Gender and Peacebuilding Policy Adviser

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Saferworld

Remote (global)
  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Remote (global)
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: £43,800 GBP / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 20/06/2025
  • Location: Remote (global)
Peace and Security
The Organisation
Saferworld is an international organisation dedicated to conflict prevention and peacebuilding programming, policy and practice. We collaborate with institutions and work directly with partners across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Europe to tackle diverse factors that drive violent conflict, injustice and insecurity. We participate in major global policy debates on peace, justice and security to influence change.

The Vacancy
The Gender and Peacebuilding Policy Adviser (Maternity Cover) sits within the Gender team, which operates under the Policy and Advocacy Team. The Gender & Peacebuilding Adviser will work within Gender Team and Policy and Advocacy Team to deliver Saferworld’s gender, peace and security (GPS) and gender equality strategy with a focus on ensuring strong links between organisational programmes, research, comms and GPS advocacy at all levels. They will provide technical support in the following areas:

  • In close coordination with the Senior Gender Adviser and the Global Policy and Advocacy team lead on the development of GPS advocacy strategies and tools that can be used to effectively influence change beyond direct programmatic impact.
  • Advise on producing and disseminating research and analysis and supporting programme and policy teams to produce, disseminate and implement this analysis within a gender-transformative approach
  • Support gender-focused advocacy and communications efforts at sub-national, national, regional and international levels, with a focus on ensuring local and national learning and analysis to feed into and shape international GPS research, policy and advocacy priorities
  • Connect programmatic issues and global policy, advocacy and communications on GPS to ensure they are complementary and conducive to external change based on evidence from the ground; the post-holder will lead an organisational vision and process to ensure advocates across Saferworld work together to increase our collective impact and contribute to collective learning on GPS, in close coordination with the Global Policy and Advocacy Team (GPA).
  • Provide advice and support for the implementation of Saferworld’s Gender Equality Strategy in programmes across the organisation, working with country teams and with gender coordinators, advisors and focal points. Provide capacity-strengthening initiatives and coordinate Gender Reference Group meetings, brown bags, and information exchange sessions to facilitate internal knowledge sharing.

 Person specification
• Solid relevant work experience with 5 years + on gender or WPS research and policy – preferably in contexts of conflict prevention, security and justice and/or peacebuilding. 
• 5 years’ experience on integrating gender, peace and security in development, humanitarian or peacebuilding programming. 
• Experience in strategy development and working across sectors or disciplines is highly desired, mainly humanitarian and peacebuilding sectors.
• Proven experience of advising on and/or implementing research and advocacy initiatives on GPS, gender mainstreaming and/or gender transformation, preferably related to conflict-affected settings 
• Knowledge and understanding of current debates regarding women, peace and security globally, and ideally across MENA, Africa and Central Asia. 
• Excellent written and oral communications skills in English, including experience of communicating effectively across cultures and with diverse audiences, both verbally and in writing. 

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