Innovation Fellowship. Funded by the UK International Science Partnerships Fund this is an opportunity for an early or mid-career researcher to embed themselves with Conciliation Resources for a year to expand their networks and create new links across policy and academia. We are looking for someone who can bring fresh perspectives to critical issues and help us develop new approaches and solutions to policy challenges. This will be an opportunity to work with our teams and partners in a collaborative spirit. We are looking for applicants who have a contextual focus on places where we have peacebuilding programmes that are eligible for this call. These include the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda, the Philippines / Mindanao, and the Solomon Islands. Applications are invited in any of the following areas: - Climate, conflict and peacemaking - Climate, conflict, gender and peacemaking - Gender, armed conflict and peacemaking. - Masculinities, armed conflict and peacemaking. The Application Deadline is 19 February 2025 with a support package provided to cover salary costs and facilitate travel to contexts. For further information about the fellowship and application procedure check out the scheme guidance notes: https://lnkd.in/eF49C9WK Christine Cheng, Sophie Haspeslagh, Professor Toni Haastrup, Harmonie Toros, Harriet Cornell - I am hoping that our academic friends can share this opportunity with your networks to help us find an ideal candidate! A word about eligibility: applicants must be ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom with a current long-term appointment that will continue for at least as long as the period of the award. You must be an early-career or mid-career researcher based at an institution in the UK.

JOB ALERT: We are seeking an Operations Director for our South East Asia & the Pacific (SEAP) Department. The position is based in Melbourne, Australia and will require occasional travel to the global operations team in London and SEAP offices in the Philippines, PNG, and Fiji. The Operations Director is responsible for overseeing all operational functions for the SEAP Department, including financial operations, human resources, Conciliation Resources Australia’s statutory obligations, staff safety and wellness, office management, and programme compliance. Apply here: https://buff.ly/3ZIirOG

JOB ALERT: We are seeking a Programme Director to lead our #peacebuilding and conflict resolution work in the Horn of Africa. The role is responsible for managing the Horn of Africa programme team, providing strategic leadership and operational management to the whole team, with direct line management of three staff. The postholder is responsible for the successful implementation of a programme of diverse projects, including facilitation of dialogue processes; dealing with the past; promoting community inclusion and engagement in peace processes, contributing to research and analysis on peace and conflict drivers and dynamics. This includes oversight of the full project cycle, including design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, narrative and financial reporting. Apply here: https://buff.ly/3Zl3L6L

JOB ALERT: We are recruiting for a Development Manager to lead on building and maintaining strategic relationships with new donors and partners, help secure funding for the organisation and provide technical advice to programme and policy fundraising. The postholder will support the development of clear grant and donor management processes, and maintain aspects of our data management system which relate to fundraising. Apply here: https://buff.ly/3CMv3eZ

JOB ALERT: We are seeking an Operations Director for our South East Asia & the Pacific (SEAP) Department. The position is based in Melbourne, Australia and will require occasional travel to the global operations team in London and SEAP offices in the Philippines, PNG, and Fiji. The Operations Director is responsible for overseeing all operational functions for the SEAP Department, including financial operations, human resources, Conciliation Resources Australia’s statutory obligations, staff safety and wellness, office management, and programme compliance. Apply here: https://buff.ly/3ZIirOG

JOB ALERT: We are seeking a Programme Director to lead our #peacebuilding and conflict resolution work in the Horn of Africa. The role is responsible for managing the Horn of Africa programme team, providing strategic leadership and operational management to the whole team, with direct line management of three staff. The postholder is responsible for the successful implementation of a programme of diverse projects, including facilitation of dialogue processes; dealing with the past; promoting community inclusion and engagement in peace processes, contributing to research and analysis on peace and conflict drivers and dynamics. This includes oversight of the full project cycle, including design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, narrative and financial reporting. Apply here: https://buff.ly/3Zl3L6L

Last week, we were at the #UN Forum on Minorities with the Sasakawa Peace Foundation / 公益財団法人 笹川平和財団 drawing attention to the link between contemporary conflicts and self-determination claims which often involve minority and indigenous groups seeking respect for their identity and rights.   In an intervention, John Packer our special advisor on the Mediating Self-determination Conflicts partnership, highlighted the need for policymakers and practitioners to acknowledge and engage with the underlying self-determination dynamics of these conflicts and find ways to address them – preferably before disputes erupt into violence. Watch John's intervention here: https://buff.ly/4fTE18R More information on our approach to mediating self-determination conflicts is here: https://buff.ly/3YWcUCM

JOB ALERT: We are recruiting for a Development Manager to lead on building and maintaining strategic relationships with new donors and partners, help secure funding for the organisation and provide technical advice to programme and policy fundraising. The postholder will support the development of clear grant and donor management processes, and maintain aspects of our data management system which relate to fundraising. Apply here: https://buff.ly/3CMv3eZ

Since June 2024, Conciliation Resources has been working with state and civil society partners in the Central African Republic (CAR) to implement a project aiming to integrate mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) into gender-sensitive peacebuilding programming. This month, experts and practitioners in MHPSS, #peacebuilding & gender gathered in CAR to develop a toolkit for training practitioners on how to integrate an MHPSS-sensitive approach to community engagement. The toolkit will support the work of practitioners in CAR to help people access mental health services and support referral systems. It aims to increase collaboration between different actors on MHPSS, and recognises the role of religious leaders and traditional healers in encouraging people to seek help. Read more: https://buff.ly/4fQZPSn European External Action Service, Université de Bangui

Many of the world’s conflicts have disputes over self-determination (SD) at their core. Conciliation Resources is engaged in a learning partnership with the Sasakawa Peace Foundation / 公益財団法人 笹川平和財団 to develop our understanding and practice of peace and mediation processes in contexts where self-determination is an issue. Learn more about our approach to mediating SD conflicts and discover our latest resources setting out pathways and options for addressing them here: https://buff.ly/3YWcUCM