Co-Executive Coordinator

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African Queer Youth Initiative (AQYI)

Remote (global)
  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Remote (global)
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 20/10/2023
  • Location: Central Africa
LGBTQI+ rights/ SOGIESC
Key Responsibilities

  • Share organizational leadership for AQYI as a Co-Executive Coordinator.
  • Analyze and troubleshoot internal and external issues that affect the organization with the board and team members.
  • Develop and implement creative and effective teamwork spirit between the Board and team members.
Operational Management

  • Assist in leading and overseeing the efficient day-to-day operations of AQYI as a Co-Executive Coordinator.
  • Contribute to the design and implementation of innovative strategies to achieve organizational goals and objectives that contribute to the long-term sustainability and success of AQYI.
  • Contribute to designing and implementing strategies to sustain communication and interaction between members.
Financial Management

  • Contribute to developing and implementing effective and robust fundraising strategies, including securing and maintaining a diverse source of funding.
  • Cultivate new relationships and seek new funding for AQYI while maintaining and strengthening relationships with current donors and partners.
  • Contribute to the oversight and accountability for AQYI finances and the relevant staff members by ensuring accurate documentation, completion of reports, accurate accounting, and timely audits.
Performance Management

  • Support in creating and implementing systems for tracking progress and monitoring and improving the effectiveness, efficiency, quality, and impact of AQYI activities.
  • Ensure team members are effectively led by the organization’s core principles and values.
  • Contribute to ensuring that staff members understand the big picture and their individual contributions to the same, including how their performance will be appraised.
The Ideal Candidate

  • Passionate about the human rights and well-being of queer youths in Africa.
  • Committed and dedicated to the movement-building efforts for the queer youth movement in Africa.
  • Committed to building and fueling an ecosystem of new and emerging leaders of African queer youth with the right tools and support to succeed.
Core Attributes

  • A transformative leader with the ability to positively influence others to achieve results.
  • Unique experience and expertise working with and leading young people from diverse backgrounds.
  • Strategic thinker with the ability to move an organization forward with clear goals by creating and implementing action plans and monitoring and evaluation.
  • Commitment to organizational goals, principles, and values with the ability to support and lead staff within those frameworks and create a healthy working environment.
Professional Experience

  • Five years of senior management or leadership experience in an NGO with experience hiring, managing, and supervising staff.
  • Knowledge of leadership and management principles for NGOs and social justice movements.
  • Academic credentials relevant to the Co-Executive Coordinator role (Bachelor’s degree or higher), although candidates with substantial relevant experience with no university degree will also be considered.
  • Solid experience working with the LGBT+ community in Africa, policymakers, donors, international organizations, mainstream youth groups, and other broader SRHR organizations.
  • Fluency in speaking, reading, and writing in English and French is a highly desirable asset.

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