Conflict Sensitivity Advisor

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ActionAid International

  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy, Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Not specified
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Work schedule: Flexible
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 04/10/2026
  • Location: Nigeria
Economic justice Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI) Human rights Peace and Security
The Conflict Sensitivity Advisor will provide high-level technical expertise and advisory support to the Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (RWVL-Nigeria) project to ensure that all project strategies, interventions, partnerships, and engagements are conflict-sensitive and context-responsive.

The Advisor will lead and guide comprehensive conflict sensitivity analyses at national and state levels, identify conflict drivers and peacebuilding opportunities, and ensure that RWVL programming is designed and implemented in ways that ‘do no harm’ and strengthen social cohesion.

The Advisor will assist in ensuring that programs remain responsive to Nigeria’s evolving security and social dynamics, especially in fragile and conflict-affected areas program locations.

The Consultant will work closely with the Project Manager, MERL team, partners, and relevant stakeholders to integrate conflict-sensitive approaches across the project lifecycle. Expertise in gender analysis and understanding of the intersection between gender inequality and conflict dynamics will be a strong added advantage.

The RWVL Project, funded by Global Affairs Canada, is a five-year initiative aimed at strengthening women’s rights organizations, networks, and movements in Nigeria to advance gender equality and women’s rights.

Persons Specifications
Education / Qualifications

  • First degree in Peace and Conflict Studies, Political Science, Sociology, Development Studies, International Relations or other relevant Social Sciences is essential.
  • Master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies, Security Studies is desirable.

Experience
  • Minimum of five (5) years’ progressive experience in conducting conflict sensitivity and conflict analysis at national and state levels.
  • Proven experience applying Do No Harm and conflict-sensitive programming approaches in development or humanitarian contexts.
  • Demonstrated experience in political economy analysis, stakeholder mapping and risk assessment.
  • Experience working with civil society organizations, networks and movements.
  • Experience facilitating participatory conflict analysis workshops and multi-stakeholder consultations.
  • Strong understanding of Nigeria’s conflict dynamics and socio-political context.
  • Experience integrating gender analysis and intersectional approaches into conflict analysis frameworks is desirable.
  • Experience working with women’s rights organisations, feminist networks or gender equality programmes is desirable.
  • Experience working on donor-funded projects, particularly institutional donors such Global Affairs Canada is desirable.

Skill/Abilities
  • Strong analytical and contextual assessment skills.
  •  Excellent report writing and documentation skills.
  • Ability to translate complex conflict dynamics into practical and actionable programme recommendations.
  • Strong facilitation and capacity strengthening skills.
  • Strong risk identification and mitigation planning skills.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Strong planning, prioritisation and organisational skills.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and deliver within agreed timelines.
  • Experience developing conflict-sensitive monitoring indicators and integrating them into MEL systems is desirable.
  • Knowledge of feminist conflict analysis methodologies is desirable.

Personal Qualities
  • Demonstrates integrity, professionalism and accountability.
  • Strong commitment to gender equality, women’s rights and social justice.
  • Demonstrated sensitivity to diversity, inclusion and intersectionality.
  • Ability to maintain neutrality, confidentiality and sound judgment in sensitive contexts.
  • Ability to work effectively in a diverse team environment.

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