Internships and Employment

Equality Now, an international human rights organization dedicated to ending violence and discrimination against women globally, is seeking to recruit a Program Officer, who will assist the Nairobi Office Director with program work and specifically in the areas of managing a fund for grassroots activism to end female genital mutilation (FGM), helping draft and publish Awaken, a semi-annual newsletter that addresses FGM, and research and campaign related to the legal defense of adolescent girls in Africa. Responsibilities include:

• reviewing proposals to the FGM Fund and recommending courses of action,
• conducting field monitoring visits,
• producing periodic reports to donors,
• conducting outreach and collaboration with women's organizations and human rights organizations predominantly in French-Speaking Africa to exchange information, including on abuses against women,
• generating Women's Action drafts, advocacy action plans for Women's Action campaigns and participating in the implementation of these advocacy action plans,
• maintaining and updating program files.

Required skills, knowledge and experience

1. Education: University degree preferably in law or international human rights.

2. Experience and knowledge:

• At least five years experience in the area of FGM eradication and/or human rights violations against women.
• Experience in working with the women's movement regionally or internationally.
• Knowledge of international human rights instruments.

3. Skills:

• Fluency in written and spoken English and French
• Ability to work effectively in a team and to travel extensively.
• Excellent analytical, conceptual and writing skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Computer skills.

Salary and benefits

Salary is based on qualifications and experience. Equality Now offers health insurance for staff and dependent children. The Personnel Manual serves as a guide.

To apply

Send a resume and a cover letter detailing skills and experience relevant to the Scope of Work to:

The Search Committee
Equality Now Nairobi Office
P.o.Box 2018-00202
Nairobi, Kenya
Fax: 254-20-2719868
Email: equalitynownairobi@equalitynow.org

Applications must reach Equality Now by 30 April 2008. Equality Now will unfortunately only be able to respond to short-listed candidates.

Internships

Equality Now has research and campaign internships and media and outreach internships. Research and campaign interns generally conduct legal and fact-finding research and draft Women's Action and campaign correspondence as the work requires. Media and outreach interns help out with media outreach, including assisting with drafting columns for newspapers and targeting other local media outlets. Interns may also attend meetings at the United Nations and participate in other advocacy efforts to further Equality Now's work.

Summer interns spend 8-10 weeks full-time with Equality Now and semester interns spend approximately 10 hours a week with Equality Now. Please note that internships are unpaid and no arrangements can be made for housing or visas.

Interested applicants should send a resume, a cover letter specifying which internship they are applying for, which office they would like to work in--New York, London or Nairobi--noting any foreign language skills, and a writing sample to info@equalitynow.org.

Equality Now will begin reviewing applications for summer internships January 1 and will start making decisions by February 15. Semester applications are considered on a rolling basis.

Equality Now is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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