**Purpose of the role**: Reporting to the Program Director, the role provides an exciting opportunity to help shape Crisis Group’s work across the region. This involves assisting the Director design and deliver the Program’s publications and other work aimed at mitigating, preventing and resolving deadly conflict in the region. The Deputy has a particular responsibility to support the Program Director in working with experts across the Program to ensure that its draft reports and other written work meet a high standard in terms of quality of research, writing and policy recommendations. They will work closely with the Director to manage and support field staff in their research, analysis, development of policy ideas and advocacy activities. They will support the Program in developing and maintaining a network of contacts with conflict parties, conflict resolution actors and other stakeholders in the region, and promote Crisis Group policy recommendations with them as well as in the media and further afield when appropriate. In consultation with the Program Director, the Deputy may also undertake research and draft stand-alone written work as required. **Specific responsibilities**: - Support the Director in her supervisory responsibilities including motivating and supporting Program staff in their field work; - Assist with the corporate governance of the Program including leading in the drafting of the Program’s annual work-plan, annual reports and other corporate publications; - Work with field-based experts, in consultation with Program Director, to ensure Crisis Group standards in terms of policy coherence and consistency, persuasiveness in policy recommendations, and quality in English; - Contribute to advocacy of Program publications by networking with contacts in the region as well as in the media and further afield where appropriate; - Contribute to the quality of Program work by following relevant international developments in conflict and sharing this information and analysis; - Support fundraising efforts with targeted government and other donors, with the assistance of the Development team; - Assist the Program Director in her administrative and governance responsibilities; - Assume the responsibilities of the Director in her absence; - Undertake research and draft stand-alone written work as required; - Undertake other Program management, support, and advocacy tasks as required. **Qualifications include**: - Post-graduate qualification in international relations, political science, social sciences, journalism, or equivalent through experience; - 10 or more years of professional experience working in the field of conflict research, analysis and prevention - in government, academia, international organisations, non-governmental organisations or the media; - High quality editing skills and a track record of editing experience in English; proficiency in Spanish. - Extensive knowledge of the region’s security and public policy issues, and experience of living and working in the region; - A network of governmental and non-governmental, official, media and civil society contacts in the region; - Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including public presentation skills; - Experience in a supervisory role including staff management, and overseeing budgetary and administrative matters; - Experience of working successfully within a team as well as the ability to work independently in a fast-paced and often demanding environment.