Middle East & North Africa Internship

Location:  Washington, DC  

Salary Range:  unpaid  

Sector:  Non Profit 

Organization URL: http://www.vitalvoices.org

Experience: Internship  

Last Date To Apply  Dec-23-2011 

Date Posted  Dec-10-2011 

Description

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Middle East & North Africa Internship
Vital Voices Global Partnership
We are currently accepting applications for the Middle East and North Africa Spring 2012 Internship position. Individuals with a demonstrated commitment to and experience in Middle East issues and/or international women’s advocacy, leadership development, human rights, economic empowerment, and civil society development are encouraged to apply. The internship requires an ideal commitment of 40 hours per week for full time interns, or 20 hours a week for part time interns. This is an unpaid internship, though Vital Voices will gladly comply with university requirements for internship credit. Start and end dates are flexible, with a preference being given to interns able to start on or around January 3^rd, 2012. 

Internship description:         

Our mission is to identify, invest in and bring visibility to extraordinary women around the world by unleashing their leadership potential to transform lives and accelerate peace and prosperity in their communities. Through leadership development and training programs around the world, Vital Voices works to expand women’s role in generating economic opportunities, increasing political participation, and protecting human rights.
Our international staff and team of over 1,000 partners, pro bono experts and leaders, including senior government, corporate and NGO executives, have trained and mentored more than 8,000 emerging women leaders from over 127 countries in Africa, Asia, Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East since 1997. These women have returned home to train and mentor more than 500,000 additional women and girls in their communities. They are the Vital Voices of our time.
Vital Voices Global Partnership is committed to working with women from throughout the Middle East and North Africa to provide them with the tools they need to safeguard human rights, pursue economic empowerment, promote a vibrant civil society and increase women’s political participation. For almost 10 years, the Vital Voices MENA team has worked with extraordinary women across 12 countries to increase entrepreneurship, improve domestic violence services, advocate for more women friendly policies, and reach across divides. We are uniquely positioned as a regional partner with an impressive network that includes current and aspiring political leaders, high-powered businesswomen, and civil society leaders.
For more information on Vital Voices’ programs in the Middle East and North Africa, please visit our website at www.vitalvoices.org.
Specific responsibilities interns will include:

• Researching and writing background materials and briefings in relation to development and existing programs
• Drafting and editing articles and blog posts for the website
• Coordinating and writing online content and communications for program portals
• Contributing in the proposal development process, including USG and private sector proposals
• Attending various conference and events in which Vital Voices participates
• Providing and managing logistical and programmatic support
• Administrative tasks as necessary

Qualifications

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• Interest in and knowledge of women’s issues in the Middle East and North Africa
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Knowledge of Arabic, French, or Farsi (reading and writing proficiency in at least one required)
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Computer literacy (online portal management & document formatting skills preferred)
• Self-starter with ability to work independently
• Strong organizational skills and administrative capabilities
• Attention to detail

Contact Details

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Contact: Sophia Aziz

Email: sophiaaziz@vitalvoices.org

Application Instructions

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Please e-mail a cover letter indicating your availability (full time or part time), resume, one writing sample of no more than 5 pages, and two references with contact information to sophiaaziz@vitalvoices.org no later than December 23^rd.  If you are applying for more than one internship with Vital Voices please indicate so. Please use "Internship Application_YOUR LAST NAME" as the subject of your e-mail. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested candidates should submit applications as soon as possible. Only complete applications will be reviewed.

Middle East & North Africa Development Internship

Location:  Washington, DC  

Sector:   Non Profit 

Organization URL: http://www.vitalvoices.org

Experience: Internship  

Last Date To Apply  Dec-23-2011 

Date Posted   Dec-10-2011 

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Middle East & North Africa Development Internship

Vital Voices Global Partnership
We are currently accepting applications for the Middle East and North Africa Grants and Development Spring 2012 Internship position. Individuals with a demonstrated commitment to and experience in Middle East issues and/or international women’s advocacy, grants and proposal writing, human rights, economic empowerment, and/or civil society development are encouraged to apply.
The internship requires an ideal commitment of 40 hours per week. Start and end dates are flexible, with a preference being given to interns able to start on or around January 11^th, 2012. This position is unpaid.

Internship description:         

Our mission is to identify, invest in and bring visibility to extraordinary women around the world by unleashing their leadership potential to transform lives and accelerate peace and prosperity in their communities. Through leadership development and training programs around the world, Vital Voices works to expand women’s role in generating economic opportunities, increasing political participation, and protecting human rights.
 Our international staff and team of over 1,000 partners, pro bono experts and leaders, including senior government, corporate and NGO executives, have trained and mentored more than 8,000 emerging women leaders from over 127 countries in Africa, Asia, Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East since 1997. These women have returned home to train and mentor more than 500,000 additional women and girls in their communities. They are the Vital Voices of our time.
Vital Voices Global Partnership is committed to working with women from throughout the Middle East and North Africa to provide them with the tools they need to safeguard human rights, pursue economic empowerment, promote a vibrant civil society and increase women’s political participation. For almost 10 years, the Vital Voices MENA team has worked with extraordinary women across 12 countries to increase entrepreneurship, improve domestic violence services, advocate for more women friendly policies, and reach across divides. We are uniquely positioned as a regional partner with an impressive network that includes current and aspiring political leaders, high-powered businesswomen, and civil society leaders.
For more information on Vital Voices’ programs in the Middle East and North Africa, please visit our website at www.vitalvoices.org.
Specific responsibilities interns will include:

• Produce briefings on key reports and maintain research database in relation to Vital Voices programming in the Middle East and North Africa
• Identify and track high priority donors for the region in economic development, human rights, and political participation
• Work closely with Middle East and North Africa team and consultants to ensure utilization of key messages, research, and statistics
• Produce and maintain database of key strategic partners and donors whose objectives and criteria match Vital Voices MENA programming and objectives
• Assist in the development of proposals, including USG, foundations and private sector proposals

Qualifications

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• Strong business development/fundraising/proposal writing experience
• Strong desk research experience
• Ability to write concise to the point briefs highlighting most relevant donor information
• Knowledge of corporate and foundation giving
• Masters Degree (completed or in progress) and/or 1-2 years of work experience
• Excellent writing and editing skills
•  Knowledge of the Middle East and North Africa context strongly preferred

Contact Details

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Contact:  Sophia Aziz

Email: sophiaaziz@vitalvoices.org

Application Instructions

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Please e-mail a cover letter indicating your availability (full time or part time), resume, one writing sample of no more than 5 pages, and two references with contact information to sophiaaziz@vitalvoices.org no later than December 23^rd.  If you are applying for more than one internship with Vital Voices please indicate so. Please use "Grants and Development _YOUR LAST NAME" as the subject of your e-mail. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested candidates should submit applications as soon as possible. Only complete applications will be reviewed.

Senior Associate-Gender Justice

Location:  New York, NY  

Sector:  Non Profit 

Organization URL: http://ictj.org

Experience:  Mid Career / Advanced  

Last Date To Apply  Jan-13-2012 

Date Posted  Dec-10-2011 

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The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) is an international non-profit organization specializing in the field of transitional justice. ICTJ works to help societies in transition address legacies of massive human rights violations and build civic trust in state institutions as protectors of human rights.
ICTJ seeks a Senior Associate to support the Director of the Gender Justice Program. Main function is to devise strategies, direct select in-country work and respond to the needs of ICTJ’s country programs.  This involves producing analysis, policy proposals and critical feedback, conducting spot research to provide comparative information, writing grant proposals, and providing general training and background information on the field.  Incumbent is expected to take the lead in developing the Program’s work on criminal justice matters, in coordination with relevant ICTJ units, as well as play a vital role in providing assistance on other transitional justice measures as appropriate. In this role, the Senior Associate will provide technical assistance, comparative information, and policy advice to civil society organizations, including women’s and feminist groups, judicial authorities and governments, and other policymakers.  Incumbent will also be responsible for researching and writing on gender and transitional justice issues to help advance the field, and to bridge the theoretical and on-the-ground work in the field.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Monitor and analyze legal developments in the field of gender justice and transitional justice.
2. Provide technical assistance on how criminal justice processes can effectively address sexual and gender-based crimes.
3. Develop strategic resources and materials accessible to a range of audiences, including international and domestic justice systems, women’s rights activists, and local/national women’s movements.
4. Assist Director of Gender Justice in advising and liaising with ICTJ regional and thematic programs ensuring that a gendered approach to transitional justice is developed and “mainstreamed” within ICTJ’s work.
5. Recruit and manage short-term consultants.
6. Convene workshops, trainings and other meetings to provide comparative knowledge and capacity building to relevant actors on gender issues in transitional justice contexts.
7. Represent ICTJ in national and international affairs, as requested.
8. Develop and maintain contacts and partnerships with relevant partners and colleagues, including government, civil society and international actors.
9. Develop research projects that synthesize lessons learned, deepen the ICTJ approach to gender justice issues and strengthen the transitional justice field.
10. Assist in ICTJ’s fundraising efforts, including developing proposals and reporting on grants.
11. Contribute to ICTJ’s website, newsletter, annual report and other external communications.
12. Other duties as assigned.  

Qualifications

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Education:  Advanced degree in law
Experience: 8+ years of relevant work experience with at least 5 years experience in law at both the national and international level.
Related Skills and Knowledge:

1. Expertise in fields of human rights and feminist studies.
2. Knowledge of transitional justice issues, and related fields.
3. Demonstrated research or field experience in international human rights law and gender justice issues.
4. Experience working at national and international levels, including experience with women’s rights movements, particularly those in the Global South.
5. Excellent legal research and writing skills and close attention to detail.
6. Excellent oral and written communication skills in English required.
7. Excellent oral and written communication skills in French and Arabic highly desirable.
8. Experience working in partnership with civil society networks and with judicial authorities.
9. Proficient with the use of computers, including MS Office Applications.

Requirements: Ability to travel nationally and internationally. 

Contact Details

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Application Instructions

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Please submit cover letter and resume to jobs@ictj.org Please include the job title “Senior Associate, Gender Justice” in the subject line of the email. Deadline to apply is Friday, January 13^th 2012.

Senior Program Officer - East and Horn of Africa

 

Location:  Nairobi, Kenya 

Salary Range:  DOE 

Sector:  Non Profit 

Organization URL: http://www.freedomhouse.org

Experience:  Mid Career / Advanced  

Last Date To Apply  Dec-31-2011 

Date Posted  Dec-10-2011 

Description

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Freedom House supports the spread of freedom and democracy throughout the world through research, effective advocacy, and program directly supporting frontline activists. We are a leader in identifying threats to freedom through our highly regarded analytic reports, including Freedom in the World. With 13 field offices and two U.S. offices, we support the right of every individual to be free.

                                                               

Position Summary

The Senior Program Officer will assist in developing and managing all program aspects for a program focusing on transitional justice in East Africa. He/she will assist with strategic design, program design, oversight of program activities, backstopping field offices, monitoring and evaluation, financial management, fundraising, advocacy, outreach, staff supervision, and administration. The Senior Program Officer will report to the Director for Africa programs.

 

Some Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in drafting program strategy, and with managing overall strategy and vision
• Design, manage, and supervise all programmatic aspects of transitional justice programming including work plan development, identifying consultants and sub-grantees, organizing trainings and other activities, monitoring and evaluation, budget management, reporting, and backstopping field offices
• Anticipate programmatic administrative, and financial needs, and take appropriate corrective action
• Serve as the point of contact and speak with authority on Freedom House programming in assigned regions/global areas with donors, with delegations, at information interviews, and other external meetings
• Travel to assigned region as required, manage all travel logistics for self and others as appropriate
• Negotiate and write contracts, MOUs, letters of agreement, and other contractual documents for partners and vendors, and manage to ensure that the objectives and terms of agreement are met
• Design and implement activities in conjunction with field and DC offices, program beneficiaries, partner, and other stakeholders as necessary
• Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

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• Bachelor’s degree in political science, international relations, or related field; Master’s degree preferred
• 6 - 8 years of experience conducting democracy and human rights programs
• Strong ability to communicate effectively in English both orally and in writing
• Strong knowledge of human rights principles and mechanisms, transitional justice, and understanding of democracy promotion
• Substantive knowledge or experience with transitional justice issues, specifically of complementarity, reparations and institutional reform
• Expertise in democracy and human rights issues in the Africa region
• Proven knowledge of USG funding regulations, and familiarity with US Congressional processes
• Proven ability to write effective proposals, reports, procedures, complete required forms, and maintain complete and accurate documentation
• Strong ability to plan, organize, prioritize work, and multi task to meet tight deadlines
• Strong program management skills from design through implementation, evaluation, and close-out
• Ability to maintain the highest degree of confidentiality regarding all aspects of work at all times
• Knowledge/familiarity of democracy in Latin America a plus

Contact Details

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Contact:  Shannon Crowe

Email: recruiting@freedomhouse.org

Application Instructions

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Qualified and Interested applicants

We invite qualified candidates to send a resume, and cover letter with salary history as well as desired salary to: recruiting@freedomhouse.org or fax at (202) 822-3893, Attention: HR Dept., referencing SPO EHA (2011-080). Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. Only candidates who send in salary requirements will be considered for the position.
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