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(Senior) Project Manager (div/f/m)

Berlin

  • Organization: Berghof Foundation
  • Location: Berlin
  • Grade: Mid level - Mid
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Scientist and Researcher
    • Project and Programme Management
  • Closing Date: Closed

 

To manage a H2020 project in our Conflict Transformation Research Department, we are looking for a

 

(Senior) Project Manager (div/f/m)

 

      -part-time (50-75%)-, starting February 2020

 

 

The Berghof Foundation is an independent, non-profit organisation working to prevent political and social violence and to achieve sustainable peace around the world. We have over 45 years of experience in peace support, conflict transformation research and peace education. Headquartered in Berlin, the NGO is run by a diverse team and works with local partners around the world.

As a (Senior) Project Manager, you will be part of our Research team. You will work closely with our in-house senior expert(s) and a diverse network of 11 consortium partners, and report to our Head of Department. Your main responsibility will be to take the lead in managing a three-year research project funded by the European Commission on comparative perspectives on the prevention of violent extremism in the MENA and the Balkans. The Berghof Foundation is the consortium lead, and you will be responsible for organising work packages on overall project coordination, implementation and dissemination, policy impact and stakeholder dialogue. You will also actively contribute to thematic discussions within the organization and provide guidance for a Junior Researcher, and the finance and logistics personnel assigned to the project.

The position will be based in Berlin for a period of 36 months.

 

 

 

The main tasks of the position include:

  • *      Manage the overall implementation of the project
  • *      Lead/execute, together with a project office partner organisation, communication with and reporting to the EU
  • *      Review partners’ project outputs
  • *      Participate in consortium meetings
  •      Accompany and document major project activities
  • *      Provide thematic and conceptual inputs for the project team, partners and project consultants 
  • *      Organise and coordinate stakeholder engagement and policy dialogue activities
  • *       Support knowledge management and contribute to the production of project materials (website texts, briefing papers, reports, social media draft content), some of it in collaboration with Berghof’s Communication team and Impact & Knowledge Management Hub
  • *        Represent the project work at select national and international conferences and workshops

 

 

 

Qualifications:

  • *      Master in a relevant field, such as peace and conflict studies, international relations, security studies or political science; PhD is a bonus
  • *      Proven advanced track record in research, research coordination and multi-stakeholder project management
  • *       Extensive knowledge of and prior experience in conflict transformation, or violent extremism/ radicalisation research
  • *      Advanced experience in one of the regions researched
  • *      Fluency in English is essential, Arabic and/or French proficiency would be a strong asset
  • *      Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently

Additional skills:

  • *      Very strong communication and coordination skills
  • *       Strong empathetic skills to work with diverse sets of  actors, both in countries researched as well as among the consortium partners
  • *       Ability to work under time pressure
  • *       Some travel in the Western Balkans and MENA region as well as within Europe will be required
  • *       Previous experience with EU research schemes (FP6, FP7 or H2020) is a plus

 

 

 

 

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