Jobs
Africa Coordinator - FIAN
2010-07-30, Issue 492
http://pambazuka.org/en/category/jobs/66308
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Position: Africa Coordinator
Salary: 32.000 and 51.000 Euro
Based: Heidelberg, Germany
Duration: Full-time, with 6 month probation
Closing date: 23th August 2010
FIAN – FoodFirst Information & Action Network International campaigns globally for the realisation of the right to food. FIAN works with members and partners in over 50 countries and enjoys consultative status with the UN ECOSOC.
FIAN’s International Secretariat is looking for an Africa Coordinator, based in Heidelberg, Germany
This is a full-time position with a 6 month probation period.
Primary Tasks:
- Research and preparation of interventions on violations of the human right to adequate food in Africa (;
- Networking with FIAN affiliates, peasant farmers and women organizations, NGOs, networks as well as other counterparts at regional and national levels in Africa;
- Carry out and support advocacy work at local, national, regional and UN level on policy and legal issues relevant to the right to adequate food in Africa;
- Planning and holding of training workshops with various actors in Africa;
- Supervising and accompanying the organizational development plans and strategies of FIAN International in the region.
We expect:
- Work experience with Africa in a relevant field (human rights, issues related to food security and land, food sovereignty, nutrition or agricultural and rural development), with experience working with local CSOs and/or social movements);
- Good advocacy skills;
- Strong writing skills to produce various reports for different audiences;
- Experience of Project Management, with relevant administration and monitoring skills;
- Experience of, or interest in, organisational development processes and gender issues;
- Genuine interest in and enjoyment of working with volunteers and activists;
- Intercultural competence;
- Flexibility, ability to work well under pressure and willingness to travel abroad frequently (including visits to affected communities);
- Excellency in written and spoken French and English. Knowledge of Portuguese is welcome.
We offer:
- Work in an internationally renowned Human Rights-Organisation
- Being part of a highly motivated and intercultural team
- Gross-Annual Salary between 32.000 and 51.000 Euro (depends on age and familiar situation, including health insurance and pension scheme.
To apply, please send your CV together with a cover letter and copies of academic transcripts, academic/work references, preferably in ONE PDF, to africa@fian.org by 23th August 2010.
Only email applications are accepted. We encourage especially persons of African origin to apply for this position.