COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM (CVE)
TECHNICAL ADVISOR

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

Responsibilities: Under supervision of the head of the programme, the CVE Technical Advisor is responsible for: 

• Providing in-depth and conceptual input from a CVE lens to overall country programme strategy as well as regional programme strategies and work plans.
• Providing CVE-specific advice and information to programme staff and partners and activity development theories and assumptions; assisting in the identification of programme opportunities and potential local partners.
• Designing and developing research initiatives as requested in support of the achievement of CVE goals and objectives and contributing to the analysis of activities and programme level impacts;
• Provide timely analysis and reporting support to the donor as requested on CVE issues and policy.
• Assisting the M&E Officer and the donor’s independent Monitoring Unit to incorporate M&E learning into the activity development cycle; distilling lessons learned for activity development staff.
• Traveling within Pakistan to visit field offices.

MINIMUM TANGIBLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated knowledge of current programme principles, concepts, practices, methods, and techniques of CVE.
• A minimum of five (5) years working on countering violent extremism, or related field is required.
• Experience working on countering violent extremism in a range of countries is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Pakistani context at the national and local levels; previous experience working in Pakistan or on Pakistan issues is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience presenting and representing ideas with a range of stakeholders including donors and government officials.
• Fluency in written and oral English is required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proficiency in relevant local languages is desirable but not required.
• University degree in a relevant field desired, but not required.

This is a contingent position based on funding from the donor.