Afghanistan: Project Director - “Innovative Tools to Enhance the Monitoring of Women's Rights in Provincial Afghanistan”
Location: | Kabul, Afghanistan |
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Afghanistan: Project Director - “Innovative Tools to Enhance the Monitoring of Women's Rights in Provincial Afghanistan” Background: Internews® Network is an international media development organization based in Arcata, CA and Washington, DC whose mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect, and the means to make their voices heard. General Function: Under the supervision of the Chief of Party and the Vice President, the Project Director will manage the start up of this project, including fiscal oversight. This will involve recruiting local staff, organizing and administering sub-grants, establishing systems and procedures for administration, implementation and monitoring and evaluation. The Project Director will work very closely with the Deputy Director to establish the project and to hand-over full responsibility by the end of the employment period. The objective of the project is to improve provincial human rights monitoring in Afghanistan by (i) enabling Afghan women-focused human rights organizations/institutions to use innovative media technology for monitoring, tracking and advocacy around rights violations including SGBV cases and (ii) to use radio programming and journalism training to create a more conducive environment for the work of these organizations and to inform women about their rights and how to report violations. The activities include: consultation with provincially based women-focused human rights organizations; the development of appropriate, innovative tools; the provision of training and grants to encourage uptake of tools; provision of training and support to track and conduct advocacy around SGBV cases; the evaluation and dissemination of lessons learned; and work with journalists to report more effectively on women’s rights. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
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Afghanistan: Project Director - “Innovative Tools to Enhance the Monitoring of Women's Rights in Provincial Afghanistan”
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