Peacebuilding Professional

Swisspeace is seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our team as an Associate Program Officer - Peacebuilding. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our organization's mission of advancing effective peacebuilding and reducing violence in contexts affected by conflicts.

• Support Swisspeace's work on Syria, including facilitating the participation of civil society in intra-Syrian talks and other meetings.
• Organize and coordinate mediation support activities and events within the framework of the Mediation Support Project (MSP).
• Conduct practice-oriented research on mediation-related topics.
• Contribute to mediation trainings run by Swisspeace and partners.
• Draft and edit reports.
• Provide administrative and logistical support to the Swisspeace Mediation Program.

• Masters' degree in a relevant discipline (international relations, political sciences, social sciences or similar disciplines).
• Minimum 1 year of work experience in mediation, peacebuilding or a related field.
• Excellent spoken and written English. Arabic, Spanish, and/or French are assets.
• Knowledge of Syria and the MENA region is an asset.
• Good research and drafting skills.
• Affinity for coordination, logistics and administrative tasks, organizational talent.
• Good command of key digital and web tools.
• Availability to travel.

• An interesting and challenging entry-level position in an attractive field of work with political relevance.
• An annual salary as per experience of CHF 48,000 to CHF 55,000.
• Attractive working conditions and flexible office hours in Basel.
• A positive working atmosphere in a dynamic and international organization.