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Consultant- Senior Advisor: The African Institute for Integrated Responses to Violence Against Women and Girls and HIV/AIDS (AIR)
Job Description
Are you passionate about women’s rights in Africa, and embrace African women’s diversities?
Do you have experience of managing funding from governmental donor agencies?
Are you ready to contribute to building a cutting-edge grants portfolio advancing activism around African women’s bodily rights, economic justice, political voice and leadership?
The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is a pioneering grant making foundation headquartered in Ghana. AWDF was founded by and for African women. Since 2001 we have awarded over 26 million USD in grants to support leading women’s rights organisations and feminist movements across Africa.
Nature of Services: Senior Advisor – AIR
Summary of Services
Leads on the direction, management and implementation of AIR- the African Institute for Integrated Responses to Violence Against Women and Girls and HIV/AIDS, reporting to the Director of Programmes.
About AIR:
AIR has been incubated by the Stephen Lewis Foundation since 2008 and developed with advisory input from African practitioner-activists. In 2017 an agreement was reached to host AIR at AWDF, while the nature of its future format is designed and implemented. The core idea of AIR is to create a network of African-based, women-centered/feminist technical support on the issues of violence against women, HIV/AIDS and mental and emotional health and wellbeing. AIR will not run services itself, but rather support creative yet practical thinking on the best ways to respond.
About the role:
The Consultant will guide the process of launching AIR as a fully-fledged initiative, including through development of AIR’s programming, external communications and external profile; and governance and administrative considerations involved in hosting it as an initiative of AWDF or alternative administrative structure, as developed by the consultant in consultation with AWDF and AIR stakeholders, including the former AIR Steering Committee, in keeping with AIR’s collaborative spirit and practitioner-driven vision.
In this role, the Consultant works closely with AWDF’s senior management team, reporting to the Director of Programmes. There will be a close working relationship with members of AWDF programme staff, including the Grants department, the Communications team and the Knowledge Management Specialist. The Consultant will also work with external contractors such as web developers, graphic designers and potential donors, as required.
Location
Home-based to start, with travel as required
Specific responsibilities
Programme direction
Programme management
Other
Participate in broader AWDF events and initiatives as appropriate
Qualifications:
Qualified and interested candidates should send a written application (1 page) and a CV of not more than 3 pages to the Human Resources Manager, African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) by email to grace@africlub.net/awdf indicating ‘Consultant (Senior Advisor, AIR)’. Physical address is:
AWDF House, Justice Sarkodie Avenue,
Plot no. 78 Ambassadorial Enclave,
East Legon, Accra.
Postal address: P.M.B CT 89, Cantonments Accra, Ghana.
Applications should reach the HR not later than May 26, 2017. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for additional information and interviews.