Year: 2023

For the last decade AWDF has complemented its grant making support with capacity building activities to ensure that women’s rights organisations who receive grants from AWDF have the right skills sets, support and capacity to sustain their women’s rights work and organisations in Africa. AWDF applies different methodologies including feminist coaching and skills training in its capacity building activities and these have produced effective results over the years.

We are currently planning our Capacity Building training events for the year, and we are looking for high calibre professionals to support in the design and delivery of the following:

1. Financial Management: Download TOR here
2. Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning: Download TOR here
3. Resource Mobilisation Strategies: Download TOR here
4. Communications and Effective Advocacy: Download TOR here
5. Rapporteurs: (On Hold)

While bilingual (English & French) professionals are preferred for these consultancies, candidates who can deliver the training in either English OR French are encouraged to apply. Fluency in Arabic would be an advantage.

For more details and mode of application, please click on any of the links above and download the Terms of Reference.

CLOSING DATE: 31^st  MARCH 2023

We are looking for consultants to support our programmes teams in mapping and partnering different entities within the movement including: individuals; non-formal/emergent non-traditional actors & collectives; CBOs & NGOs; and national/regional partners & networks working at scale.

AWDF believes that for the African feminist movement to thrive and endure, and be impactful, different types of organising are key.  To help us to better serve these movements, we want to deepen our understanding of their key issues, trends, priorities and aspirations and how we can best be responsive to them.

If you are committed to feminist principles, have a good knowledge of the different entities in the African feminist movement and understand the ecosystem in which these entities work, we’d love to hear from you.

Please click here to download the Terms of Reference for more details and mode of application.

Closing date is 16th March 2023

The African Women’s Development Fund is hiring our first ever Director of Partnerships and Philanthropy. To fill this position, we are looking for an African feminist with significant experience in resource mobilisation, donor relations, strategic partnerships and philanthropic advocacy, as well as senior management.

How to Apply:

Qualified and interested persons should send a cover letter indicating their motivation, relevant skills and experience and a CV of not more than 3 pages with application for the position being applied for indicated as the subject line via this link:

https://awdf.simplicant.com/jobs/47615-director-of-partnerships-and-philanthropy/detail .

Applications for the vacancy should reach AWDF by Monday, 27^th February, 2023.  Due to our limited capacity, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for additional information and interviews. In line with AWDF’s mission, qualified African women are encouraged to apply.

Job Location
AWDF House, Accra – Ghana or work remotely from any African country where you have the legal right to work from.