Job description
The position is part of the Geneva Water Hub, a sub-center of the Institute of environmental Sciences, bringing together policy, training and research dimension, with the aim of demonstrating the benefits of using water of peace, humanitarian aid and development.
I line with its missionm to advance water of peace. The GWH is launching a programme in Afghanistan : operating in a complex setting, the project aima to strenghten water governance, support data and knowledge generation and exchange, and ptomote stakeholder engagement at both national levels.
As the program manager for Afghanistan, the scientific assistant 2 is responsible for implementing the program.
He or she regulary visits the field, supervises, and applies his or her extensivve expertise in programm management, multi-stakeholder dialogues, and the production of scientific documents.
Main activities
- Program management
- Responsible for the design, development and implementation of the work plan, projects, and programm outputs
- Budgeting and budget monitoring
- Risk identification and mitigation, including political and security risks
- Drafting and presenting narrative and financial reports
- Developing and maintaining relationships & reprensentation in Afghanistan, at the regional and international levels
- Gathering contextual information, analysing developments and promoting dialogue and the etablishment of trust among political and technical actors involved in water governance.
Required qualifications
- Advanced university degree (equivalent to a master’s degree) in political science or in international relation, peace and security studies, or international cooperation. Complementary by experience in the field of water and/or the environment.
- Minimum of 5 years of profesiional experience in project and management in the fields of international cooperation, water governance, political analysis, and conflict transformation.
- Experience required in project management in fragile, volatile, and complex contexts, ideally in Central Asia or South Asia.
- Proven experience in engaging and coordinating stakeholders (various types of actors: governements, international institutions, NGos, political and diplomatic reprensentatives) and establishing partnerships.
Skills
- Excellent skills in project planning, budgeting, and reporting, and familiarity with conflict-sensitive programming.
- Excellent diplomatic, communication, and negotiation skills.
- Ability to work independently in challenging and politically sensitive environments.
- Languages : Minimum B2 level of English required: flluency in French is an advantage; fluency in Dari or Pashto is a plus.
Start date
As soon as possible
Contact
Applications (covering letter, curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and certificates of employment) must be submitted exclusively online by clicking on the “Apply/Apply now” button below.
No paper applications will be accepted.
Further information can be obtained from: basilio.ghisletta@unige.ch
Further information
Fixed term contract (1 year renewable, project potentially lasting 2.5 years) on external funding.
For further information, please consult the detailed specifications and conditions of employment described above.
