Website NobelWomen Nobel Women's Initiative
Position Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Accountable to: Executive Director
Language(s): Fluency in English; other language assets are Arabic, Spanish, French
Location: Remote
Application Deadline: January 9, 2023
WHO WE ARE:
Around us, the world is in crisis. Human and planetary security is threatened. Increasing conflicts, rising nationalism, the climate crisis, and threats to women’s rights endure. Systems of exclusions and inequalities have resulted in greater divisions between people and nations. Feminist peacemakers and human rights defenders around the world are rising to the challenges of war, mass displacement and migration, climate change, and threats to gains made in women’s rights over the past decades. There is an urgent need to do more, to be united, and to work in new ways to achieve gender equality, stop violent conflicts, and improve the lives of women and their communities across the globe. Given the scale and scope of the challenges, bold, dynamic and collective approaches are required.
Nobel Women’s Initiative (NWI) is up to the challenge! As women Nobel Laureates united in courageous actions with women leading peace around the world, leveraging their collective power to amplify non-violent solutions, defend justice, and champion equality for all.
NWI is led by Nobel peace laureates Jody Williams (USA), Shirin Ebadi (Iran), Rigoberta Menchú Tum (Guatemala), Leymah Gbowee (Liberia), and Tawakkol Karman (Yemen), our Board of Directors, and is supported by passionate and skilled staff team.
THE OPPORTUNITY:
Nobel Women’s Initiative is in the process of recruiting an Advocacy and Partnership Manager. Are you committed to peace and looking for an opportunity to advance work on women, feminist peace and security? Do you have advocacy and political accompaniment experience?
If you are passionate about influencing change with decision makers so they will recognize and center the priorities of women activists in strategies and policies, we would value your contributions to our team!
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
- Coordinate Nobel Women’s Initiative’s political accompaniment and advocacy;
- Oversee NWI delegations;
- Coordinate NWI engagement in political and influencing forums;
- Project and work-planning;
- Support advocacy activity implementation;
- Provide access and networking, tools and training to partners and young women activists, allowing them to contribute meaningfully to the global women’s peace movement;
- Produce and oversee political analysis for engagement;
- Collaborate with NWI Partnerships, Communications, Finance and Operations team colleagues to ensure sound management of work;
- Manage and oversee external consultants and their deliverables;
- Initiate and participate in learning and reflection sessions and produce regular narrative reports.
ABOUT YOU:
- Experience working in the areas of peace building, feminism, gender equality, and disarmament, particularly related to women, peace and security issues;
- Solid knowledge of and experience with advocacy and diverse stakeholder relationships;
- Access to global policy makers and enhanced connections with women’s movements;
- Strong organizational and analytical skills;
- An active listener who communicates clearly, respectfully and effectively;
- Demonstrated success in building positive relationships, inspiring collaborative work among colleagues and stakeholders, and ability to organize work with others;
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities and to respond/adapt to quickly changing circumstances;
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision;
- Graduate degree preferably in one or more of the following fields: law, gender, women’s rights, peace, international relations, human rights, social sciences or related disciplines;
- Seven to ten years of relevant work experience, with prior experience in NGOs, international and/or campaign organizations an asset;
- Commitment to the work and values of NWI, in particular a passion for women’s rights, building peace, defending justice, championing equality for all and a belief that organizations and individuals can change the world.
OUR WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PRINCIPLES:
NWI values its passionate and skilled global team. At NWI, we put trust in our talented team and are pleased to offer a flexible work environment, competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. We adhere to feminist values. We believe in sharing power, collaborating, self-care and inclusion of all team members. Together we will continue to build a respectful, caring, impactful and productive work environment.
Following are the principles that guide our work:
Power: We are committed to sharing power, to transparent and responsible use of power, to using our own power to amplify the voices of those who are marginalized and to model alternatives to tyranny and patriarchy.
Transparency: We are committed to honesty and communicating with clarity with each other and the vast communities with whom we engage.
Mutual Accountability: We are committed to self-awareness, taking responsibility and mutual accountability through ensuring regular cycles of feedback and support for improving practice.
Radical Love: We are committed to sustaining people, movements and ourselves, practicing care and solidarity in all aspects of NWI’s work internally and in our multiple communities.
Affirmation of Human Rights: We reject all forms of oppression and discrimination. We reject racism, sexism and ableism. We affirm human rights and commit to build our capacity to center diversity, inclusion, compassion and trauma-informed practice in all we do.
Respect: We affirm the knowledge, abilities and relationships that we each bring to the work and seek out the unique insights and perspectives of one another and NWI’s partners.
Solidarity: We seek out opportunities to articulate and progress our common agenda. We show up for one another and our various communities.
JOIN OUR TEAM:
If you want to join us in strengthening feminist efforts to promote nonviolent solutions to war, violence and militarism, we encourage you to submit a letter of interest along with your resume to: [email protected]. Please use the subject line ‘Advocacy and Partnership Manager” when applying.
NWI is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We believe in equality and diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin and disability. NWI encourages and welcomes applications from members of racialized communities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, and with the skills/knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. We are committed to a selection process and work environment that is barrier free. If you need any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond, please indicate this in your application.
We sincerely thank all those who express interest and apply, but only short-listed candidates will be contacted.