Nonviolent Peaceforce is hiring a
Job Title: Team Leader - Minneapolis
Department: Programming
Division: Program Implementation
Duty Station: Minneapolis, MN 55411
Line Manager: Program Manager
Line Management Responsibility: Community Peacebuilders
Position Type: Full-time
Salary Range: $68,000 to $73,000 per year, depending upon qualifications
Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) is a dynamic, international non-governmental organisation. We work with people affected by violent conflicts to enhance their security and dignity through Unarmed Civilian Protection (UCP). We work to reduce violence, protect civilians in countries affected by violent conflict and its aftermath, and help transform the world’s response to conflict situations.
Overview:
NP currently has protection programming in North Minneapolis. We are seeking highly motivated and experienced Team Leaders with great leadership skills to develop and manage civilian protection and violence-prevention programming for those affected by violent conflict in the community.
Job Summary:
NP is seeking an individual with a proven capacity to juggle multiple and diverse responsibilities that range from leading rapid response protection programming, to guiding longer term violence reduction work, to representing NP to a variety of stakeholders, to coaching a diverse team in challenging circumstances while ensuring logistics and administration is taken care of.
This might be a great opportunity if you are ready to work in a highly challenging environment where the context is often changing. If you are a highly creative problem solver, who will tenaciously find solutions. If you can build positive relationships with a wide range of actors; you motivate, inspire, and nurture the development of your team. The Nonviolent Peaceforce program in North Minneapolis is young and growing – you are someone who wants to contribute to building something.
The Team Leader is responsible for the on-site management of an NP Community Peacebuilding team. This shall entail ensuring the effective implementation of civilian protection programming while providing for field-based personnel management, financial and administrative functions, coordinating with the Minneapolis office staff regarding logistics and procurement and ensuring compliance with NP’s security policies and procedures and community strategy.
Key Responsibilities:
Program Implementation:
Coordination and Accountability:
Monitoring and Reporting:
Human Resources:
Administration/Procurement/Logistics/Security
Qualifications:
Required:
Strong commitment to the safety and security of civilians, human rights and racial justice
University degree in refugee law, human rights, international human rights law, international humanitarian law, negotiation, mediation, human security, or related field
3-5 years’ work experience in human security or protection
Demonstrated management experience in working in complex security environment
Demonstrated experience working with state authorities, negotiation, and mediation
Demonstrated ability to live, work and solve problems independently and effectively in highly challenging locations
Demonstrated ability to analyse conflict, security, and political contexts
Experience in insecure environments is essential to success in this position.
Experience with SalesForce, Microsoft Outlook, and SharePoint
Preferred:
Skills
Independent judgement and analytical:
Interpersonal and representational:
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Application Process
SPECIAL NOTICE
Nonviolent Peaceforce is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.
Nonviolent Peaceforce acknowledges the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of employees, contractors, volunteers, interns, communities we work with, and other stakeholders and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities and government guidance and complies with best practices in the Humanitarian and Development sector.NP expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We prioritize ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organization.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. NP also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
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