Equality Now is hiring a
Associate Program Officer

Summary

Join Equality Now as an Associate Program Officer, Legal Equality, to support the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR) Coalition and its Secretariat in enhancing the application and implementation of the Maputo Protocol. The successful candidate will work within the Legal Equality Programme at Equality Now, supporting key initiatives related to the advocacy for the full ratification, domestication, and implementation of the Maputo Protocol.

Requirements

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in law, human rights, international relations, gender studies, social sciences or a related field is required
• Minimum of two (2) years’ work experience in the non-profit, NGO, community development sectors or related field
• Fluency in English (required) and French(desirable)

Responsibilities

• Support Equality Now and the SOAWR Coalition Members in the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) clusters in the implementation and monitoring of the UN Women ACT Project
• Support in the implementation of the SOAWR Communications Strategy with focus on the SOAWR podcast and Annual Journal
• Support Equality Now and the SOAWR ESA clusters in strengthening the capacities of non-traditional actors as Ending Violence against Women (EVAW) advocates, and in the development of Guidelines to support the engagement of civil society organisations with traditional and religious leaders
• Support Equality Now and the SOAWR ESA clusters in building the capacity of government representatives on reporting to the provisions of the Maputo Protocol on EVAW
• Support Equality Now together with the SOAWR ESA clusters in collaborating with strategic media stations to provide technical expertise on issues of Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) and women's rights as provided for under the Maputo Protocol
• Support Equality Now, together with the SOAWR ESA clusters, in working with local and regional influencers and celebrities to champion EVAW by raising public awareness and educating the public on the issue and using their platforms to put pressure on governments to meet their commitments to end violence against women
• Support Equality Now and the SOAWR ESA clusters to build a regional network of feminist champions to collaborate on and push back against backlash and the shrinking civic space, and the claw backs against EVAW and women’s rights in general
• Conduct high-quality continental, country-specific, and thematic research that will be used in targeted advocacy across different countries and regions on the Continent
• Monitor the human rights and political/social situation of target countries to inform advocacy strategies for use by the SOAWR Coalition and its Secretariat
• Support the convening of events and meetings related to the overall objective outlined above, including capacity strengthening activities, trainings, SOAWR members meetings, stakeholder meetings, advocacy missions etc, and other day-to-day support to the work of the Legal Equality (LEQ) team at Equality Now’s Nairobi Office
• Closely monitor the activities and updates given by consultants and other key players in the implementation of key research and advocacy initiatives
• Support other LEQ Africa campaigns on advancing the Maputo Protocol and women’s rights when needed
• Support the convening of events and meetings, and other day to day support to the work of the Legal Equality team at Equality Now’s Nairobi Office
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Benefits

Competitive compensation package, including base salary, savings, health, and vacation benefits