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ACORD (Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development) is a pan African organisation working for social justice and development in Africa. ACORD is implementing a pan African programme focussed around four themes: food sovereignty, gender, HIV and AIDS, and conflict and peace-building.
Job summary:
- To coordinate the development and implementation of the gender thematic programmes in line with the overall ACORD strategic Plan, the Pan African Programme, Gender thematic strategies and programming guidelines
- To provide technical and methodological support to ACORD's country and area programmes across Africa in relation to gender work
- To actively contribute to define strategies advancing gender work at Pan African level through research, partnership, alliance-building and advocacy initiatives
- To provide leadership in cross-learning and knowledge generation for thematic alignment in relation to ACORD's gender strategic priorities across the organisation
Competencies and skills required:
- Masters in Social Science or Sustainable Development, Gender or similar field
- Five (5) years working experience in gender work with an international non-governmental organisation (INGO) at management level and very good understanding of gender issues at the level of policy influence in the Pan African scene
- Strong experience in strategic planning, policy formulation, lobbying and media work
- Experience in popular mobilisation and policy advocacy at international level, alliance and partnership-building
- Bilingual English-French spoken and written is an essential requirement for the position
- Excellent communication (written and oral) and public relation skills
- Highly conversant in civil society and social movement approaches on gender work at pan African level
- Good organisational, research, negotiation and analytical capabilities
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