Brussels-Based Global Military Advisor

civilians; Brussel Hoofdstad; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) in Brussels is seeking an Advisor, Global Military to lead CIVIC’s work with security and defense actors worldwide. The role focuses on developing civilian harm tracking and mitigation standards, providing strategic oversight, and training armed actors to protect civilians in conflict zones.

You will coordinate with technical advisors, support program staff, and contribute to research, advocacy, and field engagement while ensuring quality control of

Qualifications

• Past operational and pedagogical military experience as a senior officer
• Experience training armed actors, preferably while serving in a military, specifically relating to protection of civilians and/or International Humanitarian law
• Ability to write high-quality narratives and qualitative reports as well as public-facing products
• Strong professional network and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to develop collaborative relationships, especially in a multi-component project
• Fluency in written and spoken English and French
• Integrity, flexibility, cultural awareness, and sensitivity
• Experience working for an INGO/IO desired
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Dropbox, and Slack

Responsabilités

• Define and refine CIVIC’s approach to working with security and defense actors to promote the implementation of protection of civilian standards and policies, including the development of a strategy, a plan of action and a set of concrete deliverables and indicators to measure CIVIC’s success in its work with security and defense actors
• Oversee the provision of, and directly provide, military, technical, and pedagogical expertise pertaining to the engagement and training of armed actors on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts, including the development of training modules, scenario-based exercises, and tactical decision games
• Review training modules developed by CIVIC’s national military advisors to ensure consistency across all of CIVIC’s programs; deliver workshops on the key tenets of civilian harm mitigation and protection of civilians to military and civilian members
• Work with the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team to track and report on program and activity efficacy in support of project requirements. Define and refine CIVIC’s outcome and impact indicators and integrate behavioral science best practice into CIVIC’s armed actor engagement approaches
• Cultivate strong working relationships with senior government, military, and civil society leaders
• In close coordination with relevant program and country directors, contribute to and, when necessary, lead CIVIC’s advocacy efforts with senior government and military officials to advance programmatic and policy changes related to the protection of civilians
• Manage and coordinate the program portfolio to ensure the highest level of project quality and accountability, while fostering continuity through capacity-building with external partners
• Support the recruitment, management, training, and mentoring of new and existing military advisors in CIVIC
• In close coordination with Development and Communications teams, disseminate findings from CIVIC’s work that are of significance to decision-makers in a position to fund or implement projects
• Work with other global advisors and especially with in-country Senior Military Advisors to promote CIVIC within NGO networks and among government stakeholders to facilitate effective collaboration and partnership-building, as well as to assess training efforts and provide recommendations to these stakeholders to improve civilian protection
• Keep CIVIC’s international, domestic, and other partners informed about progress of projects and plans for the development of new activities
• Conduct monitoring and reporting of activities in support of project requirements
• Build strategic relationships and partnerships with key foreign missions and multilateral institutions, such as the European Union, NATO, UK, US, and others

Connaissances

Military experience

Training armed actors

Networking with officials

Multicultural teamwork

English fluency

French proficiency

Outils

Microsoft Office

Dropbox

Slack

Description du poste

Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) in Brussels is seeking an Advisor, Global Military to lead CIVIC’s work with security and defense actors worldwide. The role focuses on developing civilian harm tracking and mitigation standards, providing strategic oversight, and training armed actors to protect civilians in conflict zones.

You will coordinate with technical advisors, support program staff, and contribute to research, advocacy, and field engagement while ensuring quality control of