Civil Peace Service (CPS) Advisor (m/f/d) for Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
Philippines
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- Job-ID: V000062060
- Location: Davao City
- Assignment period: 09/01/2025 - 10/30/2027
- Field: Monitoring and Evaluation
- Type of employment: full-time
- Application deadline: 06/15/2025
Job description
The Civil Peace Service (CPS) is a programme for violence prevention, civil conflict transformation and peacebuilding. In the Philippines, CPS experts support civil society and state actors on the island of Mindanao in the implementation of initiatives that contribute to inclusive and sustainable peace. This includes strengthening processes and structures for non-violent transformation of local conflicts, providing safe spaces and platforms for dialogue and exchange, and working with local media professionals to foster conflict-sensitive media work. Disadvantaged population groups, especially women, young people, indigenous peoples and people affected by displacement, are supported in bringing their interests and needs into the peace process in Mindanao.
Your tasks
- Work closely with the programme coordinator, the CPS Team and the partner organisations on strategic and operational planning, according to CPS Standards and the expected outcomes and indicators of the current CPS proposal
- Conduct in close dialogue with partner organisations and CPS Team impact-oriented planning processes, including the definition of roles and responsibilities of CPS advisors
- Conduct in close dialogue with partner organisations and CPS Team impact-oriented monitoring processes according to CPS monitoring standards to support learning processes among partners and the CPS Team
- Assure the integration of conflict sensitivity, Do No Harm principle, gender sensitive / transformative and a human rights-based approach in all CPS project measures
- Elaborate in close exchange with partners and the CPS Team recommendations to the programme and its partner organizations, based on the analysis of monitoring processes
- Support partner organisations, and the CPS Team with reporting at project level and the CPS coordination with reporting to Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
- Assure Knowledge Management focused on learning experiences and good practices processes among the CPS team, the CPS partners' network in the region, CPS of GIZ, the CPS consortium and the GIZ Network International Cooperation in Conflicts and Disasters (NICD)
Your profile
- Master's degree in social or political sciences, peace and conflict studies, or any other relevant domain
- Several years of expertise and practical experience in the areas of peacebuilding and local conflict transformation
- Proven skills in Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME), context and conflict analysis and in designing conflict sensitive approaches
- Professional experience in fragile contexts and work experience in southeast Asia
- Partner oriented work skills and advisory competencies
- Proven ability to work in a multicultural team and sensitivity to questions as racism, colonial and historic legacies
- Patience and high frustration tolerance are needed
- Fluency in English; solid language skills in German; Visayan would be an asset
Location information
We are pleased to offer you a first impression on topics such as climate, shopping and services, the school situation and health care in Philippines.
The security situation requires heightened vigilance. Tailored security risk mitigation measures are in place for GIZ staff in country. GIZ staff must adhere to security measures at all times. Please also check the county-specific information provided by the German Federal Foreign Office. GIZ runs a professional security risk management system in the field of deployment. In some cases, there may be restrictions on freedom of movement that are specific to the environment in which the work is carried out. GIZ does not impose any restrictions on life partners and family members to move with you to the country of deployment. Please note that the general and personal living conditions in the country of assignment may meet with different legal and social acceptance. We gladly support you with our many years of experience.
Further information on country-specific advice from the Federal Foreign Office at https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en.
Notes
GIZ's Development Service is looking forward to applications of candidates with a professional qualification and / or university degree and at least two years of professional experience. In addition you hold the German nationality or the nationality of a member state of the European Union.
Willingness to travel on a regular basis is required.
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Our benefits
- We are a provider of international cooperation services for sustainable development and work to build a future worth living around the world. We support projects in over 130 countries to achieve goals sustainably together with our partners.
- Your work will begin with an onboarding and preparation phase that will give you initial insights into GIZ and lay the groundwork for your upcoming assignment, establishing new contacts and building up your network.
- Extensive check-ups and preventive measures (e.g. on appointment, before the outward journey, during the stay in a country of assignment, in an emergency) are provided to our staff and the family members accompanying them as a matter of course.
- As a development worker, you can use the project vehicle for trips to school or to visit a doctor or can receive a monthly lump-sum mobility allowance instead. The project vehicle can also be used for personal trips with your manager’s approval.
- As an employee/development worker, you will receive extensive additional benefits (e.g. monthly expatriate allowance, family allowances, private group health insurance) during your assignment, in addition to your remuneration / basic subsistence allowance.
- To enable you to get ready for your assignment as a development worker and your outward journey, you will be given outward journey leave following your preparation time in Germany.
- We will cover a large portion of the childcare costs for dependent children under 14 who are accompanying you if your partner is not doing so and is not a development worker or integrated expert themselves. Most nursery and school fees are paid.
- We will reimburse you for your rental costs based on the rent index for your country as well as paying you an equipment and furnishing allowance on top.
- You and the members of your family accompanying you will be covered by our health and liability insurance, while your family members will also benefit from accident insurance. In countries in crisis, we operate a comprehensive risk management system for your protection, which minimises personal dangers and risks.
About us
The basis for service as a development worker is the Development Workers Act (EhfG) and a comprehensive package of benefits based on it. This includes, among other things, targeted professional and personal preparation. We offer the opportunity to work in an innovative, globally active development institution. Your competencies are in demand in an interdisciplinary team on site.
GIZ is a signatory of the Diversity Charter. Recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the company are important to us. All employees shall be valued - regardless of gender and gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, social background, age or sexual orientation.
We support equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.
Contact
+49 6196/79-3200
hrsc@giz.de
