Institute for War & Peace Reporting is hiring a
Position: Project Officer-Moldova
Location: Chisinau, Moldova or remote
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract
Hours: Full time
Contract length: 10 months (1st June 2023- 31st March 2024)
Deadline for applications: Monday 15th May 2023
About IWPR
The Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) is an international non-profit organisation founded in 1991, with charitable status in the US, UK and the Netherlands. We give voice to people at the frontlines of conflict, crisis and transition to help them drive change and build more stable, just and inclusive societies.
Drawing on three decades of experience in some of the world’s most challenging environments, we support media, civil society, democracy and governance, gender, and youth-focused projects in over 30 countries – promoting reliable information and responsible public debate and removing barriers to freedom of expression.
The Role:
IWPR is seeking a full-time Project Officer, who will lead IWPR’s Moldova operations under the project ‘Building Resilience in the Eastern Neighbourhood (BREN)’. BREN is an IWPR initiative focused on providing support to civil society groups, with a focus on women’s rights groups across the South Caucasus and Moldova. BREN is supported by the UK Government’s Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF). The project is currently in the third year of implementation and is confirmed to continue until 31 March 2024.
The successful candidate will work as an independent consultant in close cooperation with the Project Manager in Tbilisi, country representative in Moldova and under the overall supervision of the South Caucasus & Moldova Regional Director based in Tbilisi, and IWPR Regional Director based in London.
The Project Officer will be responsible for overseeing project activities and outputs in Moldova, including sub-award management with local organisations, coordinating any technical assistance and capacity building with local groups, and overseeing local stakeholder relations.
In this role you will:
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities:
Principals only. No calls please. Only those who have been considered for an interview will be contacted.
IWPR is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, veteran status or pregnancy and maternity. IWPR will never ask for payment for recruitment.