{"id":2332,"date":"2020-06-17T15:36:31","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T12:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whrdmena.wf1umvvxdl-zng4p9kmz6dp.p.runcloud.link\/?p=2332"},"modified":"2023-04-15T04:32:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T01:32:43","slug":"advocacy-consultant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/en\/2020\/06\/17\/advocacy-consultant\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy Consultant"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Advocacy Consultant<\/h1>\n<p><b>About WHRDMENA Coalition:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHRDMENA Coalition is a membership-based coalition of organizations and women human rights <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2383 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/whrdmena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/\u0641\u0631\u0635\u0661-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/\u0641\u0631\u0635\u0661-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/\u0641\u0631\u0635\u0661-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/\u0641\u0631\u0635\u0661-450x377.png 450w, https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/\u0641\u0631\u0635\u0661-225x189.png 225w, https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/\u0641\u0631\u0635\u0661-900x754.png 900w, https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/\u0641\u0631\u0635\u0661-20x17.png 20w, https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/\u0641\u0631\u0635\u0661-115x96.png 115w, https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/\u0641\u0631\u0635\u0661.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>defenders engaging with and defending a spectrum of rights and struggles in MENA. The Coalition works through different tracks such as advocacy, digital security, documentation, knowledge production and dissemination in order to highlight and amplify the work of Women Human Rights Defenders in MENA.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About the position:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHRDMENA Coalition is looking for a part-time advocacy consultant to support in setting an advocacy strategy and recommendations in accordance with the Coalition\u2019s strategic plan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tasks and responsibilities:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consulting with the Coalition\u2019s members on the current advocacy priorities and challenges faced by them, analyzing and reporting on the situation in order to develop strategic advocacy plans based on needs and priorities.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drafting a suggested strategy or a guide that is regions specific with and for members.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analyzing the gaps in previous and current advocacy plans and assisting in overcoming such challenges. Using analysis <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">deduced\/ obtained <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the notes taken from meetings with members in order to set a strategy. The strategy must include a concrete set of implementable recommendations for the Coalition to roll out at the earliest, including advocacy work at international, regional and national levels.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planning an advocacy timeline in which the Coalition can prepare to participate in beforehand (CSW, HRC, etc\u2026). The timeline must include potential advocacy opportunities, including governmental ones (Canada, Norway\u2019s consultations, etc\u2026) that can be of need to the Coalition members.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identifying key advocacy events and forum through which the Coalition can engage effectively\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporting with establishing feminist advocacy and submission guidelines or tutorials that all members can benefit from. Establishing feminist advocacy guidelines must be contextualized and in accordance with members\u2019 suggestions and recommendations.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporting the establishment of an Advocacy Working group in the Coalition in terms of providing guidance of how the group should proceed with what have been set as advocacy priorities.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Represent the Coalition in International Events\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensuring that up-to-date knowledge resources regarding advocacy and current feminist thinking on advocacy are readily available to all members of the Coalition.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporting in writing pieces, research and reports related to advocacy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working with members, partners and networks that the Coalition is part of on developing, designing and managing advocacy and policy projects focused on WHRDs such as the 2013 resolution and other ongoing themes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developing flexible advocacy plans or steps for crisis situations.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>The candidate must have:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5-7 year of experience and skills in advocacy related to feminism, women\u2019s rights, gender equality in MENA context and is familiar with the 2013 WHRD resolution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Masters or equivalent in Experience in the fields of Human Rights, International Law, Women\u2019s studies,\u00a0 or Gender studies.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An interdisciplinary approach to advocacy that includes documentation, knowledge production and dissemination, and campaigning that are based in feminist analysis.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience of engaging with UN human rights mechanisms, key bilateral agencies, and other key influential advocacy targets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research skills that include developing policy briefs and position papers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excellent understanding of the MENA context including its civil society situation and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0has a good connection with local and regional NGOs in the region.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ability to manage work remotely, self motivated, organised and committed to feminism.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adherence to the Coalition\u2019s values and protocols.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arabic, English are must, French and\/or Spanish are a plus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ability to travel if needed\/ if available.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This consultancy is based on Number of Days, we expect a total of 40 days of work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please send CV and a Letter explaining why you would be prefect for WHRDMENA Coalition to comms@whrdmena.org in an email titled &#8216;Advocacy Consultant&#8217;.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advocacy Consultant About WHRDMENA Coalition: WHRDMENA Coalition is a membership-based coalition of organizations and women human rights defenders engaging with and defending a spectrum of rights and struggles in MENA. 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