Conciliation Resources

Conciliation Resources and our implementing partner Fondation Vegas Jeunes pour le Développement are working in the Central African Republic to promote the empowerment of women by supporting communities to collectively identify and work against exclusionary and harmful gender norms. Following a training session from Fondation Vegas with 20 young people from communities around the town of Sibut, one young woman has put her new mediation skills into practice - challenging gender norms, resolving a family dispute and inspiring local leadership. Read more: https://buff.ly/4arRL8E

On Friday, the Centre for Global Security and Governance at University of Reading held one of its launch events in partnership with Polity, graciously hosted by Steve Ainsworth's Conflict Resolution Department in the Locarno Suite at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. As one of the authors of the newly published 5th edition of Contemporary Conflict Resolution, Harmonie Toros chaired a panel discussing key future challenges to the study and practice of conflict resolution with participants from Conciliation Resources and the University of Kent.   Politics University of Reading Link to book: https://lnkd.in/gbezZQDU

Here, our Exec. Director Jonathan Cohen speaks with Pax Politica on young people as mediators and peacebuilders of the future. https://buff.ly/40y8zHK

In this podcast, our Exec. Director Jonathan Cohen speaks with Pax Politica on #gender & #WPS in #peacebuilding and mediation. https://buff.ly/4heRgRH With thanks to Vinayak Rajesekhar.

Check out the latest podcast from Pax Politica featuring our Exec. Director Jonathan Cohen, who shared stories of mediation from Ethiopia and the Philippines. https://buff.ly/3PFJ68Y With thanks to Vinayak Rajesekhar.

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