USAID/DCHA/CMM Fellowship for Atrocity Prevention 2012
*The following position is a part of the five year USAID Democracy Fellows and Grants (DFG) Program administered by the Institute of International Education. Please see theprogram website for more information.
USAID/DCHA/CMM Fellowship for Atrocity Prevention
Position Description
This Position Description outlines roles and responsibilities for a part-time, mid- to senior-level Fellow to serve at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) within the Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance Bureau (DCHA) in the Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation (CMM). The fellowship also will support the work of the Center for Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG) in its lead role of implementing Presidential Study Directive 10 (PSD-10) on Atrocities Prevention. The Fellow will work a 20-hour-per-week flex schedule, determined in conjunction with DCHA/CMM, for a time period of up to one year. The Fellow will be provided a work space at DCHA/CMM and will have full access to computer, phone, fax and other essential office supplies. Please note that the final fellowship offer is contingent upon the successful applicant’s ability to obtain a secret level USG security clearance.
1. Background:
DCHA/CMM leads USAID's efforts to identify and analyze sources of conflict and fragility; support early responses to address the causes and consequences of instability and violent conflict; and integrate conflict mitigation and management into USAID's analysis, strategies, and programs. DCHA/CMM provides technical leadership to conflict management and mitigation programs globally, including support to USAID Missions and Embassies. DCHA/CMM also works with other donors, think tanks, academics, UN agencies, and other institutions to advance thinking on the intersection of conflict and development. Hence CMM’s two main functions are (1) to develop good practice, tools, and approaches, and (2) to apply them practically through USAID’s and its partner’s programs globally.
DCHA/CMM advocates for strong USAID involvement in the new National Security Council Atrocities Prevention Board, tasked with addressing and leading the Presidential Study Directive 10 (PSD-10) on atrocities prevention. In 2011, President Obama introduced PSD-10 and announced atrocity prevention as a key foreign policy and national security priority of his administration. DCHA/CMM also is tasked with working with other USAID offices and an Inter-Agency Committee to develop projects such as the Tech Challenge, which will award prizes for innovative ideas and prototypes related to atrocity prevention. Finally, DCHA/CMM is developing a research agenda on issues related to atrocities prevention.
DCHA/CMM is seeking a part-time Fellow to further USAID’s efforts to respond to the mandate of PSD-10 by researching the linkages between atrocities prevention, peacebuilding, and development. The Fellow also will build stronger relationships with institutions, further collaborative dialogue, and advance shared learning with the academic and non-governmental atrocities prevention and peacebuilding communities. Through this process, the Fellow will help DCHA/CMM to further develop its own toolbox for atrocities prevention and ensure that DCHA/CMM’s products and thinking reflect the input and thinking of the broader institutional community working on atrocities and deadly conflict prevention.
2. Objectives (Basic Functions of the Position):
The Fellow will work directly with the DCHA/CMM Office Director and other relevant staff to advance DCHA/CMM’s work in atrocities prevention and related issues. The Fellow will contribute to USAID's Action Plan on atrocity prevention by contributing to specific areas of the research agenda and implementing practical projects related to atrocities prevention.
Specific tasks include contributing to development of training and toolkits for missions, undertaking new areas of technical research on atrocities prevention, and supporting the design and implementation of the Tech Challenge and similar projects. The Fellow will develop and contribute to DCHA/CMM’s written products and represent the office in inter-institutional settings. The Fellow also will help foster greater dialogue and stronger relationships for CMM with NGOs and academic institutions working on atrocities prevention. The Fellow will be responsible for coordinating a speaker series on atrocities prevention, possibly in partnership with a local academic institution or think-tank.
1. Background:
DCHA/CMM leads USAID's efforts to identify and analyze sources of conflict and fragility; support early responses to address the causes and consequences of instability and violent conflict; and integrate conflict mitigation and management into USAID's analysis, strategies, and programs. DCHA/CMM provides technical leadership to conflict management and mitigation programs globally, including support to USAID Missions and Embassies. DCHA/CMM also works with other donors, think tanks, academics, UN agencies, and other institutions to advance thinking on the intersection of conflict and development. Hence CMM’s two main functions are (1) to develop good practice, tools, and approaches, and (2) to apply them practically through USAID’s and its partner’s programs globally.
DCHA/CMM advocates for strong USAID involvement in the new National Security Council Atrocities Prevention Board, tasked with addressing and leading the Presidential Study Directive 10 (PSD-10) on atrocities prevention. In 2011, President Obama introduced PSD-10 and announced atrocity prevention as a key foreign policy and national security priority of his administration. DCHA/CMM also is tasked with working with other USAID offices and an Inter-Agency Committee to develop projects such as the Tech Challenge, which will award prizes for innovative ideas and prototypes related to atrocity prevention. Finally, DCHA/CMM is developing a research agenda on issues related to atrocities prevention.
DCHA/CMM is seeking a part-time Fellow to further USAID’s efforts to respond to the mandate of PSD-10 by researching the linkages between atrocities prevention, peacebuilding, and development. The Fellow also will build stronger relationships with institutions, further collaborative dialogue, and advance shared learning with the academic and non-governmental atrocities prevention and peacebuilding communities. Through this process, the Fellow will help DCHA/CMM to further develop its own toolbox for atrocities prevention and ensure that DCHA/CMM’s products and thinking reflect the input and thinking of the broader institutional community working on atrocities and deadly conflict prevention.
2. Objectives (Basic Functions of the Position):
The Fellow will work directly with the DCHA/CMM Office Director and other relevant staff to advance DCHA/CMM’s work in atrocities prevention and related issues. The Fellow will contribute to USAID's Action Plan on atrocity prevention by contributing to specific areas of the research agenda and implementing practical projects related to atrocities prevention.
Specific tasks include contributing to development of training and toolkits for missions, undertaking new areas of technical research on atrocities prevention, and supporting the design and implementation of the Tech Challenge and similar projects. The Fellow will develop and contribute to DCHA/CMM’s written products and represent the office in inter-institutional settings. The Fellow also will help foster greater dialogue and stronger relationships for CMM with NGOs and academic institutions working on atrocities prevention. The Fellow will be responsible for coordinating a speaker series on atrocities prevention, possibly in partnership with a local academic institution or think-tank.
3. Eligibility Criteria
- U.S. citizenship.
- Ability to receive a U.S. national security clearance.
- Ph.D., J.D., or Master's degree.
- Fellowship applicants must not have worked as a fellow on any fellowship program within USAID for a combined total of four years, cumulatively.
- Strong analytic and quantitative and qualitative research skills in atrocity prevention, conflict resolution, and peace building.
- Strong writing skills and the ability to translate complex programming elements in atrocity prevention, conflict resolution, and peace building into clear and concise documents and actions.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to foster relationships and coordinate the learning and expertise of multiple organizations engaged in the field of atrocity prevention, conflict resolution, and peace building.
- Eight years of experience in working on issues of foreign policy and development, conflict prevention, conflict resolution, peace building, or other relevant areas.
4. Outcomes, Responsibilities and Deliverables
Research and Writing
Research and Writing
- Support and contribute to DCHA/CMM research including, but not limited to, local early warning capacities and the integration of local, national, regional, and international early warning systems.
One possible specific research topic is exploring models for an integrated local-national-regional-international early warning system in the Africa Great Lakes region, involving the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region’s (ICGLR) 's 11 member states in the process.
- Support USAID’s Atrocity Prevention Working Group to implement USAID’s contributions to PSD-10, including (but not limited to) creating a tool kit for USAID staff.
- Support USAID‘s Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention and other Atrocity Prevention Working Group priorities.
5. Outreach and Relationship Building
- Design and implement a USAID speaker series to raise USG and public awareness on USG and practitioner approaches to issues of atrocities prevention.
- Maintain contact and foster communication with the Prevention and Protection Working Group (NGO coalition), Alliance for Peacebuilding, and other key civil society groups and networks.
6. Travel
The Fellow may be required to travel in support of the tasks outlined above. Any travel associated with CMM priorities will be paid in full by USAID.
7. Application Deadline
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Please apply through the DFG website.
The Fellow may be required to travel in support of the tasks outlined above. Any travel associated with CMM priorities will be paid in full by USAID.
7. Application Deadline
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Please apply through the DFG website.
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