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• Increases
  the inclusion of conflict analyses and conflict sensitive planning and
  delivery in educations plans and policies.
• Increases
  dialogue between peacebuilders and educationists at national level.
• Increases
  education representation in peacebuilding dialogue and planning at the
  national level, and increases the number of national education policies
  that support equitable and conflict sensitive education for marginalized
  children and youth.
• Manage
  the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Outcomes one
  and five of the Netherlands funded Peacebuilding Education and Advocacy
  Programme.
• Act
  as a focal point for education in emergencies and support disaster risk
  reduction policies and activities as needed.
• Liaise
  with T4D unit to ensure harmonization and coordination between UNICEF
  approaches to adolescent/youth programming across departments, and share
  research findings and lessons learned through the PBEA programme which
  might inform UNICEF’s future youth programming approach.
• Manage
  peacebuilding support provided to refugees as part of the education in
  emergencies portfolio.
• Ensures
  there is adequate generation and use of evidence and knowledge in policies
  and programming on linkages between education, conflict and peacebuilding.
  This will be achieved by advocating for education funding in
  conflict-affected contexts when appropriate.
• Increases
  the evidence base for education’s role in peacebuilding.
• Disseminates
  evidence and knowledge on the relationship between education and conflict
  prevention and reduction and peace, and by engaging national and regional
  research institutes in global networks addressing peacebuilding and/or
  education.
• The
  incumbent will also support monitoring and evaluation of programme
  progress and achievements, as well as building cross-sectoral linkages and
  learning. This will enable UNICEF Uganda to position itself as a
  thought-leader on peacebuilding issues by generating strategies, policy
  briefs and guidance which support the GoU and other stakeholders and will
  enable UNICEF to lead on peacebuilding coordination.
• The
  incumbent will remain abreast of related institutional strategies and
  policies, such as the soon to be launched Strategy on Resilience, to
  ensure maximum complementarity between programmes and approaches.
• Assists
  government authorities and partners in peacebuilding planning and on
  technical strategies for addressing pressing conflict drivers.

• Advanced
  University Degree in International Relations, Peacebuilding, Social
  Sciences or equivalent relevant experience.
• Five
  (5) years of responsible professional work experience at national and
  international levels in post-conflict recovery and peacebuilding programme
  management, monitoring and evaluation.
• Familiarity
  with conflict drivers in Uganda as well as relevant trends in
  post-conflict reconstruction and Peacebuilding.
• Experience
  conducting research in Uganda a distinct advantage.
• Knowledge
  and Understanding of Academic and Research Standards
• Experience
  interviewing children (ideally with UNICEF or directly applying UNICEF
  standards and guidelines)
• Familiarity
  with best Practices in Peacebuilding and Education
• Understanding
  of “Do No Harm” Principles and experience applying principles in practice
• Experience
  and training in conducting conflict analysis
• Experience
  using conflict analysis to inform conflict sensitive programming
• Familiarity
  with current research and practitioner trends in Peacebuilding and
  Education  
• Experience
  conducting research in Uganda (preferably on conflict or post-conflict
  issues) Managerial skills.
• Knowledge
  of computer management and applications.
• Ability
  to work in an international and multicultural environment.
• Ability
  to work in unstable environment.
• Fluency
  in English required

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