Myanmar: Peace building Technical Advisor

Jul 25, 2014 | Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities by ensuring the sustainability of post-crisis interventions and engaging long-term challenges facing our target populations, in order to break the poverty cycle, foster development and reduce vulnerability to disasters. Our interventions seek to cover the multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a multidisciplinary approach which is both global and local, and adapted to each context. Our 3,300 staff is committed in to responding to emergencies worldwide, to supporting recovery and rehabilitation, towards sustainable development.

Our teams in the field implement some 340 projects in 34 countries covering the following sectors emergency relief, food security, access to health, education and training, economic development, microfinance, advocacy, institutional support, and regional dialogue, cultural promotion.

Based on considerable experience addressing the needs and situations of vulnerable communities, ACTED contributes to the international agenda towards reaching the Millennium Development Goals, through a wide range of partnerships, innovative initiatives, and campaigns.

II. Country Profile

Projects: 3 (2011)

National staff: 19 (2011)

International Staff: 1 (2011)

Capital Office: Yangon

Total number of direct beneficiaries: 12,568 (2011)

Budget : 212 000 Europe (2011)

Since 2008, ACTED’s has supported Nargis affected communities in their longer term livelihood recovery by providing technical training to farmers and fishermen, distributing livestock and poultry, providing vocational training, introducing aquaculture systems, assets replacement, rehabilitating community infrastructure and ensuring affected families have an access to a safe habitat.

In 2011, government-led liberalizing reforms in key sectors (labour, finance, media and administration) spurred new opportunities for Myanmar. In this evolving context, ACTED continues its support to cyclone-affected communities in the Delta while also broadening its focus to additional geographic and thematic needs. In Labutta, special focus was placed on supporting the most vulnerable households facing persistent challenges in food security. ACTED expanded the scope of its activities to the Dry Zone, one of the poorest regions of the country, addressing chronic food insecurity and restoring sustainable livelihoods through agricultural production and home gardening.

In 2012, ACTED diversifies and scales up its assistance in Myanmar. The mission focuses on issues of food security, economic development of vulnerable communities and response to any emergency related situation, both natural (community-based disaster preparedness) and man-made (humanitarian crisis in Kachin State). It also supports civil society actors to enhance their capacity to influence key policy areas, particularly those related to women and gender considerations.

To this end, ACTED has already started a country wide programme aiming at strengthening the economic rights of women. Additionally, teams have started an intervention to support communities and local authorities in Southern Yangon region to be prepared to natural disasters. ACTED also continues its support towards food security and sustainable livelihoods in the Dry Zone. Furthermore, ACTED undertook an assessment mission to identify the support it can provide to conflict affected communities and IDPs in Kachin State.

III. Position Profile

Under the authority of the Country Director, the Peace Building Specialist will be responsible for:

1. Strategy Development

  • Advise the Regional and Country Director on broader developments in peace practice, good governance, stabilization and conflict prevention that Southeast Asia and factor these developments into country programming.
  • Strategically guide and lead ACTED’s peacebuilding portfolio and related policy engagement in country with relevant actors engaged in similar work.

2. Oversight of Peacebuilding Programs

  • Ensure interventions are grounded in solid conflict and political analysis, a strong understanding of peacebuilding processes and fragile state transition.
  • Provide oversight and support in the development and implementation of project workplans, activities, budgets, review and follow up.
  • Mentor and provide capacity development of staff and partners to enable them to plan, design, implement, monitor, and evaluate peacebuilding interventions

3. Conduct Conflict and Situational Assessments

  • Conduct conflict and situational assessments to ensure project alignment with other peacebuilding and development initiatives and local context and needs.

4. Integration of Conflict Sensitivity into all Programming

  • Work with program managers to develop indicators to measure conflict, interaction and programmatic progress
  • Develop risk management plans and identify ways to ensure programs do not aggravate fragile contexts.

IV. Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution or a related field
  • Experience in management and advisory roles
  • Ability to develop and deliver trainings in peace-related topics as well as organization development
  • Excellent communication and networking skills
  • Sound knowledge and approaches to conflict-sensitive development; ability to perform risk assessments and development mitigation techniques
  • Demonstrated ability and experience to represent organizations in high-level forums.

V. Conditions:

  • Salary defined by the ACTED salary grid; educational level, expertise, hardship, security, and performance are considered for pay bonus
  • Additional monthly living allowance
  • Free food and lodging provided at the organisation’s guesthouse/or housing allowance (depending on contract length and country of assignment)
  • Transportation costs covered, including additional return ticket + luggage allowance
  • Provision of medical, life, and repatriation insurance + retirement package


How to apply:

Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three references to jobs@acted.org with the job offer reference as object of your email.

Ref : PM/ MYA /RW

For more information, visit us at http://www.acted.org