CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: International Conference on the Great Lakes Region
Country: Burundi
Closing date: 10 Feb 2015

1. The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) is an inter-governmental organization composed of 12 Member States (MSs) from the Greater GLR, which was set up in 2006 with the assistance of the African Union (AU), United Nations (UN) and bilateral donors.^[1]The ICGLR aims to implement the Pact on Security, Stability and Development (Pact) which sets an ambitious agenda "to transform the region into a space of sustainable peace and security for peoples of the region, political and social stability, shared growth and development, a space of cooperation based on convergent strategies and policies driven by a common destiny”. Key sectors include: (i) peace and security; (ii) democracy and good governance; (iii) economic development and regional integration; (iv) humanitarian and social issues and (v) cross-cutting issues including gender, environment, human rights, HIV/AIDS and human settlements.^[2]
2. The ICGLR Pact has 10 Protocols including the Protocol on Prevention and Suppression of Sexual Violence Ageist Women and Children. In 2011, all heads of state of the ICGLR adopted the Kampala Declaration on SGBV, or the *United to Prevent, End Impunity and Provide Support to the Victims of SGBV in the Great Lakes Region (commonly known as the Kampala Declaration on SGBV).*The Declaration calls for a comprehensive approach from prevention to survivor support, involving a broad spectrum of stakeholders and institutions (i.e. governments, civil society, parliamentarians, religious leaders, and international partners). The Declaration links to other anti-SGBV global initiatives and UN Security Council Resolutions (1325, 1820, 1888, 1889 and 1960).

Consequent to the Kampala Declaration, in 2014, the ICGLR opened in Kampala a Regional Training Facility (RTF) on the Fight against SGBV as agreed upon in the Kampala Declaration^[3]. The objective of the RTF is to train and sensitize relevant personnel in the medical, judicial and police sectors as well as social workers from the Great Lakes Region to provide an efficient and effective response to SGBV. It also includes, among others, facilitating regional knowledge generation and sharing, conducting policy-oriented research, and maintaining a database of regional and international experts. Furthermore, the RTF will contribute to building capacities of the proposed Special Courts as envisaged under the Kampala Declaration.

The Conference Secretariat (CS) is a technical arm of the ICGLR and is responsible for coordination, facilitation, promotion, monitoring and implementation of the Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region Under the ICGLR “Emergency Sexual and Gender Based Violence and Women’s Health Project” supported by the World Bank. The Conference Secretariat will set up a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) headed by a Project Coordinator within the CS. The PIU will be responsible for the overall coordination, day to day implementation, and supervision of the project.

To implement this project, the CS would like to recruit a Project Coordinator to head the PIU and be responsible for the overall coordination, day to day implementation, and supervision of the project.

[1] ICGLR Member States include Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

[2]With regard to economic development and regional integration, the ICGLR, with some support from the WB and other partners plans to rehabilitate key infrastructure, including road and rail, so as to facilitate trade in the region. It also aims to establish a regional mechanism for the certification of natural resources in order to curb their illegal exploitation and trade in the region. On energy, the ICGLR supports the revival of the CEPGL and its energy-related projects including exploitation of methane gas from Lake Kivu and the establishment of the Inga dam in the DRC among others.

[3]As per Decision 14 from the Kampala Declaration. The RTF was validated by the Regional Inter-Ministerial Committee (RIMC) in 2013.

How to apply:

Detailed job profiles can be accessed on Web Site: http://www.icglr.org/index.php/en/job-opportunities

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

To submit your candidacy, please submit your application by email to the following address not later than February10, 2015 at 16.00 GMT.

Attn: Executive Secretary of the ICGLR
PO Box: 7076
Bujumbura-BURUNDI

Tel: + 257 22256824/25
Fax: + 257 22256828

E-mail: recruitment@icglr.org

Copy: musondar.simukoko@icglr.org and ebmokodopo@gmail.com

The application file must contain the following documents:

• A cover letter outlining required qualifications;
• A detailed CV (4 pages maximum) with (3) references (with their telephone and e-mail contact addresses);
• A copy of the University degree;

N.B.: The documents contained in the file must be written in English or French

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