Salary: £41,500 to £52,221 per annum
Based: London, UK
Duration: Open-ended

We are looking for a talented individual with strong analytical, strategic vision and diplomatic skills to lead Alert’s engagement in the South Caucasus.

You will be responsible for evolving Alert’s peacebuilding strategy in the region, as well as ensuring high quality programming and output of the Caucasus programme, its contribution to positive peace outcomes aswell as the sustainability of the programme through new ideas and funding.

A major part of this role is to lead the EPNK Consortium (European Partnership for the Peaceful Settlement of the Conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh), facilitating cooperative relationships with Consortium members and the various EU interlocutors and liaising with the authorities in the region. The post-holder will effectively be the project manager of EPNK, working with a small project management team at Alert’s London HQ.

In addition to experience working at a senior level in an international environment, knowledge of peacebuilding programming and of the political, social and cultural context in the Caucasus, you will have a talent for managing a mixed and challenging portfolio of projects whilst being entrepreneurial in developing new ideas and concepts into practical programmes on the ground. You will have strong management skills, including ability to prioritise, plan, delegate and flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances; and excellent interpersonal skills, able to build trust and respect of key stakeholders and interlocutors in the region.

Read more about our work in the Caucasus and Central Asia.

To apply, please send a completed application form and equal opportunities form (both of which can be found under 'Downloads') to [email protected]. In your application, please indicate the full job title of the role you are applying for. Please note we do not accept CVs.

Closing date: Friday 13 May at 5pm (UK time)

Interviews will take place during the week commencing 16 May 2016

While International Alert will endeavour to contact all candidates within a reasonable time, this may not always be possible due to limited resources. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, you can assume that your application has, on this occasion, been unsuccessful. International Alert is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be judged strictly on the basis of merit.