The Association for Women’s Rights in Development Program Coordinator Job Vacancy in Canada

anizations and movements to
respond, resist, denounce and challenge violence against women’s human rights
defenders.

• Work location is open
• AWID offices are located in Cape Town, Mexico
  City and Toronto but applicants may apply to work from home in other
  locations
• Applicants from the Global South are strongly
  encouraged to apply

• Contributes to the strengthening of the WHRD
  International Coalition, supporting communication, planning,
  implementation, reporting, and organizational processes as needed.
• Facilitates the Urgent Responses Working Group of
  WHRD International Coalition:

• Supports AWID’s participation in regional WHRD
  networks.
• Coordinates AWID’s support of the creation and
  strengthening of new regional or thematic WHRD networks
• Contributes to AWID participation in joint
  advocacy efforts with the International Coalition, including support in
  event logistics and AWID representation at international fora, developing
  AWID positions on key issues taken up in the coalition.
• Maintains regular email communication with WHRD
  stakeholders and allies, identifying new opportunities for
  alliance-building
• Participates in related meetings, representing
  AWID in international (or local/regional) venues as appropriate for the
  WHRD initiative

• Develops, coordinates and implements the
  programmatic communication strategy.
• Writes high quality analysis on critical issues
  and developments in relation to WHRDs for AWID’s communications and other
  key platforms
• Sources, edits and writes articles, interviews
  and information for publication, in multiple formats, online and on social
  media
• Compiles and contributes to interim and final
  reports for funders as well as updates to internal and external
  stakeholders
• Develops, edits and supports presentations,
  articles and other documents within WHRD content in collaboration with
  other AWID programs.
• Adapts the WHRD research and knowledge to create
  accessible materials, presentations, advocacy tools, etc.
• Collaborates with mainstream media and other
  media outlets to disseminate information, analysis and knowledge products

• Reviews urgent appeals received by AWID, conducts
  verification on requests for support, and recommends actions based on
  internal protocol
• Recommends, prepares and implements AWID
  responses on appeals, urgent actions and campaigns
• Coordinates dissemination of AWID responses in
  English, Spanish, and French through website, electronic newsletters, and
  social networking sites
• Maintains communication with WHRDs, their
  organizations and allies at center of and involved in appeal, action and
  campaigns
• Maintains database of appeals received and acted
  on, periodically review cases for updates, produces reports regarding
  AWID’s actions and their impact
• Drafts position statements, policy briefs, urgent
  actions and solidarity messages and letters, and coordinates AWID
  endorsements of joint statements
• Promotes collaborative and joint responses to
  WHRD at risk with partner organizations

• Contributes to WHRD work-planning, monitoring and
  evaluation processes
• Participates and contributes to WHRD team
  coordination meetings
• Maintains relationships with staff in other
  programs to facilitate smooth coordination and communication
• Participates actively in organizational meetings
  and committees
• As an AWID staff member, contributes to AWID
  Forum and other organizational processes

• facilitating collaborative processes with diverse
  partners
• alliance-building, and building constituencies
  both face to face as well as virtually across different and diverse
  constituencies
• working with human rights systems and the WHRD
  framework
• writing and editing a range of products related
  to women’s rights
• analyzing key issues and themes related to
  women’s rights and human rights
• using new media, social networking, cutting edge
  community tools and techniques, and social media management/monitoring and
  analytical tools
• participating in advocacy initiatives or
  influence strategies working with non-profit organizations based in the
  Global South and/or Central and Eastern Europe
• working in a multi-cultural team

• University degree in Social Sciences or relevant
  field

• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building
  skills; ability to facilitate and coordinate diverse groups (bringing them
  together for joint action)
• Strong verbal communication skills in English:
• Strong written communication (and editing) skills
  in English
• Knowledge of human rights systems and the WHRD
  framework
• Innovative, flexible, fosters change
• Demonstrated capacity to establish focus (develop
  and communicate goals of Work plans), think strategically and be forward
  thinking
• Excellent analytical and diagnostic information
  gathering abilities (specifically regarding analysis of information across
  a range of disciplines and ability to extract relevant information/themes
  or solve problems)
• Displays good judgment, sensitivity and attention
  to communication
• Strong time management, detail orientation and
  thoroughness of work(quality control)
• Ability to prioritize and multi task
• Results-oriented and takes initiative; is able to
  work virtually and independently in small team
• Project management experience: ability to
  develop, implement, monitor and evaluate a work plan with multiple
  projects, multiple deliverables and deadlines
• Ability to work in a diverse, fast-paced
  environment
• Ability to work under pressure and manage stress

• Understands the situations of violence that WHRDs
  face as a result of their work, and the complexities of the contexts that
  generate risks and violence
• Knowledgeable about a breadth of Women’s Rights
  and Human Rights issues
• Committed to the principles and values of
  feminism and anti-oppression
• Travel: ability to travel internationally
  (approx. 5 weeks per year)

• Experience working with grassroots Women’s
  Movements in the Global South, particularly in Meso-America and/or the
  Middle East and North Africa
• Courses or certificates in Women’s/Feminist
  Studies and/or Human Rights
• Experience with creative communications tools for
  raising awareness and inspiring action
• Basic knowledge of the latest communication
  technologies; particularly content management systems and web 2.0 for the
  purpose of building online communities, information sharing and e-learning
  
• Arabic language skills (written and oral)
• Spanish language skills (written and oral)