Education and Training Programme Coordinator, Addis Ababa

1.Background:
This one-year Executive Master's program has been designed in partnership with the African Union Commission's Peace and Security Department and is part of the "Africa Peace and Security Program" (APSP) which is a wider institutional partnership between IPSS, the AU and GIZ. It offers experienced professionals working on African Peace and Security a unique opportunity to acquire a certified and in-depth training while retaining their current positions. It addresses the most pressing issues of African Peace and Security today from a practice-oriented perspective, including conflict dynamics as well as the role of sub-regional and pan-African organizations in creating lasting peace on the continent. Sessions are held in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. Senior and mid-level professionals from the AU, from the Regional Economic Communities, the UN and multilateral organizations, national governments as well as from the non-profit sector are invited to attend this course.

The course is very innovative: While international best practice has served as benchmarks, its curriculum has practically been designed from scratch. Its most distinguishable features are:

Executive format: participants study while staying with their jobs; the course blends attendance with distance learning
Thematic focus on Africa: the diversity of African problems and African solutions are taken as the main reference and examined in great detail (rather than seeing them as particular cases of universal phenomena)
A pragmatic, constructivist, participant centred, project based, interactive and experience-oriented methodology: workshops, dialogue with experts and resource persons, as well as problem-solving and interaction among participants rather than lectures and learning from the book.

The curriculum is designed in great detail by IPSS, down to the level of individual course elements. Because of its constructivist, and dialogic nature, the curriculum itself is a "living document," and shall account for changing circumstances and insights.

Objectives of the role

The Education and Training Coordinator will be responsible for facilitating the education and training programme, and facilitating the development of sub-programmes and activities, as part of the Education and Training Team

Tasks and deliverablesCoordinate the development, improvement and strengthening of the curriculum for the Managing Peace and Security in Africa (MPSA) masters programme in collaboration with the Education & Training Lead;
Continuously monitor and revamp established management systems to ensure that the delivery and administration of the MPSA programme is up to excellence ;
Identify and resolve key policy issues;
Work on the international accreditation of the MPSA masters' programme in collaboration with the Education & Training Lead by linking with accrediting bodies and partnering with similar institutions;
Keep donors' sponsored participants' files updated, and readily communicate audit and financial reports to donors;
Support the implementation of the "Change Agent" course for MPSA alumni;
Contribute to conceptual development of annual colloquium series;
Write and manage annual training budgets;
Supervise the production of an annual anthology of essays by MPSA participants;
Team-manage the quarterly MPSA newsletter
Collaborate with the APSP Outreach team in carrying out Education and Training objectives;
Organize the Institution-wide implementation of the technology-enhanced education delivery system (Moodle expansion, video/podcast system placement, student information system) in collaboration with the E-Learning Officer and the Education & Training Lead

Further tasks and responsibilities may be agreed with the Program Director.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

MA degree in Political Science, Educational Leadership or relevant discipline.
3 or more years of experience coordinating an Educational Programme/Project.
Excellent written and oral English language skills and good knowledge of French, Portuguese or Arabic.

Preferred Competencies
Preference will be given to applicants with demonstrated experience in the following:

Planning and organizing: ability to identify priority activities and assignments; to use time and resources efficiently, in a timely manner and with flexibility;
Teamwork and Multicultural Sensitivity: Experience working effectively in diverse, multicultural teams and settings;.
Accountability: ability to take ownership and honour commitments;
Commitment to learning: Demonstrated willingness to continue learning from and sharing with others, and to develop professionally and personally;
Communication: Demonstrated strong oral and written skills; experience and desire to contribute actively to a culture of openness and sharing of information.
Excellent and demonstrated computer skills: Word-processing, Presentation, Spreadsheet, Database, and other useful software in an educational setting.

Place of Assignment
The Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Addis Ababa is as cosmopolitan as any of the world's great metropolises, and the architecture is as varied as the city itself. Tall office buildings, elegant villas, functional bungalows, flat, fashionable hotels, conference halls, and theaters - gleaming in their marble and anodized aluminum - vie for attention alongside traditional homes of wattle and daub, surrounded by cattle, sheep, goats, and chickens.

It is where the African Union and its predecessor the OAU are based. It also hosts the headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and numerous other continental and international organization

Submit an updated CV and cover letter addressing the preferred competencies to applications@ipss-addis.org by December 26, 2012 . Applications received after this date are not guaranteed consideration but may be reviewed until the position is filled. Selection will begin as early as January 14, 2013.

The terms of this limited-time employment are very competitive. The appointment will begin as soon as the contract is signed, but not before February 15, 2013. Please visit our website http://www.ipss-addis.org/

If you have any questions, please e-mail us at applications@ipss-addis.org

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