International: Vacancy: Programme Coordinator, "Women reclaiming and re-defining cultures"
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WLUML-IWE Job Advertisement: Programme Coordinator: "Women reclaiming and re-defining cultures: Asserting rights over body, self, and public space"
Women Living Under Muslim Laws international solidarity network (WLUML) and the Institute for Women’s Empowerment (IWE) are calling for applicants for the post of Programme Coordinator to lead and manage a new joint programme Women reclaiming and re-defining cultures: Asserting rights over body, self, and public space. This is a 3-year programme funded by the MDG3 Fund of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation.
We are looking for someone to coordinate and provide overall management and leadership of a three-year multi-pronged programme to be implemented in at least eight (8) countries focusing on women’s rights related to:
• control over sexuality (to include rights to be free from discrimination, coercion and violence; bodily and mental integrity, mobility, dress codes, personhood including sexual orientation and choice of partner);
• property and inheritance rights.
We welcome applicants who possess the following qualifications:
1. At least five (5) years experience in project management in a complex, multi-country, multi-level environment.
2. A good understanding of how ‘culture,’ religion and ‘tradition’ are often used to restrict women’s rights, and working knowledge of the issues related to violence against women and its intersection with patriarchal control over women’s rights to sexuality, property and inheritance rights.
3. Proven ability to work and communicate sensitively with different teams in multi-cultural and diverse settings both as a team member or team leader.
4. An action-oriented strategic thinker.
5. Proven ability to prepare and implement a project budget with different budget lines and in setting up and monitoring a financial management system.
6. Proven oral and writing skills in English with particular emphasis on the ability to write narrative reports. A working knowledge of a second language being used in countries covered by the project is desirable.
7. IT literate with an ability to use computer software on word processing, spreadsheet, Skype and other VOIP. A working knowledge of the political, economic and social environments of the following regions / countries covered by the project would be an advantage. Asia (Afghanistan, Iran, Indonesia, Pakistan); and Africa (Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan).
The successful candidate is expected to be capable of independently self-managing time/work and will report to the WLUML-IWE Strategic Taskforce Women Reclaiming Culture Programme.
The post will be for two and half years including a 6-month probation period. Contract will be renewable annually.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Applicants should send a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, the names and contact addresses of three references and a sample of their own writing (published or unpublished) - preferably addressing the issue(s) of culture and women's rights in relation to violence, sexuality and/or property and inheritance rights by January 6, 2008 to vacancies@wluml.org
With an additional hard copy to:
Programme Coordinator
Women Reclaiming Culture Programme
WLUML International Coordination Office
Unit 23 / 23, 25 - 27 Bickerton Road
London N19 5JT, United Kingdom
Deadline for receipt of email (and post mark of hardcopy) applications: 06 January 2009
