Search for Common Ground
In a world often divided, Search for Common Ground stands for the power of bringing diverse people together to find solutions. By meeting this moment with Search, you join a powerful global peace movement that believes in the profound impact of courageous multipartiality - that all voices should be heard and respected in shaping a better, more connected world and collaborative vision is essential for lasting peace. Search for Common Ground takes a dynamic approach by building solutions that are based on the needs of communities. We engage with leaders and elected officials to advance dialogue and collaboration. We are community leaders. We are youth activists. We are women. We are Peacebuilders. We have been doing this work for over 40 years, we have developed our understanding of what peace looks like, being able to quantify our impact and design more effective programming. Peace moves at the speed of trust, so we invest for the long haul. When we’re no longer needed, we leave, leaving behind people and institutions with the ability to manage future conflicts.
SHE WINS Project
The Supporting Her Empowerment: Women's Inclusion in New Security (SHE WINS) program seeks to equip women-led organizations in conflict-affected and fragile contexts with the resources and tools they need to influence decision-making while ensuring their security. The program is designed to leverage what works to build equitable and sustainable partnerships with women-led organizations in eight priority countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic (CAR), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Guatemala, Lebanon, Somalia, Uzbekistan and Yemen. Specifically, the SHE WINS program will foster and sustain the leadership of diverse women's civil society organizations in promoting women's safety and security.
The Manager for SHE-WINS Guatemala will work on the full life-cycle of the Guatemala implementation of the project, from the start-up phase to the full close-out. This involves designing the Guatemala work plan and budget projections, implementing activities, reporting, financial management, and supporting in-country partners. The Manager collaborates with other departments, including Finance, Strategy Alignment, Regional and Cross-Regional Programs (where the SHE-WINS global management team sits). The post-holder will also need to coordinate with staff on Search’s other Guatemala programs like Somos Ciudad.
Education and Experience
Typically BS/BA with minimum 9 years’ experience in project implementation. Experience working in the subjects of Women, Peace and Security will be advantageous. The ideal candidate will have an intermediate level of English.
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements
Ability to work remotely and build virtual relations with regional and cross-regional colleagues. Ability to travel domestically at least 20%
Supervisory and Budget Responsibility
Typically manages one or more direct reports and/or consultants and/or manages one or more functional areas.