Conflict and Peacebuilding Project Officer

Background

Established in 2016, Trias Consult Ltd provides consultancy services that support clients through complex transitions in fragile contexts. These services range through partnership and long-term accompaniment of clients as they navigate complex settings, to monitoring of conflicts or development activities in hard-to-reach areas, and evaluations of strategic importance that strengthen future policy and programming. Our client base includes multilateral organisations such as the UN and World Bank Group; bilateral organisations including the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; and non-governmental and private sectors. Trias has engaged in some of the most challenging conflict and post-conflict contexts of recent times, including Afghanistan, Sudan, Myanmar, South Sudan and Ethiopia.

Job Purpose

The Conflict and Peacebuilding Project Officer will join a core team that forms the operational hub of Trias. You will be an integral member of this team, participating and, in rotation, leading weekly business development meetings. You will have the opportunity to be involved in the identification and submission of projects, and in managing their implementation. Trias encourages Project Officers to get directly engaged in project activities where needs allow, and previous Project Officers have been deployed to support implementation abroad. This is an exciting opportunity to work across all aspects of a small and growing international development business, and would suit a self-starter, with strong organisational skills and good understanding of the sector.

Tasks

The Project Officer will contribute to the following areas of work.

Project Development

This workstream will help Trias to identify, bid, and secure new contracts. The Project Officer will provide the following services:

• Track identified tender sites and locate opportunities relevant to Trias Consult’s expertise.
• Summarise these opportunities for the core team and contribute to a decision on go/no go for project proposals. Evaluate what is feasible in the timeframe and if Trias is eligible for these identified opportunities.
• Identify key team members with relevant expertise to join the team.
• Organise teams around expertise and contribute to the substance and development of bids (narrative and financial proposals).
• Attend meetings related to the development of bid opportunities identified, and represent Trias at meetings with external organisations.
• Follow up with submission of bids and track proposal progress.

Project Management

• Tasked by the Director, to act as Project Manager in projects awarded in accordance with experience.
• Liaise with consortium counterparts, ensuring project reports and updates are delivered on time and to the quality required, monitor budgetary changes and requests. Evaluate project progress and escalate issues as required.
• Work closely with the Finance Officer to track project finances.
• Oversee Project and Research Assistants.
• Provide a quality assurance role on all externally facing products.

Business Practice and Systems

• Maintain the consultants database.
• Preparation of Trias policy documents for bidding and contracting.
• Manage our website, including updating website pages and presentation.
• Act as focal point for Trias engagement with social media, including LinkedIn.

Other tasks

• Tasks in which the Project Officer expresses interest to pursue for their professional development as agreed with the Director and/or Project Manager.

Location

• Home based and able to work full time on a UK time zone.

Reporting

• Tom Hockley, Trias Consult Director

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Advanced degree in relevant subject (international development, politics, international relations, conflict studies, etc.).
• Minimum of two years’ work experience.
• Understanding of the development sector and associated requirements and challenges of winning, managing and delivering projects.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; the ability to communicate sensitively across a variety of cultures.
• Strong IT skills, including Excel.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent English language skills.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and manage both short- and longer-term requests.
• Interest in developing knowledge of the international development sector; specifically in conflict affected and fragile environments.
• Interest in contributing to the growth and development of Trias.
• Ability to take initiative, work independently and be creative in addressing challenges of a growing small business.

Desirable

• Language skills.
• Experience in copy-writing and editing.
• Experience in maintenance of an organisation’s social media presence.

Renumeration

Between £21,000 and £25,000 depending on experience.