Women’s Rights Groups and Coalitions Team Leader – Women in Transition Program Afghanistan

Chemonics seeks a women's rights groups and coalitions team leader for the anticipated USAID Women in Transition project. This five-year, $260 million program will invest in professional development opportunities to help Afghan women assume leadership roles in mainstream social, political, and economic sectors. The women's rights groups and coalitions team leader will help strengthen women's rights organizations to influence public policies and social practices to benefit Afghan women. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world. Responsibilities include:

• Strengthen women's rights organizations by building their technical gender knowledge and combining forces to influence public policies and social practices to benefit Afghan women
  
• Build the capacity of and collaborate with women's groups whose goal is women's equality and empowerment, and support the indigenous women's rights movement
  
• Work and liaise with one or two women's nongovernmental and social organizations from each province (a total of 50 organizations across Afghanistan)
  
• Support activist groups by building their capacity in areas including strategic communications; multi-media messaging; outreach, public awareness, and education; coalition-building; gender studies and research; organizational development; managerial and financial management; and fundraising
  
• Oversee a grants program that supports such activities as outreach, activism and research
  
• Facilitate the participation of Afghan women in mainstream society

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in gender, human rights, law, international development, or related field required
  
• ​Minimum seven years of experience in a management position working with women's or human rights, capacity-building, international development, or a related field, preferably in Afghanistan
  
• Minimum seven years of progressively responsible supervisory experience
  
• Demonstrated experience designing and coordinating capacity-building training for nongovernmental or social organizations
  
• Experience managing and monitoring a grants program
  
• Knowledge of USAID grants rules and regulations
  
• Ability to communicate effectively in a cross-cultural environment
  
• Proven leadership and organizational skills, successfully managing and coordinating large and disparate working groups
  
• Experience liaising and meeting with a range of stakeholders from high-level representatives of local governments and the private sector to local women's organizations
  
• Experience working on large USAID-funded programs preferred
  
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
  
• Fluent written and spoken English required; proficient Dari and Pashto preferred ​
  

Application Instructions:

Interested candidates with relevant qualifications and experience are encouraged to send their resume and cover letter in electronic submissions to AfghanistanWITTeamLead2@chemonics.com by Tuesday, September 4, 2012. No telephone inquiries, please. Only finalists will be contacted.

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