Call for Co-Director

The Hague, Netherlands

Uur per week:
40
Exciting leadership opportunity within UNOY! We are looking for a Co-Director with a responsibility for overseeing programmes, leading advocacy and human resources processes, and co-leading the UNOY network, starting in February 2025. This is a position on 1 FTE, based in The Hague. Working from the office is required for at least 50% of the working week.

Position Title:

Co-Director (Programmes)

Position Type:

Full-time staff (1 FTE)

Location:

The Hague, The Netherlands

Organisation

UNOY Peacebuilders is a youth-led network of more than 120 youth led organisations from around 70 countries in the world, working towards peaceful societies shaped by young people. Our International Secretariat is located in The Hague, the city of peace and justice. The secretariat is run by a young and dedicated international team of 11 staff, 5 interns, and 6 remotely based regional coordinators. The leadership of the network is shared between two Co-Directors. 

Nine years after the adoption of the first UN Security Council Resolution (2250) recognising the importance and role of youth in peacebuilding, UNOY has paved the way for critical developments in the Youth, Peace, and Security field. In 2021 we entered into a new strategic period, with a focus on five change objectives. Our goal is to continue shaping the global agenda for Youth, Peace and Security, by supporting youth-led creative approaches to peace, prioritising the protection of the civic space of young peacebuilders and resourcing young peacebuilders with knowledge, skills, attitudes and funds. 

Position

In this new role, you will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of UNOY’s programming and leading UNOY’s global advocacy as well as human resources processes within the organisation.

You will be supervised by the Board, share leadership of the organisation with the Co-Director (Strategy), and will work closely with the whole Hague based team as well as our regional colleagues.

We welcome
applications from young people of all backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions and beliefs. To foster meaningful participation of young people and youth leadership, we strongly encourage

candidates under the age of 27 to apply.
In line with our commitment to inclusivity and diversity, we also encourage applications from transgender and non-binary people, people of colour, and with a disability, as they remain underrepresented in the field.

The position includes travel as needed within Europe as well as other continents.
Important notice: We can only consider applicants that are allowed to work in the Netherlands. We are not able to meet the formal requirements to support work permit applications.

You will work on the following areas:
Leadership
Lead International Secretariat staff and team meetings and lead the network, together with Co-Director (Strategy);
Supervise four staff members, one intern and provide ad hoc guidance to the rest of staff and interns, in collaboration with Co-Director (Strategy);
Guard the organisation mandate & vision in working towards goals set forth in annual and multi-annual plans, ensuring motivation and alignment to both organisational strategy and values in collaboration with Co-Director (Strategy);

Support Co-Director (Strategy) in bookkeeping, developing and monitoring organisational budget and financial reporting;
Represent UNOY towards external stakeholders.

Programmes

• planning & oversight

Lead the implementation of UNOY’s strategic plan 2021-2025 through its global and regional programmes, with support from the Co-Director (Strategy);

Support the Co-Director (Strategy) in strategic and annual planning processes;
Oversee the capacity development programme through supervising the Capacity Development Lead and relevant project managers;
Oversee UNOY’s gender and protection strategies through supervising the Gender and Protection Coordinator.

Advocacy

• planning, oversight & implementation

Ensure a strategic long-term approach to UNOY’s advocacy through the development and monitoring of yearly implementation plans;
Coordinate the implementation of advocacy programmes at the global level;
Liaise with UN Agencies, governments, regional bodies and relevant civil society;
Ensure visibility of UNOY by participating in relevant fora including conferences, governing bodies and online discussions;
Ensure the quality of the evaluation of and learning from UNOY Peacebuilders advocacy programme in cooperation with the Advocacy Coordinator.
Fundraising
Identify funding opportunities, together with the Co-Director (Strategy) in cooperation with the Partnership Lead;
Decide which funding opportunities to pursue, in cooperation with the Co-Director (Strategy);
Lead in providing programmatic inputs to proposal developments and support writing funding applications;
Proactively develop partnerships with stakeholders.
Communications
Oversee UNOY’s communications strategy through supervising the Communications Lead.
Human Resources
Lead the development and implementation of HR policies and processes, with the support of the Co-Director (Strategy);
Determine human resource requirements and lead recruitment processes, together with the Co-Director (Strategy).

You’re great for the job if you have:

A relevant university degree at Bachelor’s level (peace and conflict studies, international relations, development studies, or equivalent);
At least least 3 years of demonstrated experience (paid or voluntary) working in the fields of peacebuilding, development, human rights, or humanitarian action – preferably in advocacy;

Experience in project management, partnership management, and fundraising;
Commitment to addressing violence of exclusion and decolonising peacebuilding;
Excellent written and spoken English language skills;
Familiarity with Youth, Peace and Security agenda;
Good understanding of peacebuilding and youth participation in policy making.

You’re perfect if you also have:
Experience in a leadership and/or management role;
Good understanding of the UN, EU, AU and/or other regional intergovernmental organisations;
Intercultural facilitation skills;
Understanding of inclusion and diversity in programming and working environment;
Experience in collaboration with local (youth) civil society organisations in the peace and security, human rights or closely related fields;
Experience in HR processes and policies (including legal requirements), and/or an appetite for developing creative and non-formal working environments;

Experience in public speaking;
Coaching and/or facilitation skills;
Additional language skills are an asset (French, Spanish, Arabic, preferred).

We will offer you:

A leadership position in a global network of young peacebuilders with a solid track record of successful advocacy efforts; 
A dynamic, young and international work environment both in the office and within the wider network;
A paid contract for a position of 1 FTE (40h per week), for an initial 12 months term with the possibility to extend;
A monthly gross salary of €3489
,
with potential for annual growth within UNOY’s salary scale;
Annual training allowance;
Opportunities to travel within and outside of Europe for UNOY Peacebuilders activities, missions and trainings.

How to apply

Send your CV (max 2 A4 pages) and
application form
to
vacancy@unoy.org
. Only applicants that comply with this procedure will be considered. If you have any questions, please email
vacancy@unoy.org
. 
The deadline for written submissions is
9th December 2024 at 23.59 CEST
. The first round of interviews will take place on the 16th and 17th of December.
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