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About the Role

This role focuses on organizing, coordinating, and implementing project activities related to peace and conflict studies, with a specific emphasis on Sudan and the Horn of Africa. The position involves research, event preparation, financial reporting, and donor reporting within an international and intercultural setting.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to organizing, coordinating, and implementing project activities in close collaboration with the Sudan team and partners.
• Conduct background research and provide the team with abstracts about conflict topics when needed.
• Contribute to the content-related preparation and subsequent organisation of workshops and dialogue meetings in Berlin and East Africa.
• Close collaboration with Finance Managers and colleagues working on logistics regarding financial reporting and project activities.
• Contribute to donor reporting as well as administrative and financial procedures.

Requirements

• First relevant work experience, especially in event organisation, budget management, coordination of tasks, etc. in an international and intercultural setting.
• Ideally, contextual expertise in Sudan or the Horn of Africa, and thematic knowledge on dialogue/ mediation processes and gender programming.
• Willingness to travel to East Africa.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft applications.

Skills

• Master’s degree within a relevant field such as Peace and Conflict Studies, Political Science, International Relations or similar.
• Fluency in both spoken and written English and Arabic is deemed essential.
• Strong organisational as well as intercultural and interpersonal communication skills and ability to work in high-level settings.
• Curiosity, empathy, passion, commitment and perseverance.

Location

• Berlin

Work Type

• 100%

Experience Level

• First relevant work experience

Education Level

• Master’s degree within a relevant field such as Peace and Conflict Studies, Political Science, International Relations or similar.

Salary/Compensations

• According to TVöD Bund, pay grade E10

Benefits

• Transparent terms of compensation (TVöd Bund)
• Highly relevant, insightful and challenging tasks
• Confidence-based, flexible working hours
• Flexibility regarding office vs. mobile working solutions

About the Company

• The Berghof Foundation is an independent, non-profit organisation supporting people in conflict in their efforts to achieve sustainable peace through conflict transformation and peacebuilding.
• Headquartered in Berlin, the organisation is run by a diverse team and works with local partners around the world.

Equal Opportunity

• We welcome diversity and are happy to receive applications from people regardless of their ethnic, social and national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation and marital status.