Sri Lanka: Social Scientist for Empowerment in the Plantation Sector

Nov 25, 2024 | AGIAMONDO
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AGIAMONDO e.V. is the personnel service of German Catholics for development cooperation. In the Civil Peace Service, we offer professionals the opportunity for meaningful service in cooperation with local development actors. The Civil Peace Service (ZFD) is a personnel program for violence prevention and peacebuilding in crisis and conflict regions. It is committed to a world in which conflicts are resolved without violence. Together with church and civil society partner organizations in Timor Leste, AGIAMONDO aims to make a contribution to civil conflict resolution and sustainable, equitable development in the country through peace-building measures.

 

AGIAMONDO's CPS country program has been contributing to a non-violent and constructive reconciliation process in Sri Lanka since 2018, in particular through inter-religious dialogues and dealing with the past. The focus is on the plantation sector, which employs highly marginalized Hill Country Tamils. This community is still one of the most discriminated and marginalized groups in Sri Lanka.

 

They work under the direction of the Executive Director of the National Caritas Association of Sri Lanka - SEDEC and in close cooperation with the Caritas dioceses. Their work combines project support within the SEDEC structure with regular trips to the marginalized plantation communities in the mountain and tea regions of Sri Lanka to implement innovative projects to strengthen the rights and resources of the communities there.

 

Your tasks

 

  • You will develop and implement training programs in collaboration with strategic partners, with a focus on human rights and child protection in the tea plantation sector.
  • You will support advocacy and lobbying for the plantation community and raise awareness of the situation and concerns of plantation workers and their families together with academics, human rights activists and media representatives.
  • You will support the CARITAS network in raising public awareness of the rights, problemsand empowerment of plantation workers and their families through various platforms and media channels.
  • You promote the flow of information between the National Caritas Center SEDEC and the district centers for the implementation of initiatives in the plantation sector.
  • You will Work closely with Caritas diocesan staff, especially to organize and conduct capacity building trainings on advocacy, lobbying and human rights work.
  • You will be responsible for the proper spending and management of funds on the ground in accordance with donor guidelines and AGIAMONDO requirements. You will work in partnership with colleagues from the partner organization.

 

 

Your profile

 

  • You have a university or university of applied sciences degree, e.g. in social sciences, political science, sociology, social work or a related field.
  • You have practical experience in non-violent conflict transformation, peace and reconciliation work or human rights, especially in strengthening rights such as children's rights or labor rights.
  • You have gained experience in adult education or counseling.
  • You have sound knowledge of organizational development, project management, advocacy and lobbying.
  • You have diplomatic skills and intercultural communication skills to work in partnership with local stakeholders.
  • You are fluent in written and spoken English.
  • You are an EU citizen or Swiss national and identify with the goals and concerns of church development and peace work.