Civil Peace Service Development Workers for

COMPANY PRESENTATION

For 60 years, AGIAMONDO (until 2019 AGEH) has been a reliable partner for development workers and a key source of specialist personnel for many church and other civil society organisations active in the field of international development cooperation work. As a state-recognised personnel service provider, we supply qualified Christian-oriented experts from all EU countries for projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America or Central or Eastern Europe. Since being founded by Catholic associations and organisations in 1959, AGIAMONDO has supplied over 6,000 experts for development projects.

**AGIAMONDO e.V.** is the personnel service of the German Catholics for Development Cooperation. The Civil Peace Service (CPS) offers development workers a meaningful role working with local development agents. The CPS is a personnel programme for peace-building and the prevention of violence in crisis and conflict regions. It sets out to promote a world in which conflicts are settled without violence. Working with church-related and civil-social partner organisations in Columbia, AGIAMONDO aims to make a contribution towards civil conflict management and the sustainable and equitable development of the country through peace-building measures.

**The Comisión de Conciliación Nacional (CCN)** acts as a reconciliation commission within the unification process in various armed conflicts in the country. In doing so, it promotes respect for human rights and peaceful politics.
- CCN is looking for a dedicated professional to support the team in Bogotá and advance the work in the regions through expertise in international peacebuilding.
- To support our local partner organisation in South-Sudan we are looking for a **Civil Peace Service development Workers for strategy development and networking (M/F/x).**

**Your tasks**
- You support the CCN and its partners with **context and conflict analyses** and develop proposals for peacebuilding measures.
- You will contribute to the planning and implementation of an **educational communication** strategy for truth, reconciliation, conflict transformation and advocacy.
- You support the regional pastoral offices in the development and implementation of **strategies** and **processes** in the area of reconciliation and peace.
- You promote **exchange** and **networking** between regional pastoral offices and the CCN.
- You will be responsible for the **proper spending** and **administration of financial resources** on the ground in accordance with donor guidelines and AGIAMONDO specifications. You will work in partnership with colleagues from the partner organization.

**Your profile**
- You have **at least 5 years of professional experience** in working with various civil society actors, ideally also with church structures.
- You have **expertise** in conflict transformation mechanisms and analytical methods/conflict analysis. You are characterized by knowledge of best practices in peacebuilding in (post-)conflict countries.
- You can look back on experience of working in conflict zones and have **several years of experience abroad**, ideally in Latin America.
- Experience in **communication/public relations, advocacy** and political lobbying is desirable.
- You are fluent in **Spanish**. A good command of English is an advantage. A driver's license and driving experience are mandatory.
- You are an EU citizen or Swiss national and, as a member of a Christian church, you are committed to the goals and concerns of the church's development and peace work.

**What AGIAMONDO offers**:

- ** Individual and thorough preparation**:

- ** Three-year contract, social security and remuneration in accordance with the German Development Aid Workers Act (Entwicklungshelfergesetz)**:

- ** Cultural, language or other professional training, as well as coaching and supervision, individual advice