Job Title: Programme Officer, Central African Republic

Location: Bangui, Central African Republic. 

Reporting to: Programme Manager  

Responsible for: Consultants

Duration: Fixed-term contract until 30 May 2026 (with potential for extension).

Gross Salary: 1,377,509.7 XAF (gross) per month, including  19% employer contribution to CNSS, 2% employer contribution to ACFPE, 9% of employer pension contribution and medical insurance. 

Deadline: 16th March 2025

 

Conciliation Resources

Conflict is difficult, complex and political. The world urgently needs to find different ways to respond. Conciliation Resources is an international organisation committed to stopping violent conflict and creating more peaceful societies. We work with people impacted by war and violence, bringing diverse voices together to make change that lasts. 

For over 25 years, we have been making peace possible. We currently have over 80 full and part-time staff members, working mainly out of the London and Australian offices. We work with over 70 locally-based and international partners worldwide. 

The East and Central Africa Programme 

Conciliation Resources’ East and Central Africa Programme (ECAP) has been working towards the non-violent end to conflict in the East and Central Africa region, in particular the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), South Sudan and Uganda since 2006. Since 2010, we have been working in the Central African Republic (CAR), supporting civil society and community actors in conflict resolution and peacebuilding that is sustainable and meets the needs of conflict-affected communities. In CAR, Conciliation Resources’ programmes focus on strengthening local peace mechanisms, integrating mental health in peacebuilding, promoting inclusion in local and national peace processes (special focus on promoting young people’s role in peacebuilding), looking at the link between gender norms and conflict, and linking local and national peace processes and reconciliation. Conciliation Resources’ work is guided by our long-term partnership approach, which seeks to accompany local civil society organisations. 

Conciliation Resources has a small satellite office in Bangui. The Bangui satellite office is supported by the rest of ECAP,  the Africa Department team based in Nairobi and the London team. 

Job overview 

The Programme Officer provides programmatic, financial, administrative and logistical support necessary for the implementation of the East and Central Africa programme’s work in the Central African Republic. The post holder plays a key role in liaising with partners across the areas in which we work, and in managing programme activities and information. They support consultants and volunteers working with the team. The Programme Officer is based in Bangui and undertakes regular travel to project locations outside of Bangui, including rural areas. The Programme Officer reports to the ECAP Programme Manager, and works alongside the Project Managers, MEL Officer and rest of ECAP.

Safeguarding

CR is deeply committed to keeping people safe from harm, whether they are personnel or those who come into contact with our work. The Senior Communications Officer is responsible for contributing to a positive safeguarding culture in their team and assisting with the implementation of safeguarding practices within the area that their team works on.

Person specification

Essential knowledge, skills and experience

  • Experience of working in an administrative and support position to a team.

  • Understanding of and interest in peacebuilding and conflict transformation processes. 

  • Knowledge of and interest in political, social and economic dynamics in the CAR 

  • Experience of working with databases, handling diverse sources of information and maintaining accessible filing systems.

  • Experience of supporting monitoring, evaluation and reporting of projects.

  • Experience of revising and contributing to the drafting of substantive reports.

  • Experience of undertaking supervised research work.

  • Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment.

  • Experience supporting financial management including experience preparing budgets, monitoring organisational and partner expenditure and supporting financial reporting.

  • Experience of supporting partners on the successful joint delivery of work.

  • Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office software packages, databases, email, internet.

  • Strong organisational skills including planning, developing, implementing and maintaining administrative systems.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and French.

  • Willingness to work irregular hours occasionally and to undertake national and international travel.

  • Strong commitment to, and experience of, team and cross-organisational working.

  • Appreciation of issues of confidentiality, and cross-cultural and political sensitivity.

  • Initiative, enthusiasm and a problem-solving approach to new challenges.

  • Graduate study or local equivalent or equivalent by experience in conflict resolution, international relations, development studies, international humanitarian law, peace and security.

  • Ability and willingness to prefectural towns and rural areas outside of Bangui, and experience of hostile environment training or willingness to undertake hostile environment training. 

  • Fluent written and spoken English and French.

How to apply 

Please do not send your CV or resume at this stage. 

Please submit completed application forms, available from the download link below, to recruitment@c-r.org by 5 pm GMT on March 16th, 2025.  

If you have any specific questions regarding the role, please email recruitment@c-r.org with the subject line: Programme Officer, Central African Republic.

We'd like to thank you for your interest in this role and Conciliation Resources; however, we'll contact only shortlisted candidates. 

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