Are you a law graduate/ legal professional looking for job opportunities as a Senior Advocacy Coordinator? This opportunity might be of interest to you!
About:
The Power Up! Consortium is an alliance of women’s rights organisations including JASS (Just Associates), Yayasan Pemberdayaan Perempuan Kepala Keluarga (PEKKA), and Gender at Work (G@W). Power Up! works in strategic partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (MFA). Collaborating in a 5-year programme (2021-2025), the Consortium engages with women human rights defenders (WHRD) and their organisations and networks to build, organise, mobilise and transform power around three strategic agendas – bodies, voices and resources. Their aim is the prevention and elimination of sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls; strengthening women’s leadership and women’s participation in (political) decision-making; and strengthening women’s strategies for economic resilience and stability, including access to and control of resources and land. Within this, the partnership focuses on amplifying the voices, agency and leadership of constituencies that have been marginalised in their communities and social movements (LBQ women, HIV+ women, sex workers, women workers and rural and indigenous women). Their capacity to sustain pressure and influence policies, resources, institutions, and social norms is essential to the advancement of gender equality and women’s rights at all levels and to ensure women’s greater safety in the face of increased backlash and violence. The consortium’s work is spread across 6 geographic regions (17 countries) and prioritises Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and South and Southeast Asia.
Role:
The objective of the Senior Advocacy Coordinator role is to lead in shaping and coordinating the implementation of Power Up!’s consortium’s joint advocacy that amplifies our intersectional and political analysis, positions and agendas related to bodies, voices and resources. As a strategic role, the Advocacy Coordinator is expected to engage local partners especially LBQTI+ groups/collectives so that they remain as front liners and authentic owners of the issues and agendas that PU! seek to amplify and influence. Key to this role is to promote mutual capacity strengthening, relationship building and political alliances with local partners/collectives and women human rights defenders who are marginalised, excluded and discriminated against. In doing so, the Advocacy Coordinator supports and 2 accompanies local partners, and advises and guides the PU! Working Groups in its profiling and influencing work including risk management.
Location:
Remote (preference for location in Southern Africa, East Africa or MENA region).
Eligibility:
- A feminist advocate and activist with deep intersectional knowledge of gender and women’s rights issues especially those affecting LBQT+ persons;
- Strong embeddedness in feminist social movements and LBQTI+ networks and platforms and alliances across Africa and internationally;
- Profound knowledge of the pan African political and cross – movement context
- Minimum 7 years’ experience in advocacy and influencing and in supporting/accompanying grassroots feminist movements and LBQTI+ persons/groups/collectives in Africa and MENA regions;
- Ability to navigate spaces/contexts that are oppressive [communities, States] where colonial laws are held high and patriarchal systems dominate;
- Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing effective advocacy strategies for multi-country and international programmes with a wide range of stakeholders;
- Strong analytical skills, sound judgement, the capacity to think strategically, including the ability to produce high quality policy and advocacy materials, high level strategic documents and advice;
- Proven process facilitation and coordination skills, sensitivity to language inequity, including aptitude for building trust and addressing tensions and conflicts in a way that strengthens partnerships;
- Ability to take initiative and leadership, contribute to quick decision making, and problem solve;
- Strong ability to work both independently and as a member of a project team;
- Strong verbal and written communications (English & French), negotiation and interpersonal skills;
- Interest and ability to travel occasionally;
- Ability to work independently, operate under pressure, manage multiple tasks, deliver time sensitive, high-quality work
How to Apply:
Send the following materials (in English) to lori@justassociates.org with the subject ‘Power Up Application – YOUR NAME’:
1. Full CV (detailing the nature, scope and scale of responsibilities held)
2. A letter of intent (maximum 2 pages) highlighting relevant skills and experience for this position (please note where you learned about the vacancy)
3. Names and contact details of 2 professional references
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