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> READVERTISEMENT - Applicants who had previously applied need
> NOT re-apply as we have kept their applications on file for
> consideration.
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> JOB OPENING: Co-Cordinator APC-Africa-Women
>
> The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) has an
> opening for a co-coordinator of our APC Women's Networking
> Support Programme (APC WNSP) in Africa. As our project
> commitments have expanded over the past few years, we are
> looking to employ a co-coordinator to work with the current
> coordinator with a view to taking responsibility for certain work
> areas. The position would require consolidating the network by
> ensuring that the membership is actively involved in projects and
> that linguistic diversity is catered for. The co-coordinator will
> participate in building on the capacity and interest of our members
> and the women who participate in our work.
>
> At present we have a specific focus on Free and Open Source
> Software (FOSS), gender and ICT policy, research capacity
> development and Gender Evaluation Methodology. Other areas
> include outreach and networking, information gathering and
> dissemination, membership consolidation and engagement, and
> training and capacity development via our bi-annual Women's
> Electronic Network Training (WENT Africa) workshops.
>
> Nature of employment: Part-time (.5 FTE) one-year contract
> following a three-month probationary period. There is a possibility
> that this may be extended to a full-time contract.
>
> Application deadline:  Monday 6 February 2006 24h00 GMT
>
> Details on how to apply are found below.
>
> ABOUT APC-AFRICA-WOMEN
>
> APC-Africa-Women is an active network of over seventy
> organisations and individuals that work to empower African
> women's organisations to access and use Information and
> Communication Technologies (ICTs) for equality and development.
> APC-Africa-Women is the Africa regional programme of APC's
> Women's Networking Support Programme (APC WNSP).
>
> Since its first official activity in 1996, APC-Africa-Women has made
> impressive progress in raising African women's awareness of ICTs,
> and in broadening the strategic use of ICTs by women in important
> social justice and development processes.
>
> Working with women in Africa and all over the world, APC-Africa-
> Women focuses on African women's empowerment through
> information facilitation, regional support, lobbying and advocating
> around gender and ICTs, delivering ICT training, conducting
> research into gender and ICTs and participating in regional and
> global events.
>
>
> TASKS FOR THIS POSITION INCLUDE:
>
> Network Building
> § Engaging APC-Africa-Women members and building on the
> capacity and interest of our members and the women who
> participate in our work
> § Facilitating the online workspaces and information sharing
> platforms of the network
> § Updating online information sharing platforms such as
> website, wiki and intranet
>
> Project Management
> § Managing and implementing identified AAW project
> activities
> § Liaising with APC WNSP and other APC programme areas
> to ensure synergy between programmes
>
> Policy Advocacy
> § Engaging with current policy issues, networks and
> structures on issues relating to gender and ICT in Africa
> § Keeping up-to-date on current activities and processes such
> as CEDAW, MDGs, PRSPs that relate to gender and ICTs
>
> Networking
> § Liaising with AAW partners as well as related initiatives,
> organisations and networks
> § Promoting and representing APC-Africa-Women at
> workshops and events
>
> THIS POSITION REQUIRES:
>
> § Understanding and experience of gender and ICT issues in
> Africa from a feminist perspective
> § Knowledge and understanding of women's movement and
> issues affecting women in Africa
> § Basic technical skills such as HTML and familiarity with
> email mailing lists
> § Willingness and capacity to immerse herself in ICT and
> gender issues
> § Willingness to travel in Africa and globally
> § Experience in writing and research
> § Sound administrative and organizational skills
> § Ability to work in an online environment
> § Ability to coordinate women from diverse cultural and
> geographic contexts
> § Able to work as part of a team
> § Creative, energetic and flexible
> § A willingness to accept a one-year contract
>
> The ability to speak French would be an advantage.
> This position is only open to women based in Africa.
>
> ORGANISATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:
>
> The co-cordinator will report to the APC WNSP's Programme
> Manager and work on a day-to-day basis with the current APC-
> Africa-Women coordinator as well as APC WNSP global staff team.
> Most of the work will take place in online discussion spaces, email
> and via Yahoo Messenger.
>
> REMUNERATION/WORKING CONDITIONS
>
> As the project has a virtual project management team with
> members based in different cities in Africa and globally, the
> successful applicant can be based anywhere in Africa but must be
> able to work in a virtual environment. The successful applicant must
> have her own computer with access to the Internet.
>
> The remuneration package depends on experience.
>
> For more information on APC go to www.apc.org
> For more information on APC WNSP go to www.apcwomen.org and
> www.genderit.org
> For more information on APC-Africa-Women go to
> www.apcafricawomen.org
>
> HOW TO APPLY Your statement of interest is of utmost
> importance. Your CV must be included as an attachment. Your
> statement of interest must include the following information:
>
> * A description of your interest in working with APC in this position
> * Your experience related to the job requirements listed above
> * Where you live
> * A rating of the languages you speak and write
> * A description of your computer skills
> * Other information you think might be of importance to our
> assessment of your application
> * Two references: names, relationship, contact details; at least one
> of these should be related to an online information and
> communication initiative you have coordinated.
>
> Please send this information via email to jobs at apc.org with the
> subject line APC-Africa-Women Co-cordinator position.
>
> Application deadline is Monday 6 February 2006 24h00 GMT.
> Commencement of position as soon as possible.
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