Established in 2000, the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is a feminist grantmaking foundation that supports local, national and Africa regional women’s organisations working towards the promotion and realisation of women’s rights and recognition of African women’s leadership in all spheres of life. As an intersectional feminist organisation, we have an inclusive understanding of […]
IS THIS YOU? We are looking for a dynamic Bilingual Programme Officer with Accounting background for a short-term consultancy. As a grant making foundation, due diligence processes are very critical for AWDF risk management processes. These processes start from the pre-award stage where financial; information from the grant applicants are reviewed and continue after the […]
Are you passionate about women’s rights in Africa, excited about African feminism, embrace African women’s diversity and are innovative? Are you adept at assessing grants applications for funding and contributing in-depth knowledge to shape grants strategy in the context of women’s rights? Do you have experience developing, coordinating, managing and implementing projects? Are you ready […]
Position: Deputy Director, Gender Responsive Agriculture Deadline: January 19th, 2015 Background (About AWARD) African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is an organisation dedicated to accelerating agricultural gains across Sub-Saharan Africa by investing in the scientific and leadership skills of Africa’s leading women agricultural scientists. AWARD is cultivating a growing pool of African women to […]
Background The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF), an Africa wide women’s rights grant making foundation based in Accra, Ghana requires the services of a Communications and Fundraising Specialist who will work within the Office of the Chief Executive Officer. Job Summary The post holder will be responsible for managing the diverse communications needs of the […]
The African Women’s Development Fund seeks to hire a Communications Consultant who may either work out of AWDF House in Ghana or virtually if they are located outside of Ghana. Please send your C.V. by email to grace[at]awdf dot org by 10th of June 2014. Please see PDF of job description in the link below […]
PROGRAMMES SPECIALIST, KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT Background The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is a grant making foundation, which aims to support the work of the African women’s movement for peace, equality, sustainable development and social justice. AWDF, which is based in Accra, Ghana. AWDF requires the services of an experienced, innovative and dedicated Programmes Specialist, Knowledge […]
Background The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF), an Africa-wide fundraising and grant making Africa foundation based in Accra, Ghana requires the services of a Programme Assistant to be responsible for front desk services. Job profile: The post holder will serve as an initial point of contact for AWDF, receive and disseminate information and coordinate internal […]
Location Chicago, IL preferred, but not required Reporting Relationship The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND The African Women’s Development Fund USA (AWDF USA) is a 501c(3) organization created to raise visibility and financial support in the United States for The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) based in Accra, Ghana. AWDF […]