[hr-education] Job openings in peace education teams in Indonesia

Dear Friends,

We would like to ask for your assistance in circulating the above job
postings around your networks. Peace Brigades International is looking for
volunteers to work in the newly forming peace education teams in Aceh and
Papua and also to employ a Peace Education Coordinator, which is a staff
position to be based in Yogjakarta.

There is some urgency as there is a volunteer training planned for January
and we would like to coordinator appointed and more volunteers recruited
for the January training.

Your assistance is greatly appreciated. If you can let us know where you
are able to circulate these postings - this would also be appreciated.

Many thanks

Angela and Patrick
PBI's Peace Education Recruitment Committee
Email: <     >


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Peace Brigades International (PBI) is a unique grassroots, non-partisan
human rights organization that places and maintains teams of volunteers in
areas of conflict around the world. In accordance with its dual Protective
Accompaniment (PA) and Participatory Peace Education (PPE) mandate in
Indonesia, PBI seeks to:

· Help maintain a peaceful space for civil society to operate and grow;
· Model nonviolence and to promote nonviolent resolution of conflicts;
· Foster social and political dialogue and reconciliation;
· Empower civil society in all of the above activities, so as to reduce
and eventually end the need for PBI.

Responding to emerging requests for further developing and integrating
Participatory Peace Education initiatives in our Indonesia Project (IP),
PBI is looking for individuals with relevant experience in peace-building
activities preferably at a community level. This is a great opportunity to
play a key role in providing both strategic and practical support for the
IP. If you are committed to PBI’s working principles, you are adaptable
and have the strong interpersonal skills necessary to work within a
multicultural team and dynamic environment, we are inviting you to apply
for the following position based in Yogyakarta with travels to Papua and
Aceh:

Peace Education Coordinator 
(immediate recruitment for a 12 month full-time / not continuing staff
position - IDR 97.5 Million/annum salary + Health Insurance)

Together with the Peace Education Sub-Committee, the PPE Coordinator will
provide guidance and support to field teams working in both Papua and
Aceh, as well as the Indonesia Project as a whole, ensuring that community
based peace building activities are closely aligned with PBI working
principles and have durable, positive and verifiable outcomes.

The key functions of this role include:

· Supporting the newly formed field teams in their work developing
community based peace-building activities (incl. enabling, motivating,
maintaining focus and cohesion, dealing with crisis and tensions,
monitoring and evaluating)

· Participating in the compilation and/or development of guidelines and
tools for the design, implementation and evaluation of Peace Education
activities,

· Coordinating and acting as a resource person for all Peace Building
related activities, inquiries or follow up (incl. proposal development and
revision; public relations and promotion; logistics, delivery and post
application of trainings; feedback dialogue with PBI constituencies;
narrative and financial reports),

· Exploring and facilitating the implementation of training or learning
opportunities for both PBI’s field volunteers and partners in order to
strengthen their knowledge and practices related to nonviolent conflict
transformation methods applicable to the local situation.

The essential requirements for this position are: 

· Substantial experience in peace building or conflict analysis and
transformation
· Experience that demonstrates an alignment with and thorough
understanding of PBI’s mandates of nonviolence, nonpartisanship and
consensus decision making
· Experience in capacity building project development and management
(incl. needs assessment, strategic planning, networking, volunteer
recruitment, monitoring and evaluation, finance and budget management)
· Willingness to live and work in a conflict affected, team based and
grass-root setting
· Ability to work cross-culturally, autonomously, at both community and
institutional levels and build successful relationships with stakeholders
· Fluency in English and Indonesian (both written and oral)
· Competent IT skills 
· Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with others
· Skills in leadership and influencing
· An understanding of the issues affecting the relationships between paid
and volunteer members of work teams

To apply, please forward your CV together with a covering letter by 30th
November to:

PBI’s Peace Education Recruitment Committee
Email: pbi_ip_peaceed@yahoo.com
Type <the position you are applying for> in the subject line 

Once selected, successful attendance at PBI’s Pre-Posting Training plus
the development of fluency in Indonesian and English languages (depending
on existing language proficiency) is required prior to the employment
contract commencing.

To learn more about PBI, visit our web site: www.peacebrigades.org


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Peace Brigades International (PBI) is a unique grassroots, non-partisan
human rights organization that places and maintains teams of volunteers in
areas of conflict around the world. In accordance with its dual Protective
Accompaniment (PA) and Participatory Peace Education (PPE) mandate in
Indonesia, PBI seeks to:

· Help maintain a peaceful space for civil society to operate and grow;
· Model nonviolence and to promote nonviolent resolution of conflicts;
· Foster social and political dialogue and reconciliation;
· Empower civil society in all of the above activities, so as to reduce
and eventually end the need for PBI.

Responding to emerging requests for further developing and integrating
Participatory Peace Education initiatives in our Indonesia Project (IP),
PBI is looking for individuals with relevant experience in peace-building
activities preferably at a community level. This is a great opportunity to
play a key role in providing both strategic and practical support for the
IP. If you are committed to PBI’s working principles, you are adaptable
and have the strong interpersonal skills necessary to work within a
multicultural team and dynamic environment, we are inviting you to apply
for the following positions based either in Papua or in Aceh:


Peace Education Volunteers 
(on-going recruitment for a 18 month posting for candidates over the age
of 25 years old - IDR 1,150,000/month stipend + food, lodging and
repatriation benefits on completion)

Joining our field teams, the Peace Education Volunteers
will work in collaboration with the Peace Education Coordinator and
other IP Sub-Committees to explore opportunities for and initiate or
support community based Peace Building activities. The Peace
Education volunteer will recognize the strengths and knowledge in
local communities and work with local organizations and partners who
will be closely involved in the planning and implementation of any
peace-building activity. The key functions of this role include: 

· Identifying and developing resources and networks (e.g. maintaining and
expanding contacts and relationships with relevant target groups,
increasing the number of references and users of field based libraries,
participating in forums and joint activities)

· Preparing the ground and reviewing requests for the implementation of
viable community based peace building initiatives (incl. conducting needs
assessment, increasing stakeholders’ understanding of local conflicts,
helping with imminent and long-term planning, providing logistical and
technical support and, ensuring proper monitoring, evaluation and follow
up of peace education activities)

· Supporting internal and external capacity building activities related to
PPE and suitable for target groups (i.e. developing training materials,
fostering use of alternative methodologies, creating active learning
opportunities including the participation in workshops, street theatre,
writing guidelines and publications, etc) 

The essential requirements for this position are:

· Experience in facilitating training and/or implementing community
development projects (e.g. needs assessment, problem solving, objective
setting, action planning, scheduling, budgeting, adult learning and
participatory training methods)
· Background in the promotion of peace, social justice or the defense of
human rights
· Understanding of PBI’smandate (incl. non-violence, non-partisanship and
consensus decision making)
· Willingness to live and work in a conflict affected, team based and
grass-root setting
· Ability to work cross-culturally and build successful relationships with
multiple stakeholders
· Self awareness and aptitude to identify and manage stress risks
· Fluency in Indonesian and English (both written and oral)
· Competent IT skills

To apply (rolling recruitment – no closing dates), please forward your CV
together with a covering letter to: PBI’s Peace Education Recruitment
Committee Email: {mailto:pbi_ip_peaceed@yahoo.com } Type <the position you
are applying for> in the subject line *

* Once selected, successful attendance at PBI’s Pre-Posting Training plus
the development of fluency in Indonesian and English Languages (depending
on existing language proficiency) is required prior to the employment
contract commencing.

To learn more about PBI, visit our web site: www.peacebrigades.org
{http://www.peacebrigades.org/ }



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