Senior Training Coordinator at Search for Common Ground (SFCG) - Abuja, Borno, Delta, Adamawa and Plateau

Search for Common Ground (SFCG) is an international non-profit organization that promotes peaceful resolution of conflict. With headquarters in Washington, DC and a European office in Brussels, Belgium, SFCG’s mission is to transform how individuals, organizations, and governments deal with conflict - away from adversarial approaches and toward cooperative solutions. SFCG seeks to help conflicting parties understand their differences and act on their commonalities. With a total of approximately 600 staff worldwide, SFCG implements projects from 55 offices in 34 countries, including in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States.

The organization is an exciting and rewarding place to work, with a dedicated and enthusiastic staff that is committed to its mission and values. You will be joining a highly motivated staff with a good team spirit and there will be opportunities to grow in the role.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Training Coordinator

Locations: Abuja, Borno, Delta, Adamawa and Jos-Plateau

Position Summary

• Search for Common Ground (Search) Nigeria seeks to recruit a Senior Training Coordinator with proven experience and skills in and training of conflict transformation, conflict resolution, conflict sensitivity and do no harm (DNH) principles along with human rights.
• The candidate will have skills in training government actors at the local and state level that includes security personnel in the Common Ground approach to conflict resolution and human rights; the candidate will also have experience working with youth and on farmer-herder issues and leading interfaith dialogues.
• The primary purpose of this position is to both coordinate all training and facilitate workshops across Nigeria where Search operates in the Common Ground approach to all project training.
• The senior training coordinator will work with key stakeholders that include community leaders, the security sector, government officials, women and children, internally displaced peoples (IDPs), and understand cycle programming and the importance of building confidence and fostering good relationships.
• S/he will work under the direct supervision of the National Peace Advisor and in close coordination with all project leads and coordinators. The position will include frequent travels to communities/ LGAs in primarily the Middle Belt and the North East with some travel to the Niger Delta.

Roles and Responsibilities
Coordinate training across the country:

• Develop and implement an effective training coordination strategy for each office and project across the country;
• Work with project leads and coordinators to ensure all training needs are planned and met and;
• Support implementation of all SFCG training activities for each office across the country, either in –person, other SFCG staff or through hired training consultants;
• Establish a pool of qualified trainers;
• Coordinate the hire of consultants where need be, in close collaboration with the HR department.

Design workshops and develop training modules where needed:

• Design each training to be culturally identifiable to the context; Search’s programs, and for the participants attending the training;
• Design training material, methodology, training guides and reporting templates;
• Coordinator is expected to be delivering training that will focus on: Principles of Common Ground in conflict transformation; Conflict resolution and mitigating strategies; Conflict sensitivity and Do No Harm; Dispute resolution; Human rights; Non adversarial Advocacy; Transformative dialogue and interfaith dialogues processes and; Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR ) co-facilitating with trauma lead.
• The trainer will be using Search’s Common Ground Approach manuals and other Search-developed manuals as a basis for adapting the training curriculum to the projects’ needs

Training:

• Facilitate workshops in the various Search projects across Nigeria where Search works;
• Each training will target 25 to 35 participants: Participants are identified to meet the requirements of e ach project/training that range from children, community leaders including religious and traditional leaders, local and state actors that include security, farmers and herders and former combatants.
• Methodology: Trainers will use a participatory training approach, using a mix of lectures, of experiential approaches with practice, and participatory plenary discussions. It is expected that participants will try, test and put in practice the theory from the lectures and; For each session, the trainer will provide handout or a manual, summarizing the key concepts from the session. The written text will serve as a reference for participants to take home.
• Develop pertinent pre/ post- tests for each training, and grading of pre/post test for assessing the knowledge gained by the participants (test to be designed in collaboration with the DME team of Search)
• Report on trainings delivered with support of project field staff

Reporting:

• Write a monthly summary report highlighting trainings, lessons learned, and challenges, and recommendations including success highlights, feedback from participants, and recommendations for the next stages of Search’s program (sent to line supervisor).

As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key duties.

Education

• A degree in Conflict Resolution, Peace Studies, Peacebuilding, Conflict Management or relevant field;

Required Experience:

• Have facilitated/ co-facilitated at least 10 trainings to key stakeholders that include: security, local and state-level actors and community leaders with excellent command of trainees in relevant fields;
• Three years professional experience as a trainer in relevant topics (as per above mentioned list) for a diverse range of audiences (from communities to authorities);

Other Relevant Requirements:

• In-depth knowledge of Nigeria’s various regions, experience in the Middle Belt, North East, or Niger Delta is a plus;
• Basic understanding of trauma and how to help participants manage the effects of trauma that often arise during workshops due to their personal experience of societal violence;
• Fluent in Hausa (possibly Kanuri for the NE) is a plus and;
• Good sense of humour and team spirit

Application Closing Date
8th February, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Note

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