Ukraine: Senior Project Officer Environmental and Civilian Harm Assessment

May 22, 2022 | PAX
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PAX is the largest peace organization in the Netherlands. We work to protect civilians against acts of war, to end armed violence and to build inclusive peace. We work in conflict areas worldwide, together with local partners and people who, just like us, believe that everyone has a right to a dignified life in a peaceful society. 

The Humanitarian Disarmament programme at PAX seeks to address challenges around the use and proliferation of weapons and their impacts on security and the protection of civilians in armed conflicts. Within this thematic programme, PAX works on a diverse set of topics, ranging from nuclear weapons to conventional arms trade, and is looking to build expertise and knowledge on the relationship between conflict, climate, the environment, and peace. The current concentration of this work in Ukraine is on the environmental dimension of war, as well as the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. PAX aims to contribute to information collection, dissemination and advocacy on the wide range of environmental consequences through its own research and building networks of organisations active on this thematic issue. 

To realize our ambitions in this field, we are currently looking for a consultant: Senior Project Officer Environmental and Civilian Harm Assessment in Ukraine 

Responsibilities and tasks 

• Online data collection, coordinating and information sharing among Ukranian organisations, international organisations and experts on environmental dimensions of conflict, and use of explosive weapons in populated areas;
• Developing different types of written and visual output based on data collection for publication and dissemination among relevant humanitarian, civil society and governmental actors;
• Contribute to setting-up a network of relevant organizations and experts on the broad environmental dimensions of the conflict in Ukraine;
• Building advocacy efforts around environmental clean-up, remediation and restoration efforts in conflict-affected areas;
• Making the connection with work of our local partner organisation monitoring the impact of warfare on religious infrastructure; 
• Explore funding opportunities for existing needs in Ukraine and additional collaborative efforts on the conflict-environment nexus.

We ask for someone to be/have: 

• Based in Ukraine or in neighbouring countries;
• Minimum 5 years working experience in a coordinating role;
• Strong organisational and communication skills;
• Experience and affiliation with open-source research methods; 
• Able to represent PAX at meetings and international forums;
• Academic background in political science, environmental sciences or other relevant fields;
• Strong Ukrainian and/or Russian language skills, as well as English speaking and writing skills;
• Experience working with Excel;
• Quick and creative thinking to find on the spot solutions in dynamic working environments;
• Have a background in working with non-governmental organisations in relevant fields in Ukraine;
• Willing to travel abroad.

We offer 

• An interesting and innovative job in a dynamic, informal and international focused work environment;
• Working on consultancy basis;
• Starting as soon as possible;
• Attractive salary;
• The job is initially for 6 months and may be extended.

Procedure and information 

Get to know our work at www.paxforpeace.nl. 

For further information about this position, you can contact Frank Slijper, team coordinator, via slijper@paxforpeace.nl. 

Interested candidates matching the profile and requirements are requested to send their CV (max 2 pages) and a motivation letter (max 1 page) in English addressed to Frank Slijper, slijper@paxforpeace.nl. Closing date for applications to this position is the 31^st May 2022.