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Job: Young Feminist Activism Co-ordinator (part-time)
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To: ywl (at) awid.org
From: AWID YWL List
Subject: [AWID YWL] Job: Young Feminist Activism Co-ordinator (part-time)
--- AWID's Young Women and Leadership Email List ---
Young Feminist Activism Co-ordinator (part-time position)
The Association for Womens Rights in Development (AWID) is an
international feminist organization working to strengthen the voice,
impact and influence of womens rights advocates, organizations and
movements internationally. For over 7 years, AWID has supported young
feminist activists in shaping future of womens human rights.
AWID is seeking a Young Feminist Activism Co-ordinator (part-time with the
possibility of becoming full time) to continue the work of engaging young
women in defining womens rights and development from their perspective
and contributing to the sustainability of womens movements
internationally. The key tasks will be to integrate the specific
priorities of young women through all of AWIDs initiatives by creating
new and provocative spaces and activities, by facilitating human rights
information through e-lists and other publications, and by capacity
building through multi-generational and issue-related institutes and
meetings.
The Young Feminist Activism Coordinator is a bold and thoughtful young
woman who will lead this work and who brings experience in activism and
advocacy with and for young women, young womens organizations and
movements internationally and regionally. AWID encourages applications
from the Global South and Eastern Europe.
The Co-ordinator should be able to travel to South Africa in June and/or
July 2006 for orientation and continue to lead this initiative in her own
country
Necessary Qualifications and Experience:
Activist/advocacy experience with/for young women, young womens
organizations and movements globally and/or regionally
Knowledgeable about womens human rights and/or gender and development at
the regional or international level.
Experience in planning and implementing educational/learning processes
Experience in planning and implementing issue specific campaigns and
coordinating projects and initiatives
Demonstrated experience using electronic communications to facilitate
network building, information-sharing and provoking discussion
Strong organizational skills (including time-management and
administrative) and effective leadership skills
Strong problem- solver, highly motivated to work independently where
necessary and to work as part of a dynamic virtual team
Excellent research and writing skills
Written and spoken fluency in English as well as French or Spanish.
Be between the ages of 18 and 28
University degree or related experience, preferably with a focus on
gender and development, womens human rights, international development
studies, community development, womens leadership training, womens
studies related or a related social science field.
Please send cover letter, latest CV and the answers in English to the
following questions:
1. What are the most important challenges women and feminist movements
are currently facing?
2 Why is it important to promote young feminist activism in the context of
our current global challenges?
3. What would effective work to strengthen organizing and mobilizing young
women activists look like for you?
4. What strategies do you think we can use to address the challenges of
communication, language etc in building a community of young feminists?
5. What contribution do you think you would make in the area of young
feminist activism and to AWID in general?
Send all applications by:
Fax: (27 21) 447 9617
E-mail: swilson (at) awid.org
No phone calls please. Only email and faxed applications will be accepted.
The deadline is April 10, 2006. We thank all who apply, but only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
To learn more about AWID and our programs, please visit our website at
www.awid.org.
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Ywl mailing list
Ywl (at) awid.org
http://ox.eicat.ca/mailman/listinfo/ywl
Peris Wakesho
Global Youth Partners
Kenya Representative
TEL: + 254 733 69 43 15
BOX: 11775 00100
Nairobi.
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