Belgium: Senior Climate & Environmental Peacemaking Advisor

Jul 25, 2022 | European Institute of Peace
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The European Institute of Peace designs and delivers sustainable peace processes and agreements. It provides practical experience, technical expertise and policy advice on conflict resolution.

The European Institute of Peace (EIP) is looking for exceptional individuals and companies who share our vision for a world where people live in safety and peace because conflicts and grievances are resolved through inclusive dialogue and lasting political agreements.

EIP provides practical experience, technical expertise, and policy advice on conflict resolution. It uses a variety of tools to help us do this, including analysis, mapping and design of peace processes and agreements, facilitating policy discussions, and proposing practical engagement, for example through inclusive dialogue and mediation support.

Based in Brussels and active in over a dozen countries, the European Institute of Peace is an independent organisation working collaboratively with European decision-makers, the parties to the conflict, and those who represent people suffering from insecurity or at risk of violence, as well as the conflict prevention, resolution, and mediation community.

EIP's innovative approach to peace enables us to be agile, creative, and effective in everything it does, and these are key qualities it looks for in team members. See www.eip.org for more information

EIP is looking for a Senior Climate & Environmental Peacemaking Advisor to support the Peace Practice and Innovation (PPI) unit.

Terms of Reference

Through the Climate & Environmental Peacemaking (EPM) Programme, established in 2019, the Institute seeks to gear up conflict resolution to respond to climate change and wider environmental challenges in conflict contexts in order to contribute to a sustainable environment and enhance the prospects for durable peace.

The CEPM Programme is focused on support to peace leaders and local communities to address climate and environmental concerns in the wider framework of conflict resolution. We believe the environment is fundamental to make peace and that conflict resolution practitioners can strengthen their efforts by understanding how it affects conflict dynamics.

Duties and responsibilities

Reporting to the Peace Practice and Innovation (PPI) Director and Programme Officer, the Advisor will contribute to project implementation and policy engagement specifically advising on environmental and natural resource issues in conflict contexts that the Institute works in as well as on climate finance, climate adaptation and mitigation.

In that context, the core tasks of the Advisor will be to:

• Provide ongoing political mediation and reconciliation expert advice to the implementation of ongoing environmental peacemaking projects (Somalia and Yemen) and, as requested, provide advice to other programmes and projects within the Institute’s portfolio. 
• Conduct conflict, political economy, and environment analysis to the active projects, as agreed with the team, specifically conduct research and analysis on international climate politics, finance, instruments, and institutions relevant to project countries and other contexts.   
• Support the team and Institute leadership and provide representation policy engagements on project country-level as well as in international and European fora relevant to environmental peacemaking. 
• Produce content for internal and external use as agreed with the team. Specifically, develop an advisory product in two parts leading up to COP27 in Egypt: one internal analysis for the Institute’s activities and one for policy engagement with relevant actors leading up to, during and after COP27.  

Profile

• Have the capacity to create and maintain working relations with national authorities, local partners, international organisations, and EU institutions.
• Have strong analytical and drafting skills and the ability to communicate to different audiences in complex, multicultural environments.
• At least 5 years’ experience in conflict prevention, resolution, mediation, reconciliation and peacebuilding, with proven experience advising or working closely with policymakers in conflict affected settings.
• At least 2 years’ experience in the field of climate mitigation, adaptation, and international negotiations; climate mitigation and adaptation and other environmental practices in fragile settings, including natural resource management. 
• In-depth knowledge of the programme areas and contexts of the Environmental Peacemaking file, including the Sahel, Horn of Africa, and Red Sea region.
• Be willing to travel, including to difficult and insecure environments.
• Be fluent in English. Skills in languages relevant to project countries are a strong asset. 

The Institute offers

• Service contract for a maximum of 40 days from mid-August to 31/12/2022.

Expected start date: asap.

Recruitment process

Please submit in English:

• Service proposal, with a description of the services, fees, methodology (when relevant), CVs of personnel involved (when relevant)

Submit to: recruitment@eip.org

The deadline is 28/07/2022, 23:59 (Brussels time). The successful candidate will be selected based on the most competitive offer, including technical and financial proposal.