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(Senior) Program Officer, Advocacy and Accountability
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Women Enabled International
Remote (global)- Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 0-5 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Remote (global)
- Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
- Remuneration: $70,000 USD / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 26/02/2025
- Location: Remote (global)
ABOUT WOMEN ENABLED INTERNATIONAL
As feminists with disabilities and allies, Women Enabled International (WEI) advances human rights and justice at the intersection of gender and disability to challenge exclusionary, unjust systems and support the leadership and center the voices of women, girls, and gender-diverse people with disabilities globally.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key responsibilities include:
Advocacy & Accountability for Gender Inclusion in Disability Spaces
Lead and/or support development, design, and execution of WEI’s strategic engagement in global disability rights and justice advocacy spaces, including the annual Conference of States Parties to the CRPD, the CRPD Committee, the Global Disability Summit, and others as identified.
Establish and manage partnerships with disability rights and justice actors and organizations led by women, girls, and gender-diverse people with disabilities to advance collective priorities in disability rights and justice spaces and to hold States accountable; build and maintain strong working relationships with potential future partners.
Liaise with and build the capacity of UN human rights experts, States, UN agencies, disability rights and justice movement actors, among others, to advance rights inclusive of gender and disability and support holding States accountable for rights obligations and commitments.
Advocacy and Accountability around Humanitarian Crises
Contribute to WEI’s advocacy and accountability strategies to enter and advance human rights and humanitarian law standards around humanitarian crises and in humanitarian advocacy spaces.
Identify and execute opportunities to partner with organizations led by women, girls, and gender-diverse people with disabilities to advocate for rights responsive to their lived experiences around humanitarian crises.
Liaise with and build the capacity of UN human rights experts, States, UN agencies, and NGOs active in humanitarian crises advocacy spaces to advance rights inclusive of gender and disability and support holding States accountable for these rights.
Advocacy and Accountability Team Operations
Actively support a dynamic, creative, and values-driven team environment that maximizes impact while ensuring collective care.
Provide consistent and constructive input into ongoing and new Advocacy and Accountability initiatives.
Contribute to the development and monitoring of Advocacy and Accountability Team initiatives, ways of working, and annual goals and objectives.
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
A bachelor’s degree and graduate degree in a relevant field, or the equivalent in work experience.
Either 3+ years (Program Officer) or 5+ years (Senior Program Officer) of work experience advancing human rights with a focus on disability rights and/or gender-related rights, preferably with a non-governmental organization or other international organization/agency.
A strong track record of utilizing human rights advocacy strategies, tools, and tactics in global disability rights and justice spaces and active relationships with other actors engaging in these spaces.
Strong research and oral and written communication skills in English; fluency in another language is a plus.
As feminists with disabilities and allies, Women Enabled International (WEI) advances human rights and justice at the intersection of gender and disability to challenge exclusionary, unjust systems and support the leadership and center the voices of women, girls, and gender-diverse people with disabilities globally.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key responsibilities include:
Advocacy & Accountability for Gender Inclusion in Disability Spaces
Lead and/or support development, design, and execution of WEI’s strategic engagement in global disability rights and justice advocacy spaces, including the annual Conference of States Parties to the CRPD, the CRPD Committee, the Global Disability Summit, and others as identified.
Establish and manage partnerships with disability rights and justice actors and organizations led by women, girls, and gender-diverse people with disabilities to advance collective priorities in disability rights and justice spaces and to hold States accountable; build and maintain strong working relationships with potential future partners.
Liaise with and build the capacity of UN human rights experts, States, UN agencies, disability rights and justice movement actors, among others, to advance rights inclusive of gender and disability and support holding States accountable for rights obligations and commitments.
Advocacy and Accountability around Humanitarian Crises
Contribute to WEI’s advocacy and accountability strategies to enter and advance human rights and humanitarian law standards around humanitarian crises and in humanitarian advocacy spaces.
Identify and execute opportunities to partner with organizations led by women, girls, and gender-diverse people with disabilities to advocate for rights responsive to their lived experiences around humanitarian crises.
Liaise with and build the capacity of UN human rights experts, States, UN agencies, and NGOs active in humanitarian crises advocacy spaces to advance rights inclusive of gender and disability and support holding States accountable for these rights.
Advocacy and Accountability Team Operations
Actively support a dynamic, creative, and values-driven team environment that maximizes impact while ensuring collective care.
Provide consistent and constructive input into ongoing and new Advocacy and Accountability initiatives.
Contribute to the development and monitoring of Advocacy and Accountability Team initiatives, ways of working, and annual goals and objectives.
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
A bachelor’s degree and graduate degree in a relevant field, or the equivalent in work experience.
Either 3+ years (Program Officer) or 5+ years (Senior Program Officer) of work experience advancing human rights with a focus on disability rights and/or gender-related rights, preferably with a non-governmental organization or other international organization/agency.
A strong track record of utilizing human rights advocacy strategies, tools, and tactics in global disability rights and justice spaces and active relationships with other actors engaging in these spaces.
Strong research and oral and written communication skills in English; fluency in another language is a plus.
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