Work with us

Background

The Life & Peace Institute (LPI) is an international centre that supports and promotes nonviolent approaches to conflict transformation through a combination of research and action that entails the strengthening of existing local capacities and enhancing the preconditions for building peace. LPI envisions a world where peace, justice and non-violent relations prevail through people’s active work and commitment. LPI works with a variety of partners in the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region with strategic offices in Somalia, Sudan (temporarily relocated), Kenya and Ethiopia).

Building on decades of peacebuilding work as an Institution, and for the last eight (8) years as a Programme, LPI’s Horn of Africa Regional Programme (HARP) has been linking community peacebuilding work across the Horn of Africa to the regional and global levels, through policy engagement focusing on decision makers engaging on issues of human security across country contexts. The partnerships over the years with various stakeholders have created a solid foundation for productive collaboration at the various levels that have allowed the Programme to scale up and building on progress made over the years.

With the support from our development partner, the Swedish International Development Agency, the third phase of HARP (4 years) has been officially activated to run up until the end of 2028. This new phase has introduced new opportunities to enable us to continue advancing our Programme objectives. Therefore, LPI’s HARP is seeking to recruit a dynamic and experienced Senior Programme Officer to join our team and lead our Climate, Peace and Security thematic strand. This is a new position within the Programme; hence, we are looking for an experienced professional with a proven track record in peacebuilding and policy work who is deeply committed to working closely with the HARP team to advance this particular thematic strand.

For more details on this role please explore the full job description here.

Application Process:

Please submit a cover letter and a summarized CV with the job title as the subject heading to: applications.addisababa@life-peace.org

Deadline: 13 July 2025 (17h00 EAT)

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted – interested women candidates are encouraged to apply.