Summary of the Position:
The Senior Associate, East Africa Regional Advisor
will manage the overall Emerging Leader experience for the East Africa cohort
by serving as the Emerging Leaders first point of contact and developing a
supportive relationship with each Emerging Leader. Along with Emerging Leader
Mentors, the Senior Associate will provide context-specific technical
assistance to Emerging Leaders and support Emerging Leaders in developing
strong local, national, and regional connections, as relevant for their project
or advocacy. As such, this role will serve as the main liaison with a team of
six Emerging Leader Mentors, who are Alumni of Women Deliver’s Young Leaders
Program. The Senior Associate will also advise Women Deliver on necessary
program and advocacy adaptations to be most appropriate and effective operating
in East Africa. This role will report to the Senior Manager, Youth Engagement,
responsible for directing the Emerging Leaders work stream.
Responsibilities:
(25%) Oversee the Emerging Leader Experience through
the cultivation of relationships with each Emerging Leader, which entails:
Project managing all aspects of the Emerging Leaders’
Journey creation (a process in which Emerging Leaders design their grant
projects, identify key global spaces in which they want to engage, develop
learning goals, and identify ways collective action can support their work) by
coordinating with Youth Engagement Team members on different components of that
journey they are managing and guiding Emerging Leaders through that process
Serving as the main point of contact for Emerging
Leaders, and maintaining regular individual communications with Emerging
Leaders as defined by the Youth Engagement Team and at the request of Emerging
Leaders
Manage Program-related communications to Emerging
Leaders, including monitoring the Emerging Leaders Program email inbox and
WhatsApp Groups, and sending regular communications through these channels
about program opportunities and offerings
(35%) Coordinate and support the implementation of
the Emerging Leaders Mentor Program, comprised of six Mentors
(Consultants), and partnering with Youth
Engagement Team members on learning and capacity-strengthening opportunities,
such as trainings, workshops, and the creation of resources.
(20%) Contribute context-specific guidance and
expertise to Emerging Leader Program activities; this may include:
Supporting the Emerging Leaders East Africa cohort
kick-off convening (February – March 2025) by working with convenings team to
provide local logistics support and connections, and recommending relevant
partners and speakers
Strengthening and maintaining Women Deliver’s
networks and partners in East Africa to facilitate collective action and
collaboration for Emerging Leaders in support of their advocacy projects
Serving as the focal point in engagement with
stakeholders in East Africa including peer organizations and potential
partners; relevant coalitions, alliances and networks; government stakeholders
at the national and regional levels
Supporting Emerging Leaders’ training and preparation
for travel to advocacy spaces, convenings, and other regional or global spaces,
in partnership with the Manager,
Youth Engagement (Political Engagement &
Influencing Lead)
Providing technical assistance to Emerging Leaders on
their grant projects, in collaboration with Mentors and the Senior Associate,
Grant Management
Collaborating with the Senior Associate, Grant
Management, as needed, to adapt and redesign the Emerging Leaders program
components to be contextually fit to the Emerging Leaders and region’s needs
and opportunities.
(10%) Support the Women Deliver Safeguarding Lead in
implementing the Emerging Leaders Program Safeguarding Approach by delivering relevant trainings, liaising with
Emerging Leaders’ parents and guardians, and implementing other safeguarding
risk mitigation measures in partnership with the Women Deliver Safeguarding
Lead
(10%) Support on other Emerging Leader Program
initiatives as required, including:
Partnering with the Senior Associate, Youth
Engagement (Learning & Capacity-Strengthening Lead) on designing and
implementing Emerging Leader Program trainings, workshops, and resources in
response to the needs Emerging Leader identify during the program onboarding
Provide travel support to Emerging Leaders by booking
flights and hotels, troubleshooting travel logistics issues, and providing
travel briefings and developing logistics notes
Co-create with Emerging Leaders how collective action
will be part of their Emerging Leaders Program Journey during the journey
creation phase
Qualifications
4-6 years of experience in program management for
adolescent or youth-serving programs in advocacy, sustainable development,
gender equality, or sexual and reproductive health and rights in East Africa or
globally required.
Experience working with and for adolescents and young
people in East Africa, including those from diverse backgrounds, on social
change-focused campaigns, programs, or initiatives, and utilizes ways of
working that embody equitable youth engagement and co-leadership required.
Robust project management skills, including managing
complex projects requiring engagement of staff across different teams,
required.
Strong written and verbal communications skills,
including communicating with adolescents and youth, required.
Familiarity with youth leadership and empowerment,
advocacy, sustainable development, gender equality, or sexual and reproductive
health and rights networks, organizations, and initiatives in East Africa
required.
Knowledgeable in any of the following: sexual and
reproductive health and rights, Women Deliver’s three issue areas (Climate
Justice, Countering Anti-Rights Actors, and Universal Health Coverage), and/or
adolescent girl issues and rights strongly preferred.
Understanding of child and young person safeguarding
best practices preferred.
Commitment to fostering an anti-racist, global, and
inclusive workplace required.
Able to travel within the East Africa region and
globally as requested.
How To Apply
Please send a CV or resume and a letter of interest
to: careers@womendeliver.org
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