The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is a pioneering grantmaking foundation headquartered in Ghana. AWDF was founded by and for African women. Since 2001 we have awarded over 30 million USD in grants to support women’s rights organisations and feminist movements across Africa.
Capacity building is an integral component of AWDF’s grantmaking methodology. From experience we know that it is critical to complement grant awards of financial resources with support for women’s organisations to build systems, sustain healthy organisational cultures and advance feminist leadership and governance.
Women with a demonstrated commitment to women’s rights are encouraged to apply. Please note that the post is based in Ghana and AWDF will not be responsible for any relocation or related costs for potential candidates.
The Capacity Building Specialist’s role is to develop and coordinate the portfolio of the Capacity Building Unit of the AWDF and its work in strengthening the capacities of women’s organisations and advancing methodologies and visions around feminist capacity building in Africa and parts of the Middle East. The work of the unit is conducted in English, with selected initiatives in French.
The Capacity Building Specialist will work with colleagues in the Grants Department and the broader organisation, to sustain a programme of capacity building initiatives (including trainings, coaching, peer learning, grantmaking for capacity building and knowledge production), and to grow the work of the capacity building unit in line with the AWDF strategic direction and with support from senior management. The Capacity Building Specialist will engage also in other cross-departmental activities of AWDF, particularly in relation to human resources, and on request will represent AWDF in external activities.
The post requires experience in organisational capacity building, experience of working with African women’s organisations, a knowledge of African women’s rights issues and concerns, and strong writing skills. Experience of grantmaking is also ideal.
Specific duties are as follows:
Knowledge and Experience
Qualifications
Qualified candidates should send a cover letter and CV of not more than 3 pages by email to: Human Resources Manager grace@africlub.net/awdf with ‘Application for position of Capacity Building Specialist’ as the subject line.
Applications should reach AWDF no later than 5th June 2017.
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Only short listed candidates will be contacted for additional information and interviews.