Advocacy Liaison Officer To The League Of Arab States

The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) is a worldwide network of civil society organisations working on the prevention of violent conflict. The GPPAC Foundation in The Hague fulfils the task of Global Secretariat for GPPAC. GPPAC was established in 2003 in response to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's 2001 report on the Prevention of Armed Conflict, in which he urged civil society to organise its role in this field. GPPAC builds on decades of prevention, conflict resolution and peacebuilding work throughout the world and is organised through fifteen regional networks, each of which has developed an agenda to reflect regional principles and priorities, feeding into an overall Global Action Agenda and supported by a Strategic Plan for 2011-2015. GPPAC is currently pursuing thematic work in the field of Preventive Action, Human Security, Dialogue & Mediation and Peace Education and has programmes on Policy and Advocacy, Public Outreach and Network Strengthening. For more information see: www.gppac.net or www.peaceportal.org GPPAC is developing an international advocacy infrastructure aimed at better understanding the work of key international organisations, follow up relevant debates and identify entry points to provide the inputs of civil society in the development of conflict prevention and peacebuilding policies. In this spirit, GPPAC and its regional network, the Middle East and North Africa Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, MENAPPAC, are working in the establishment of an advocacy presence in Cairo to liaise with the Secretariat of the League of Arab States, LAS. As part of this initiative, GPPAC and MENAPPAC will hire an Advocacy Liaison Officer to the League of Arab States. The position is based in Cairo. The Liaison officer responsibilities include: Advocacy Support: Participate as necessary in advocacy efforts; Represent GPPAC and MENAPPAC as needed in meetings with other civil society groups, LAS officials, Member States and other stakeholders. Provide a key stable contact for GPPAC and MENAPPAC in Cairo/LAS Headquarters; Provide policy and other analysis of developments at LAS Headquarters, related to peacebuilding, conflict prevention, gender and other related matters, as needed. Communications and media: support Regularly contribute to the GPPAC website and Portal. Contribute to the drafting of articles, opinion pieces and other media related products. Keep staff, partners, and other constituencies informed of activities, including a weekly update of the liaison's activities and issues being followed at the LAS. Prepare and distribute communications-related materials, as needed. Logistical/Planning: Support GPPAC-MENAPPAC visits; Support in planning and arranging logistics, note-taking and report/minutes drafting; Meetings, conference calls for GPPAC-MENAPPAC and other related groups: support planning, work on agenda setting, arrange meetings, note-taking and report/minutes drafting. Administrative support: Contribute to donor reporting. Maintain related files as needed. Any other administrative tasks as needed.   Applicant Profile: Strategic thinker with previous experience in advocacy, sensitive to practitioners' needs while able to deal with the complexity of the LAS system. Good analytical and communication skills (written and oral), comfortable in working across different cultures and committed to the values of conflict prevention and peacebuilding. Work Experience: Two to five years of relevant work experience, including experience in a civil society environment, ideally with experience in civil society networking, preferably work experience in a conflict area. Languages: native Arabic speaker and fluent in English. Additional language skills (especially French) will be valued. Skills: outstanding communication and listening skills within complex organisational and cross-cultural environments, able to maintain a professional network of appropriate contacts, shows initiative, accurate, proven writing and editing skills, strong project management skills, knowledge of the LAS system and how LAS policies are developed.