International Republican InstituteRegional Program Officer- Sahel Region
Dec. 2021 - Apr. 2025Bamako, Mali• Responsible for the design, planning, management, monitoring, and evaluation and reporting of the Sahel regional program on the prevention of violent extremism and radicalization in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Mauritania, and Chad. • Contribute to data survey, qualitative and quantitative research designing and implementation on the root causes of the conflicts and the prevention of violent extremism in Sahel. • Provide updates on the critical nexus of security, development, and humanitarian action to contribute to a deeper understanding of the drivers of conflict and the pathways to sustainable peace and stability in Sahel and the affected West Africa Littoral States. • Identify and recruit Civil Society organization including youth leaders and/or youth organization and women organizations partners in each Sahel country. • Plan and organize the online and/or onsite capacity building training workshop on youth and the prevention of violent extremism, leadership, economic empowerment, etc. in the Sahel countries. • Organize advocacy sessions with the Sahel governments officials on security policies adopted at the regional and/or national level to facilitate their implementation in key cross-border communities, with a focus on the participation of youth, women and vulnerable communities. • Provide grant and oversee the IRI’s youth leaders and local partners project’s activities implementation across the Sahel regions. • Monitor, analyze, and report on political and security developments in the Sahel region to provide regional and national analysis and external communication. • Participate in the design and drafting of new projects and contribute to the business development initiatives on peace and stability, social cohesion and the prevention of violent extremism.