Company Profile

The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding, Ghana (WANEP-Ghana) is a non-profit making peacebuilding Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). It is a civil society institution meant to prevent, resolve, and transform violent conflicts through collective and coordinated efforts of NGOs, local and national state institutions as well as individuals actively engaged in peacebuilding practice in Ghana in order to avoid the duplication of efforts and maximize resources for more effective responses to conflict situations. The organization seeks to facilitate the creation of a sustainable culture of non-violence, justice, peace and social reconciliation in Ghanaian communities.

 

Job Description

• Strengthening the capacity of civil society organisations to promote greater involvement in designing or implementing appropriate crisis awareness, prevention and preparedness measures and appropriate communication channels with security forces.
• Support for civil society initiatives aiming to increase the involvement and the contribution of women in preventing and resolving election-related violence.
• Awareness and educational campaigns encouraging peaceful participation in the election processes, dissemination of messages of non-violence, with special emphasis on the role of youth involvement in preventing electoral violence by all means.
• Promoting the role of informed independent media (including social media) in preventing and mitigating risks of political and electoral violence due to misleading information or fake news (specialized training, promotion of codes of conduct, etc.).
• Promoting initiatives for national and/or local mediation and dialogue (high-risk areas): discussion platforms, round tables or other inclusive processes.

Required Skills or Experience

• Local non-governmental, community and not for profit organizations and
• Coalitions and Networks focusing on democracy, governance, peace and security;