Conflict Education Coordinator
STAND, the student-led division of the Genocide Intervention Network, envisions a world in which the international community protects civilians from genocidal violence. At its core, our mission is to empower individuals and communities with the tools to prevent and stop genocide.
To do so, STAND’s Leadership Team recruits, trains, organizes and mobilizes students around the world by providing materials, educational information, online resources, policy expertise, and a network of concerned and active peers.
Born out of the fight to stop the genocide in Darfur, Sudan, STAND is devoted to creating a sustainable student network that actively fights genocide wherever it may occur. We seek to unite students around the world in a permanent anti-genocide constituency.
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The following job description offers a brief overview of a particular position on the STAND Managing Committee, followed by four categories:
1. Education, Materials, and Anylist Responsibilities
These are the essential tasks that each Coordinator will be responsible for completing.
2. Coordination Duties:
Communication and teamwork are key to an effective Managing Committee; therefore, this section outlines the ways in which each Coordinator will work with other members of the Managing Committee (MC).
3. Required Skills:
This section outlines the abilities and experience necessary for each position.
If you have further questions about any of these positions, please e-mail jobs@standnow.org.
Conflict Education Coordinator
The Conflict Education Coordinator serves as the expert-in-residence for the STAND on his or her given conflict. This means both serving as the creator of educational materials and updates for STAND as a whole, the go-to expert for the STAND Leadership Team, and an active monitor of the conflict for the Education Team.
Education, Materials Responsibilities:
- Develop and create educational materials, opportunities, and tools to help both the SLT and STAND as a whole to grasp the history, context, and root causes of conflict(s) of expertise (i.e. blog posts, one-pagers, podcasts, national education conference calls)
- Develop and create educational content related to STAND’s campaigns and programming as needed
- Act as reference for the members of the SLT for points of clarification, consideration, controversial issues, etc. Be ready to answer questions from the SLT and chapters.
- Keep the SLT up-to-date on what is happening on the ground as constantly as possible through weekly news briefs and other updates as needed
Analyst Responsibilities:
- Actively monitor and communicate developments in conflict(s) of expertise
- Analyze what is happening on the ground for the SLT, and particularly the Advocacy Team, keeping an eye open for warnings and opportunities for action.
- Work in close relationship with the Advocacy task force and/or Regional Advocacy Coordinators to evaluate advocacy opportunities and provide input into the development of advocacy initiatives related to conflict(s) of expertise
- Stay up to date on what other organizations are doing related to conflict of expertise and be able to offer evaluation on whether or not it is worth to collaborate and/or how to collaborate.
Coordination Responsibilities:
- Be able to work closely with the Education Team as a whole
- Work under the guidance, direction, and coordination of the National Education Coordinator
Required Skills:
- Strong research, information-seeking skills
- Strong writing skills, particularly the ability to condense information
- Substantial understanding of conflict of expertise to be able to comprehend, synthesize, and explain news stories, reports, policy briefs, etc
- Substantial familiarity with both policy and situation of conflict to feel comfortable and confident in making analysis and judgment calls on windows of opportunity for actions.
- Ability to take initiative on seeking out of information and analysis of changes on the ground and how they reflect in STAND’s action
- Solid understanding of STAND’s anti-genocide framework
- Creative thinking on educational tactics and campaigns
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Good time management skills and stick to deadlines without prompting or reminding
- The ability to give more than 10 hours a week to this position.
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