Executive Director

Life & Peace Institute The Life & Peace Institute (LPI) is an international and ecumenical centre for peace research and action.In its peace building programmes, LPI's objective is to work with civil society actors involved in conflict transformation, from both a theoretical and practical perspective, with special emphasis on faith based organisations.The head office located in Uppsala, Sweden, supervises the national offices in Kenya, Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo.New national offices in Ethiopia and Sudan are expected to open during 2008. The current Executive Director (ED) will during the second half of 2008 move to Central America.We are therefore seeking a new ED, based at the head office in Uppsala, Sweden. Main responsibilities - Responsible for reaching LPI's strategic objectives - Responsible for the management of the institute including providing a day-to-day management and leadership for a diverse team of staff and partners - Responsible for the institute in relation to public authorities and other organisations - Ensure that the policy, work and development of the institute is within the terms of reference given by the board - Responsible for the process of having peace research and action strategically integrated, developed and implemented.- Responsible for external networking and promotion - Responsible for fundraising including developing and maintaining relationships with donors - Responsible that appropriate financial management is carried out and ensuring compliance with donors' rules and requirements by overseeing the development and management of grants and budgets - Stay abreast with developments in the area of the international conflict resolution.Be engaged in the continuing development of the organisation, its mission and its staff, through the sharing of experience and knowledge, particularly contributing to its Institutional Learning efforts Qualifications and expectations - Extensive management experience of an NGO working with peace and conflict or related issues.- Academic degree in peace and conflict research or other relevant area - Proven leadership and teambuilding skills - Ability to manage and prioritise the workload - International experience and ability to work with persons from a variety of cultures and religious outlooks - Well developed contacts within academic, ecumenical, interfaith, development, governmental and peace-related networks - Capacity and personal presence to represent the institute in a public arena - Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken - Native level fluency in written and spoken English, strong preference also for fluency in written and spoken French - Experience in fundraising and proposal writing - Demonstrated technical capacity in programme design tools, developing and implementing monitoring systems; familiarity with evaluation methodologies - Availability for international travel For a full job description contact Ms.More information about LPI is also available at our website: www.life-peace.org.Interested candidates can also contact the president of the board, Rev.