Civil Peace Service (CPS) Advisor (m/f/d) for Dealing with the Past (DwP) and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)

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The Civil Peace Service (CPS) is a programme for violence prevention and peacebuilding in crisis and conflict regions. CPS professionals provide long-term support to local organisations in their commitment to promote peace, dialogue and human rights. The GIZ' regional CPS programme "Fostering peace literacy and civil society networks in the Great Lakes Region" aims to create and link existing cross-border civil society peace initiatives in the region. Since 2019, partner organisations (POs) of the three countries form communities of practices to adress conflict issues using collaborative processes and standards to implement peace projects in areas such as youth empowerment and critical thinking, nonviolent conflict transformation and dialogue, sexualised and gender based violence, digital peacebuilding and media literacy. Through annual meetings of all POs and regular exchanges during workshops, trainings and joint activities, a stable regional civil society network has been established, which will be further consolidated and extended in the coming years. Your tasks Capacity development and advice to THARS; supervision of the THARS counsellors Support and advice in planning, monitoring and evaluation of THARS projects Support and advice for the development of strategies to make the organization (and others in the CPS regional program) economically sustainable Facilitation of contact, exchange, cooperation and mutual technical support with the other partner organizations of CPS GIZ and in the Consortium ZFD Support of networking activities with other local, regional and international organizations working in the field of peacebuilding, particularly DwP and MHPSS in the region Capacity development and advice to other partner organisations of the programme, in the three countries; supervision to other POs who engage in MHPSS Accompany all POs in the setup of mental healing within their organisations and as accompanying measure of peacebuilding activities; advice at programme level Collect an overview of the situation in each country on needs and available services and resources in relation to DwP and MHPSS Advise the programme coordination and develop a concept on how the programme could engage in DwP as a basis for strategic discussion with the partners

University degree in psychology, at least Master level Certificate/training in Dealing with the Past

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Several years of experience in psychotherapy/counselling and in project management Proven intercultural sensitivity and experience of efficiently communicating and working with colleagues from different cultures Driving licence; readiness to frequently travel in the country and in the region Resilience in dealing with abrupt changes due to a dynamic political and economic context in the region; Patience and resilience of coping with slow and complicated administrative procedures, rules and regulations

Knowledge and experience of conflict sensitive programming; Knowledge and skills in strengthening the economic sustainability of local organizations are an asset Fluency in French and English; readiness to learn Kirundi is desirable, knowledge of German is an asset Location information Climate Burundi has moderate temperatures (from min. 19°C to a maximum of 31°C) and high humidity with heavy cloud formation and frequent, heavy rainfall. In the highlands there is also frost and hail. In the rainy seasons from mid-October to December and February to mid-May, heavy rainfall often leads to flooding and landslides and consequently to impassable roads and bridges. Burundi is located in a seismically active zone, which is why earthquakes can occur. Healthcare Burundi is amongst the countries in the East Africa region with extremely inadequate medical care. The care in the capital is fine, in the provinces there are reference hospitals, but their possibilities are very limited. GIZ staff are advised to seek treatment in 1-2 recommended hospitals in Bujumbura and to take a comprehensive first-aid kit with them. Planned operations should only be carried out in Europe. Vaccinations and medicationscan always lead to bottlenecks. Living conditions There are plenty of apartments and houses for rent in Bujumbura, but prices – especially for foreigners – are on the rise. Overall, the rents vary greatly depending on the size and requirements. Sports clubs and cultural centres offer a variety of leisure activities. There are numerous supermarkets where you can also find goods imported from Europe. The shortage of fuel continues to have negative consequences on daily life in Burundi. Additionally, there are frequent electricity cuts that impact internet connectivity and water distribution. Children Burundi is a very child-friendly country. Both the Belgian and French schools in Bujumbura go from kindergarten to high school. The language

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