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Here we provide you with the most cutting edge online databases for job postings in fields related to peacebuilding world-wide. Below are links to resources for employment opportunities in international peace; security; human rights; economics; development; capacity building; nonprofit management; research; education; and other fields. Note - If you have information on similar databases or organizations please share by sending an email with the info and website link to Christine Oatis-Skinner at coatis@upeace.org Search for positions based on region, country, organization type, position, and sector.

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Peace & Conflict Resolution Networks and Job Databases

Peace and Collaborative Development Network: This is a free professional networking site (with over 5550 members from around the world) to foster dialogue and sharing of resources in international development, conflict resolution, gender mainstreaming, human rights, social entrepreneurship and related fields.http://www.internationalpeaceandconflict.org/

The Conflict Resolution Information Source: A free, online clearinghouse, indexing more than 25,000 peace and conflict resolution-related Web pages, books, articles, audiovisual materials, organizational profiles, events, and current news articles.  http://www.crinfo.org/

Association for Conflict Resolution: The Association for Conflict Resolution is a professional organization dedicated to enhancing the practice and public understanding of conflict resolution.  http://www.acrnet.org/

Peace and Justice Studies Association: We are pleased to offer a range of services and information through our password-protected, member-only webpages: view your membership expiration date, renew your membership through an expedited form, search the membership database, update your contact information, view your conference proposal, view any theses that you have submitted, and much much more!  http://www.peacejusticestudies.org/

Peace Corps Connect: Peace Corps Connect engages those who served in the Peace Corps, or share the Peace Corps values, to build communities that inform, inspire, and integrate experiences that promote understanding and appreciation of other countries and cultures and sustainable development across the globe.  http://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/

American Coucil for Voluntary International Action: InterAction is the largest coalition of U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focused on the world's poor and most vulnerable people.  http://www.interaction.org/

The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies: The Kroc Institute seeks to strengthen the work of peacebuilders around the world – not only by educating new generations of scholars and practitioners but by creating new ways to advance just and sustainable peace. Guided by research and working closely with people in conflict zones, Kroc faculty and alumni contribute to effective, culturally nuanced instruments of nonviolent social and political change.  http://kroc.nd.edu/peacebuilding

International Jobs: http://www.intljobs.orgSingle largest database for job listings in fields related tointernational relations and development. This source posts listing from organizations like World Bank, UNESCO, International Labour Organization, etc. http://www.intljobs.comhttp://www.intljobs.org

Relief Web: The global hub for time-critical humanitarian information closely related to peacebuilding. The "vacancies" section under "Professional Resources" provides a comprehensive database of job postings with organizations like Academy for Educational Development, Action Against Hunger, ACDI/VOCA, Aga Khan Foundation, and many more.  http://www.reliefweb.inthttp://www.reliefweb.int/

Action without Borders:An interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters worldwide on the whole spectrum of social justice & peacebuilding issues. The site contains one of the most comprehensive databases of job postings in the nonprofit (or NGO) sector available. http://www.idealist.org

Overseas Jobs http://www.overseasjobs.com/Features overseas and international job opportunities for professionals, expatriates and adventure seekers. Organizations like Women for Women International and PAE Government Services post openings on this site. http://www.overseesjobs.com

Monster: A major hub in employment resources including a large and diverse job database with postings mainly from [but not limited to] private sector companies. It also includes a feature where a job seeker can post their resume on the Monster site for human resource specialists to review for consideration. http://www.monster.com

Careers.org: Offers an extensive directory of links to careers, jobs education, employment and career reference resources sorted by topic and region. http://www.careers.org

Sustainable Business.com: Sustainable Business.com is a listing of jobs from environmentally friendly and socially responsible employers. Resources for responsible investing and databases for organic products are also available on this site. http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/jobs/index.cfm

Earthworks-jobs: Jobs in energy, oil, mining, geoscience, seismology, geodesy, earth system science, environmental science, remediation, contaminated land, agriculture, forestry, ecology, plant science, meteorology, atmospheric science, oceanography, marine science, hydrology, hydrogeology, soil science, remote sensing, GIS, geomatics, geotechnical / civil engineering, asbestos surveying, EIA, EMS, waste management and related subjects. http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/

Environmental Career.com: EnvironmentalCareer.com brings together leading environmental employers with the best candidates to work for a better environment. Cool jobs and great careers in wildlife, renewable energy, environmental compliance, sustainability, EHS, air quality, green buildings, hydrogeology, engineering, environmental policy and management, law, recycling, eco design, pollution prevention, eco tourism, education, hazardous waste, water, fisheries, natural resources, solar and wind energy, conservation, restoration, ecology, GIS, forestry, biology, advocacy, water quality, and more!. They are all here at EnvironmentalCareer.com. http://www.environmentalcareer.com/

Environmental Careers Organization: For more than 30 years, The Environmental Careers Organization (ECO) has developed professionals for the environmental field through paid environmental internships at government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and companies across the United States and its territories. Internships are designed around research and training programs as well as office, laboratory, or field work at sponsoring organizations. Internships are tailored to meet sponsor needs and cover many facets of the environmental profession, from resource conservation to hazardous waste management, public policy, environmental education, community sustainability, and climate change. http://www.eco.org/site/c.dnJLKPNnFkG/b.942899/k.A812/Work_for_ECO.htm

EnviroNetwork: EnviroNetwork is the web's leading environmental job network. The site is part of the naturalist.com network. Their goal is the same, whether in environmental engineering, marine biology, or natural resource conservation: they aim to further the careers of their members and make sure organizations can fill their employment needs quickly and inexpensively with the best talent available. http://www.environetwork.com/index.cfm

World Conservation Union (IUCN): The World Conservation Union is the world's largest and most important conservation network. The Union brings together 82 States, 111 government agencies, more than 800 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership. The Union"s mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. The World Conservation Union is a multicultural, multilingual organization with 1000 staff located in 62 countries. Its headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland. http://www.iucn.org/en/about/vacancies.htm

Association for Gender Equity Research in Education: The mission of the Association for Gender Equity Leadership in Education (AGELE) is to provide leadership in the identification and infusion of gender equity in all educational programs and processes, and within parallel equity concerns, including, but not limited to, age, disability, ethnicity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation and socio-economic status. http://www.agele.org/index.cfm?secid=18849&ssecid=222509

Association for Women's Rights in Development: The Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) is an international membership organization connecting, informing and mobilizing people and organizations committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women's human rights. Their goal is to cause policy, institutional and individual change that will improve the lives of women and girls everywhere. They do this by facilitating ongoing debates on fundamental and provocative issues as well as by building the individual and organizational capacities of those working for women's empowerment and social justice. http://www.awid.org/jobs/

Center for Women"s Global Leadership: The Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL) develops and facilitates women's leadership for women's human rights and social justice worldwide. CWGL's programs promote the leadership of women and advance feminist perspectives in policy-making processes in local, national and international arenas. Since 1990, CWGL has fostered women's leadership in the area of human rights through women's global leadership institutes, strategic planning activities, international mobilization campaigns, UN monitoring, global education endeavors, publications, and a resource center. CWGL works from a human rights perspective with an emphasis on violence against women, sexual and reproductive health and socio-economic well-being. CWGL's programs are in two broad areas of policy and advocacy and leadership development & women's human rights education. http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/globalcenter/employment.html

Engender: Engender is an organisation for women and organisations working on women's issues. They aim to ensure that women have greater visibility, more effective voices, better representation and more power in their own lives and that of their communities and country. http://www.engender.org.uk/join.htm

Feminist Majority Foundation: The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), which was founded in 1987, is a cutting edge organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence. In all spheres, FMF utilizes research and action to empower women economically, socially, and politically. Our organization believes that feminists - both women and men, girls and boys - are the majority, but this majority must be empowered. http://www.feminist.org/911/jobs/911jobs.asp

Girls Inc.:Girls Incorporated is a national nonprofit organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. With local roots dating to 1864 and national status since 1945, Girls Inc. has responded to the changing needs of girls and their communities through programs and advocacy that empower girls to reach their full potential, and understand, value, and assert their rights. Girls Inc. public education extends the values of girls' rights to adults as well, giving them the tools they need to assist girls' efforts to access their rights. http://www.girlsinc.org/ic/page.php?id=1.4

United Nations: A clearinghouse for most job openings available worldwide with the United Nations. Job posts include permanent and consultancies with the World Health Organization, UN Development Program, UN International Independent Investigation Commission, and all other UN departments. http://www.unjobs.org/

Action Aid International: Action Aid International is an international development agency whose aim is to fight poverty worldwide. Formed in 1972, for over 30 years they have been growing and expanding to where they are today - helping over 13 million of the world's poorest and most disadvantaged people in 42 countries worldwide. In all of their country programmes they work with local partners to make the most of their knowledge and experience. In December 2003 they established a new head office in Johannesburg, South Africa, and began the process of making all their country programmes equal partners with an equal say on how they operate. http://www.actionaid.org/347/jobs.html

Africa Action: Africa Action is the oldest organization in the U.S. working on African affairs. Through the provision of accessible information and analysis, combined with the mobilization of public pressure, they work to change the policies and policy-making processes of U.S. and multinational institutions toward Africa. Their program staff is divided between two departments: The Department of Policy Analysis & Communications and the Department of Public Education and Mobilization. They also have an administrative staff. http://www.africaaction.org/about/jobs.php

Alliance for Conflict Transformation: The Alliance for Conflict Transformation (ACT), Inc. is dedicated to building peace through innovative education, training, research and practice worldwide. ACT works with educators, youth, community and religious leaders, non-governmental organizations, and governmental agencies to transform social conflicts into opportunities for peaceful and positive change. ACT also maintains the ACT Forums, one of the leading online resources for information on jobs, scholarships, grants and events in peace and conflict resolution, international development, humanitarian relief, human rights and related fields. In 2005, ACT posted over 5,000 jobs and internships available around the world. http://conflicttransformation.org/Default.aspx?gclid=CMrN46a6woQCFTKBLAo...

Amnesty International: These employment opportunities are with the International Secretariat of Amnesty International, and are mostly based in the UK. The International Secretariat is Amnesty International's global centre for research, campaigning, legal, lobbying and membership work. The Secretariat works with AI's national sections and structures in over 50 countries (including the United Kingdom), together creating a worldwide movement promoting human rights for all and actively opposing human rights violations. http://www.amnesty.org/jobs

International Institute for Sustainable Development: For development to be sustainable it must integrate environmental stewardship, economic development and the well-being of all people-not just for today but for countless generations to come. This is the challenge facing governments, non-governmental organizations, private enterprises, communities and individuals. The International Institute for Sustainable Development contributes to sustainable development by advancing policy recommendations on international trade and investment, economic policy, climate change, measurement and assessment, and natural resources management. By using Internet communications, we report on international negotiations and broker knowledge gained through collaborative projects with global partners, resulting in more rigorous research, capacity building in developing countries and better dialogue between North and South. http://www.iisd.org/about/employment.asp

Oxfam: Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 organizations working together with over 3,000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice. With many of the causes of poverty global in nature, the 13 affiliate members of Oxfam International believe they can achieve greater impact through their collective efforts. Oxfam International seeks increased worldwide public understanding that economic and social justice are crucial to sustainable development. We strive to be a global campaigning force promoting the awareness and motivation that comes with global citizenship while seeking to shift public opinion in order to make equity the same priority as economic growth. http://www.oxfam.org/en/getinvolved/jobs/index.htm

TransAfrica Forum: The work of TransAfrica Forum is summarized by the words from a section of the declaration of the 5th Pan-African Congress (1945), which reads in part: "We believe the success of Afro-Americans is bound up with the emancipation of all African peoples and also other dependent peoples and laboring classes everywhere." As such, the organization serves as a major research, educational, and organizing institution for the African-American community offering constructive analyses of issues concerning U.S. policy as it affects Africa and the Diaspora in the Caribbean and Latin America. A center for activism focusing on conditions in the African World, we sponsor seminars, conferences, community awareness projects and training programs. These activities allow us to play a significant role in presenting to the general public alternative perspectives on the economic, political, and moral ramifications of U.S. foreign policy. http://www.transafricaforum.org/interns.html

UNDP: As the UN's global development network, UNDP is at the forefront of today's development dialogue in championing the poor and disadvantaged. Our focus is on providing developing countries with knowledge-based consulting services and building national, regional and global coalitions for change. With a strong history of inclusion and consensus-building, UNDP has earned the trust and partnership of leaders across the developing world. http://jobs.undp.org/index.cfm & http://www.undp.org/ohr/lead/

United States Institute for Peace (USIP): It is essential that the United States, working with the international community, play an active part in preventing, managing, and resolving threats to international peace. Interstate wars, internal armed conflicts, ethnic and religious strife, religious extremism, terrorism, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction all pose significant challenges to security and development throughout the world. The resulting human suffering, destabilization of societies, and threats to security make effective forms of managing conflict imperative. The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is dedicated to meeting this imperative in new and innovative ways. http://www.usip.org/jobs/index.php#current

The World Bank: The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. They are not a bank in the common sense. They are made up of two unique development institutions owned by 184 member countries: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). Each institution plays a different but supportive role in our mission of global poverty reduction and the improvement of living standards. The IBRD focuses on middle income and creditworthy poor countries, while IDA focuses on the poorest countries in the world. Together they provide low-interest loans, interest-free credit and grants to developing countries for education, health, infrastructure, communications and many other purposes. http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTHRJOBS/0,,contentMDK:2052250...

World Health Organization: The Corporate Strategy focuses WHO's work on four interrelated strategic directions. Strategic Direction 1: reducing excess mortality, morbidity and disability. 2: promoting healthy lifestyles and reducing risk factors to human health. 3: developing health systems that equitably improve health outcomes, respond to people"s legitimate demands, and are financially fair. 4: framing an enabling policy and creating an institutional environment for the health sector, and promoting an effective health dimension to social, economic, environmental and development policy. http://www.who.int/employment/en/

Council on Faith and International Affairs: Interested in international affairs positions where dealing with faith and faith communities is, well, all in a day's work? Welcome to CFIA's new database of listings—both U.S. - based and international, entry-level and senior-level, secular and faith-based, public sector and private sector. The Job Board is a place where users of cfia.org can post and find new listings of jobs, fellowships, and internships that deal (either directly or indirectly) with the role of religion in public life internationally.   http://www.cfia.org/JobBoard/Default.aspx

International Jobs Center: A comprehensive source of international careers for professionals,>including international development jobs  http://www.internationaljobs.org/

Development Gateway: Welcome to the Development Gateway Foundation's online resources portal for development information and knowledge-sharing worldwide. The tools on this website bring together people and organizations around the globe who are working to improve life in developing countries.

http://www.developmentgateway.org/

Academic Careers Online: Academic Careers Online includes faculty, teacher, research, post doc, adjunct, library, administrative and senior management positions at (community) colleges, universities, research institutes, and schools around the world. http://www.academiccareers.com/

Academy for Educational Development: AED is a bridge, a link between the problem and the solution, the need and the resource, people and their potential. Founded in 1961, AED is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems and building the capacity of individuals, communities, and institutions to become more self-sufficient. AED works in all the major areas of human development, with a focus on improving education, health, and economic opportunities for the least advantaged in the United States and developing countries throughout the world. http://www.aed.org/Employment/openings.cfm

Peace Bridges International: Peace Brigades International (PBI) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) which protects human rights and promotes nonviolent transformation of conflicts. When invited, PBI send teams of volunteers into areas of repression and conflict. The volunteers accompany human rights defenders, their organizations and others threatened by political violence. Perpetrators of human rights abuses usually do not want the world to witness their actions. The presence of volunteers backed by a support network helps to deter violence. We create space for local activists to work for social justice and human rights. http://www.peacebrigades.org/jobs.html

UNESCO: the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded on 16 November 1945. For this specialized United Nations agency, it is not enough to build classrooms in devastated countries or to publish scientific breakthroughs. Education, Social and Natural Science, Culture and Communication are the means to a far more ambitious goal: to build peace in the minds of men. http://recrutweb.unesco.org/postes/postes_visualisation.asp?AffLangue=gb...

Alliance for Justice: Alliance for Justice is a national association of environmental, civil rights, mental health, women's, children's and consumer advocacy organizations. Since its inception in 1979, the Alliance has worked to advance the cause of justice for all Americans, strengthen the public interest community's ability to influence public policy, and foster the next generation of advocates. http://www.afj.org/about_AFJ/projects/index.html

Asia Pacific Resource Center for Human Rights Education: ARRC (Asia-Pacific Regional Resource Center for Human Rights Education) is a non-profit, non-government, regional organization founded in 1992 to pursue the following vision, mission and goals:
Its vision is to popularize and institutionalize human rights education in the Asia-Pacific region towards mobilizing people to participate meaningfully in transforming a society sensitive to human rights and in evolving a culture of peace, democracy and justice. http://www.arrc-hre.com/

Human Rights Internet: Founded in 1976, HRI is a leader in the exchange of information within the worldwide human rights community. Launched in the United States, HRI has its headquarters in Ottawa, Canada. From Ottawa, HRI communicates by phone, fax, mail and the Internet with more than 5,000 organizations and individuals around the world working for the advancement of human rights. http://www.hri.ca/jobboard/

International Criminal Court: The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an independent, permanent court that tries persons accused of the most serious crimes of international concern, namely genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The ICC is based on a treaty, joined by 103 countries. The ICC is a court of last resort. It will not act if a case is investigated or prosecuted by a national judicial system unless the national proceedings are not genuine, for example if formal proceedings were undertaken solely to shield a person from criminal responsibility. In addition, the ICC only tries those accused of the gravest crimes. http://www.icc-cpi.int/recruitment/opportunities/vacancies.html

The International Institute for Mediation and Conflict Resolution: The Institute for International Mediation and Conflict Resolution (IIMCR) is a Washington, DC based, non-profit, 501(c)(3) institution whose mission is to promote the use of peaceful conflict resolution techniques among a generation of future leaders through the design and implementation of unique programs and services. Since 1996, IIMCR has successfully conducted nine International Symposia in The Netherlands, two Latin American Symposia in Mexico, two Middle East Symposia in Cyprus, two Africa Symposia in South Africa, and one International Symposium in Prague, training over 1000 dedicated students and young professionals from over 50 countries. http://www.iimcr.org/index.cfm?pageID=67

Foreign Policy Organizations and Job Databases

Foreign Policy Association: The Foreign Policy Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring the American public to learn more about the world. Founded in 1918, the Foreign Policy Association serves as a catalyst for developing awareness, understanding of, and providing informed opinions on global issues. Through its balanced, nonpartisan programs and publications, the FPA encourages citizens to participate in the foreign policy process.  http://www.fpa.org/

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