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The International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW Asia Pacific) is a feminist, Global South, international women’s rights organisation, seeking to achieve gender equality and ensure the protection of women’s human rights, through the progressive interpretation and implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Our work aims to create and strengthen alternative spaces for women’s voices, especially from the Global South, to bring country-level issues and priorities to influence global and regional agendas.

GLOBAL SOUTH WOMEN’S FORUM (GSWF)

Returning to an in-person modality for the first time in four years, GSWF 2024 travels to Colombo, Sri Lanka, for its ninth iteration under the theme of Disability Justice. Focusing on disability rights and justice, GSWF 2024 will be hosted by the Women Gaining Ground consortium - a global south initiative led by IWRAW Asia Pacific, CREA, and Akili Dada with 16 country partners in Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda. WGG focuses on addressing gender-based violence and increasing the leadership of young women and women with disabilities.

A. Participate as a member of the organising committee in the planning and implementation of GSWF 2024;

B. Support coordination with session organisers and participants, including responding to questions, helping with accessibility and connectivity needs of session organisers and participants, disseminating information (updates and reminders) and materials to partners and participants, and other logistical, technical, and coordination support;

C. Assist in recruitment of and liaising with service providers including interpreters, graphic designers, closed-captioning service providers, documenters, volunteers, etc;

2.    Communications

A. Work closely with the Communications team to assist with online promotion, develop key messaging and information for the GSWF microsite, and disseminate relevant

communications materials on IWRAW Asia Pacific’s Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn pages;

B. Assist in liaising with creatives and artists participating in GSWF 2024 to ensure submission of their works within set timelines;

C. Provide support with post-event wrap-up and agreed communications-related deliverables (reports, campaigns, or debriefs).

● Master's degree in Social sciences from a recognized university, or comparable professional qualifications

●      Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with different teams

●      Excellent oral and written communication skills in English; 

●      Practical Experience with using different tools (MS Word and Excel, Canva, Photoshop, social media platforms) and conceptualising online communications

●      Experience in serving or working directly with disability rights organisations or for disability justice

●      Flexibility and willingness to adapt to changing priorities and ability to meet deadlines;

●      Ability to work across multiple time zones, and have the flexibility to be responsive to the dynamics of organizing an in-person event that may have multiple accessibility needs