Some of these staff are part of our regional programmes in 20 countries or territories, working closely with partner organisations in conflict areas. Others focus on research, policy and advocacy on a range of conflict-related themes. They are backed by London-based financial and administrative departments and by our fundraising and communications teams.

To find out more about the people who work for Alert, visit our staff pages. Our staff members are from over all the world and we value the diverse range of experience that this brings. International Alert strives to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications regardless of race, gender, disability or sexual orientation.

Project Manager – Good Governance
Salary: £38,928 p.a. (more for an exceptional candidate) + benefits
Based: Liberia/Monrovia
Closing date: Monday 15th March 2010

International Alert is seeking an exceptional candidate for the role of Project Manager- Good Governance. You will lead, oversee, implement, and provide directions on good governance work of the programme according to the strategic goal of the West Africa Programme, while ensuring the development of projects, advice, provide effective management, coordination, and monitoring some staff

In order to be successful in the role, you have a talent for understanding and analysing practical ways in which governance can be improved and contribute to a more equitable distribution of resources and power in Africa, and develop strategies and projects to enable this change among different stakeholders. And you know how to engage with and influence institutions and staff of international institutions such as intergovernmental bodies and companies, helping them to see new ways of working to meet their own goals and contribute to sustainable peace.

With a relevant post-graduate degree and experience of participatory project development planning, you are also experienced in managing staff. You can draw on your strong analytical, research and writing skills, and have a proven track record of networking. You enjoy working in a diverse team and contributing to team strategy and expansion. An ability to communicate well in French is also essential.

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- Project Manager - Good Governance

Alternatively, contact Yasmin Yusuf on 020 7627 6874 or email yyusuf@international-alert.org

Please note that due to limited resources, only short-listed candidates will be further contacted after the closing date. International Alert is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be judged strictly on the basis of merit.

Senior Finance Officer – Grants
Salary: Salary: £34,022 per annum (with more for exceptional candidates) plus excellent benefits
Based: London
Closing date: 12th March 2010 at 5pm

We are looking for a committed and experienced individual who can provide practical advice, support and capacity building to budget holders in the area of financial grant management – building relationships with project managers to provide essential support with financial monitoring, reporting, auditing and compliance with donor regulations.

You will be a strategic thinker, positive about change, with a “can do” attitude and the ability to actively develop the role in response to Alert’s evolving needs. Drawing on a solid foundation of relevant knowledge and experience, you will have a talent for communicating complex financial information to non-finance professionals, influencing colleagues at all levels and engendering change.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right minded and skilled individual to make a significant contribution to a rapidly growing organisation.

Applications are welcomed from experienced finance personnel, who are part-qualified in CIMA / (ACCA) and have acquired significant grant accounting knowledge in a similar sized or larger international NGO.

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- Senior Finance Officer

Alternatively, contact Yasmin Yusuf on 020 7627 6874 or email yyusuf@international-alert.org

Please note that due to limited resources, only short-listed candidates will be further contacted after the closing date. International Alert is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be judged strictly on the basis of merit.

EU Representative: Brussels
Salary: £40,875 per annum (with more for an exceptional candidate) + benefits
Based: Brussels
Closing date: 16th March 2010 at 5pm

International Alert is seeking an exceptional candidate for the Brussels-based position as our EU Representative to lead Alert’s advocacy designed to improve the EU’s ability to build peace in its external relations; to manage the ongoing Initiative for Peacebuilding projects, in which Alert leads a research and advocacy consortium of ten European NGOs; and to help to raise project funds from the EU for Alert’s own peacebuilding work.

You are persuasive and you communicate clearly. You want bring your advocacy skills and experience, along with your knowledge of peacebuilding to bear. You see the big picture and you aim for high level advocacy goals. But you also know the gritty reality in the places where peace must be built, so you know you must identify and pursue incremental change. And you appreciate that a strategy for changing institutions whether from within or without must be based on a thorough understanding of the people, structures, mechanisms, and institutional culture. You have the leadership capacity to convene and facilitate diverse groups towards a common vision whose integrity you can sustain in the face of daily distractions.

With these qualities and knowledge, you could be the person to lead our EU advocacy, even if you don’t know a great deal about the EU itself (though it will help you to hit the ground running if you do).

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- EU Representative: Brussels

Alternatively, contact Yasmin Yusuf on 020 7627 6874 or email yyusuf@international-alert.org

Interviews will be held in London on 22nd- 23rd March.

Please note that due to limited resources, only short-listed candidates will be further contacted after the closing date. International Alert is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be judged strictly on the basis of merit.

Eurasia Programme Manager
Salary: £46,162 per annum (more for an exceptional candidate) plus excellent benefits
Based: London
Closing date: 6th April at 5pm
Previous candidates need not reapply

International Alert is recruiting a Manager to lead its Eurasia Programme. The post holder will be based in London, with substantial travel to the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions, as well as to Europe, Turkey and Russia.

As Eurasia Programme Manager, you will be responsible for leading and managing the Eurasia programme in accordance with the aims and strategic priorities of International Alert. Specifically you will:

• Provide strategic leadership;
• Manage existing relationships and develop new ones with key individuals and institutions;
• Manage regional projects, staff and other resources, while also developing new ideas and raising funds.

The successful candidate will have a talent for communicating clearly and sensitively within complex environments. The South Caucasus in particular is a region where strongly held positions, disputed borders and geopolitics combine to create complex conditions in which to work. Relationships with partners and also between staff working on different but interrelated projects need to be managed carefully and skilfully given these conditions. In addition, the Programme Manager will be a natural entrepreneur, bringing the creativity and energy required to grow the programme over the next few years.

Educated to degree level (or equivalent) you have significant experience of peacebuilding or related activity, (including at least two years in the field), leading strategic planning processes, developing successful project proposals and raising funds. As well as the ability to lead, you will also have an aptitude for all aspects of financial management and skills in mobilising others’ energies around shared objectives. You will be fluent in English and Russian and familiar with the South Caucasus and/or Central Asia regions.

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- Eurasia Programme Manager

Alternatively, contact Yasmin Yusuf on 020 7627 6874 or email yyusuf@international-alert.org

Please note that due to limited resources, only short-listed candidates will be further contacted after the closing date. International Alert is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be judged strictly on the basis of merit.