Job Openings

Crawford County Restorative Justice Project Coordinator                                    

The person in this position is responsible for coordinating restorative justice and conflict resolution programs for a community based non-profit in Crawford County, Wisconsin.  This involves receiving and soliciting referrals; managing cases; recruiting, training, supervising, and supporting volunteers; educating other agencies and the public in the principles of restorative justice and conflict resolution; developing new program opportunities; and fundraising, recordkeeping, and evaluating to sustain and develop the project.
Hours: Average 15 - 20 hours per week. 
Some evening and weekend hours may be needed.
Wage:  $15 per hour.
Application deadline:  Postmarked by April 17, 2009. 
Please send application materials to:
            Crawford County Restorative Justice
            133 S. Michigan St., #300
            Prairie du Chien, WI  53821
For further information or questions,
            e-mail stirling@mhtc.net
            or call 608-326-2407

Nonviolent Peaceforce needs experienced people for
Sri Lanka and the Philippines

Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) is currently expanding its project located in Mindanao in the Philippines, and we are seeking a minimum of 10 strong and internationally experienced candidates. The NP project in Sri Lanka also requires several new people over the next months in order to fill upcoming gaps in staffing of our field sites. At this time, NP is looking for highly experienced candidates to serve in conflict zones as International Civilian Peacekeepers. These are people who, amongst other things, provide civilian protection, protective accompaniment, inter-positioning, help to strengthen ceasefire monitoring, help develop early warning systems and early response mechanisms (conflict prevention), and generally help to strengthen and protect local organizations working for peaceful resolution of conflicts and advancement of basic rights. Click here for more information.
(September 2008)

Other job search tools:

The following are online resources we recommend for searching for job openings in the field.

1. List of online job search sites on the UST Career Development website
2. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Job Board
3. Idealist.org -- interactive site of Action Without Borders, with search areas for nonprofit jobs, volunteer opportunities, internships and much more
4. Listings of nationwide job openings in conflict resolution / mediation through Fresno Pacific University's Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies
5. Searchable database of international NGOs connected with the United Nations
6. List of international NGOs from The Global Development Research Center