- About AWDF
Le Fonds de développement des femmes africaines a été créé en juin 2000, en tant qu'organisation philanthropique à l'échelle de l'Afrique, grant making initiative to support the realisation and fulfilment of African women’s rights through funding of autonomous women’s organisations on the continent. AWDF believes that if women and women’s organisations are empowered with skills, de l'information, moyens de subsistance durables, possibilités de réaliser leur potentiel, plus la capacité et l'espace pour faire des choix transformateurs, then we will have vibrant, saines et inclusives. Pour y parvenir, AWDF mobilises financial, human and material resources to support local, nationales, and regional initiatives for transformation led by African women. AWDF is mandated to fund in all 54 pays d’Afrique.
AWDF’s current strategic plan “Entrevoir l'avenir” (2017-2021) focuses the organisations work around investments to build the best possible future for women in Africa. As an organisation AWDF is committed to changing the narrative around Africa women, et mettant en évidence l'agence africaine des femmes, compétence, leadership et capacité à transformer les sociétés vers la justice.
- Fond
Le Fonds Africain pour le Developpement de la Femme (Rapport Annuel ) recognises the role effective information technology (technologie informatique) plays in the development of any business. To ensure that it has an IT infrastructure that is supportive of its current and future business activities and promotes safety of its data, AWDF is looking for an IT expert who would audit its current IT capacity and guide the organisation through modernisation of its systems and approaches.
- Purpose of the Assignment
The overall goal of the IT expert through this assignment is to;
Audit AWDF’s current IT operations, policies and procedures.
This process is aimed at understanding AWDF’s current IT strengths and weaknesses to map out where the opportunities for growth are. The IT audit will;
- Examine and evaluate the organisation’s information technology infrastructure
- Evaluate the systemsand processes in place for data security and business continuity
- Determine whether the current IT controls protect AWDF’s assets and ensure data integrity in line with the organisation’s overall goals.
- Determine risks to AWDF’s information assets, and help identify methods to minimise those risks.
- Examine whether the organisation’s de l'informationmanagement processes are in compliance with current IT-specific laws, Stratégies and standards.
- Determine any inefficiencies in IT systems and provide associated recommendations.
- Diagnose challenges relating to the operation of all software, computer equipment, peripherals, operating systems and the networking environment and provide relevant advice.
- Advise on way forward to protect the organisation’s data
- Submit a comprehensive report on the assignment detailing strengths, issues identified and recommendations to address weaknesses identified.
- Develop a draft IT strategy and policy for AWDF