Equality Now is hiring a
Programme Officer

Summary

The job is a permanent/full-time Programme Officer position for Equality Now's End Sexual Exploitation campaigns in Africa. The role involves leading the implementation of the campaigns in Malawi and Kenya, working with other global team members, and contributing to regional and global advocacy on sexual exploitation.

Requirements

• An advanced degree in Law or equivalent experience in women’s rights or international human rights
• At least five years professional experience in human rights, women’s rights, social development, international advocacy or international law
• Proven expertise in sexual exploitation
• Proven experience in advocacy at the national, regional and international levels
• Proven experience in building and maintaining networks and partnerships, coalitions and movements
• Proven experience in proposal development and grants delivery
• Proven experience in working across a number of countries in Africa
• Proven experience in monitoring, evaluation, and learning
• Demonstrable clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate and interact with multicultural and multi-level actors
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally

Responsibilities

• Steer the End Sexual Exploitation campaigns in Africa toward successful achievement of anticipated outcomes
• Ensure activities deliver agreed outputs, milestones and outcomes and are documented
• Manage and report on any key deliverables for specific grants as needed
• Work with the Global Lead - End Sexual Exploitation and MERL to commission research and evaluations as needed
• Provide legal research, analysis and recommendations on strategy
• Support case identification and development
• Provide legal input on cases (strategic litigation, class actions, regional court submission etc.)
• Identify opportunities to lever change through international and regional law
• Prepare and make submissions related to the campaigns to regional and international human rights bodies
• Map out clear advocacy pathways and strategies (local, national, regional and international as necessary), monitor progress and advise on adaptation
• Develop effective mutually respectful partnerships with clearly articulated change aspirations, roles and mutual accountability
• Convene stakeholders and establish coalition(s) with a shared purpose – movement building
• Lead on the documentation of the above and support other teams with information about the campaigns when requested