Programme Assistant (Shared) Impact and Learning and Funded Initiatives

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African Women's Development Fund (AWDF)

Remote (local)
  • Location: Central Africa, East Africa, Northwest and Northeast Africa , Southern Africa
  • Career category: Monitoring & Evaluation /MEAL
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Funds
  • Remote option: Remote (local)
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: $23,244 USD-$31,960 USD / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 20/02/2025
  • Location: Central Africa, East Africa, Northwest and Northeast Africa , Southern Africa
Movement building
Background 

As a Pan-African feminist fund, the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) resources, strengthens and upholds women’s rights and feminist organisations and movements across Africa, to make gender justice a reality for all on our continent and worldwide. Over the past 24 years, AWDF has awarded approximately USD100 million to women’s rights and feminist organisations throughout Africa (and in selected Middle Eastern countries through one of our initiatives). 
 
Summary of Duties 

Strategy Implementation 

  • Support the implementation of the I&L, Resourcing and FI Project strategies, priorities and approaches in alignment with the new AWDF Strategic Framework
Leadership and people development and management

  • Contribute to the effectiveness of the I&L, Resourcing and FI Project Teams 
  • Contribute to a team culture that values collaboration internally, and cross-functionally, a team of independent thinkers that feel empowered, a team that reflects the feminist principles and values of AWDF
Programme Management 

  • Contribute to all aspects of the planning and implementation of the priorities of the I&L, Resourcing and FI Project Teams
  • Provide administration and logistics support to the I&L, Resourcing and FI project activities
  • Support and contribute to collaborative team learning and cross-pollination across the wider Programmes Units 
  • Provide bilingual support (English and French) to  I&L, Resourcing and FI Project Teams 
Budget management 

  • Support effective resource expenditure for the work of the I&L, Resourcing and FI Project Teams
  • Follow organisational financial policies
Relationship management

  • Support and participate in relevant initiatives, working groups and collaborations to exchange knowledge and advance shared goals to influence the donor community
  • Support and contribute to the identification of priorities to accompany, resource and support partners
  • Establish and nurture relationships with colleagues as an integral element of communication and relationship management
Programme monitoring and learning

  • Assist with the development of data collection instruments, data collection, data quality assurance, collation, analysis and reporting
  • Contribute to learning about AWDF’s effectiveness in its support to cohorts of the I&L, Resourcing and FI project partners
  • Coordinate aggregation and analysis of information to ensure the Partnerships and Philanthropy Department delivers on internal and external reporting requirements (Board, donor, accountability, project reports etc.)
Other

  • The role holder will from time to time be required to carry out any other duties that are within the scope of the job

Essential Knowledge and Experience 
  • A degree in gender studies or related discipline and at least 3 years of professional experience in a similar role. Formal qualifications which include research methods - qualitative and quantitative - or Monitoring and Evaluation will be an advantage
  • Experience in providing bilingual (English and French) administrative and programmatic support
  • Demonstrated values and principles of feminist and gender justice development and organising in Africa
  • Demonstrated knowledge of gender justice and right-based programmes in Africa
  • Experience working collaboratively in project teams on gender justice focus areas in Africa
  • Experience working in or with different types of entities and movements 
  • Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills in English and French

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