Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Advisor

Project Overview

Applied Water Resources Management in the Lake Chad Basin II:


This regional initiative, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and implemented by GIZ in partnership with the Lake Chad Basin Commission, aims to enhance the LCBC's capacity to advise member countries on environmentally friendly, climate-adaptive, gender-sensitive, and conflict-reducing transboundary water resource management.
The Lake Chad Basin Commission and its member states (Cameroon, Chad, CAR, Nigeria, Niger, and Libya) face ongoing multifaceted challenges, including Lake Chad's gradual drying, climate variability, recurrent droughts, population pressure, and increasing insecurity.
To address these issues, the LCBC has developed strategic documents reflecting member countries' commitment to transforming the Lake Chad Basin into a sustainable socio-economic development zone for its 50 million inhabitants. These documents include the Strategic Action Program (SAP) 2023-2027, the Regional Stabilization Strategy, and the LCBC Vision 2025.
The GIZ-implemented project provides crucial support to the LCBC in implementing the Water Charter and the Strategic Action Program (SAP) for 2023-2037.
The project focuses on three results with six performance indicators, two for each result, across three intervention levels: central (supporting the LCBC Executive Secretariat), regional (assisting LCBC member countries), and local (supporting stakeholders in transboundary sub-basins).


Key Responsibilities


Assist in implementing Komadougou Yobe partner platforms, identify local NGO and civil society organization needs and roles, and provide practical advice to enhance community and local NGO involvement in conflict prevention and peacebuilding initiatives at local levels, particularly focusing on women's roles.
Engage local stakeholders in the Nigerian part of the Komadougou Yobe basin.
Organize stakeholder dialogue sessions and conflict analysis.
Support local stakeholders' capacity building in conflict prevention and peacebuilding.
Conduct and oversee dialogue sessions with local communities, project stakeholders, and implementation partners.
Contribute to the development of a participatory, conflict-sensitive integrated water resources management plan.
Conduct participatory assessments and analysis of conflict factors in intervention areas to identify appropriate peace drivers and facilitate sustainable peacebuilding initiatives.
Support the implementation of training workshops for local stakeholders in the Komadougou region on conflict prevention and environmental peacebuilding approaches.


Additional Responsibilities


Perform other duties and tasks as requested by management.


Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

Education


University degree in Social Sciences, International Relations, or a related field relevant to the position
Comprehensive knowledge of conflict prevention tools


Professional Experience


Minimum 5 years of experience in implementing conflict prevention and participatory peacebuilding activities
Demonstrated practical experience and knowledge in preventing and peacefully managing conflicts related to natural resource management
Proven ability to mobilize local communities


Additional Skills and Competencies


Experience working with international and development organizations, including GIZ
Extensive experience in designing and conducting participatory dialogues and conflict prevention approaches in fragile contexts
English language proficiency required
Fluent oral communication in local languages (Hausa, Fulani, or Kanuri) and basic French is highly desirable