Overview
The Prevention Adviser will support the Resident Coordinator and the UN Country Team in Mozambique by providing strategic analysis, advice, and technical support on conflict prevention, peacebuilding, rule of law, social cohesion, and risk monitoring.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct strategic analysis on social, cross-pillar and conflict dynamics within Mozambique.
- Provide substantive technical and policy support to the Resident Coordinator's, the UN Country Team, and national authorities.
- Identify opportunities and entry points for preventive actions, dialogue, mediation and peacebuilding initiatives.
- Provide guidance to facilitate integration of conflict prevention, social cohesion, and rule of law into UN strategies and programs.
- Lead or contribute to early warning and risk monitoring mechanisms.
- Foster collaboration and strengthens partnerships with government, civil society, regional bodies, and development partners.
- Support the coordination of prevention and peacebuilding interventions within the UN Country Team.
- Collaborate with relevant UN parties and experts.
- Lead or support research, assessments, and data analysis focused on conflict trends, governance challenges, and risks to social cohesion.
- Develop and support capacity-building initiatives on conflict sensitivity, dialogue, mediation, prevention and any other related subject.
- Produces high-quality advisory inputs for projects, strategies, speeches, talking points, reports or any other relevant documents.
- Contribute to resource mobilization for prevention and peacebuilding initiatives.
- Perform any other related duties as required.
Required Experience
A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in conflict prevention, peacebuilding, political analysis, governance, or a related field is required. Experience in sociopolitical and conflict analysis skills is required. Experience in partnership-building and negotiations skills is required. Experience in managing competing priorities and deliver results is desirable. Experience working in complex, multi-stakeholder environments is desirable. Experience working in UN or similar international organizations is desirable. Experience in negotiations with diverse stakeholders is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master or equivalent) in political science, international relations, conflict studies, law, or related field. A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
