{"id":2363,"date":"2020-06-18T11:02:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T08:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whrdmena.wf1umvvxdl-zng4p9kmz6dp.p.runcloud.link\/?p=2363"},"modified":"2023-06-08T16:44:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T13:44:31","slug":"call-for-experts-and-trainers-to-work-with-whrdmena-coalition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/en\/2020\/06\/18\/call-for-experts-and-trainers-to-work-with-whrdmena-coalition\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for experts and trainers to work with WHRDMENA Coalition"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Call for experts and trainers to work with WHRDMENA Coalition<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Regional Coalition of Women Human Rights Defenders in the Middle East and North Africa <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7125 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/whrdmena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Call-for-experts-and-trainers-to-work-with-WHRDMENA-Coalition-300x180.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Call-for-experts-and-trainers-to-work-with-WHRDMENA-Coalition-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Call-for-experts-and-trainers-to-work-with-WHRDMENA-Coalition-1024x614.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Call-for-experts-and-trainers-to-work-with-WHRDMENA-Coalition-768x461.webp 768w, https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Call-for-experts-and-trainers-to-work-with-WHRDMENA-Coalition-1536x922.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wh.whrdmena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Call-for-experts-and-trainers-to-work-with-WHRDMENA-Coalition-jpg.webp 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>works to support women human rights defenders in the region by creating a safe environment that enables them to continue their vital work at the local, regional and international levels. In this context, the Coalition aims, through various tracks, to enhance WHRDs\u2019 skills and provide them with support and knowledge. The Coalition believes that achieving this requires cooperation with experts and trainers in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, the WHRDMENA Coalition is looking for trainers and experts in several fields: human rights and advocacy, feminism and feminist organizing, documentation, wellbeing and mental health. The experts will assume various tasks and responsibilities explained below, but the most prominent of them relate to providing support, knowledge and training for women human rights defenders, provided that these methodologies are adapted to the needs of WHRDs and their own contexts in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Human Rights and Advocacy trainers:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Responsibilities:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designing, preparing and implementing a training methodology in relation to advocacy skills at the international, regional and local levels.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Compilation of comprehensive and accessible\u00a0 resources related to advocacy in Arabic.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consult with women human rights defenders and the Coalition\u2019s team to ensure that the proposed methodology is appropriate and adapted to the contexts and needs of women human rights defenders.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Envision methods and tools for digital training and other educational tools that can help in strengthening the advocacy skills of women human rights defenders.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analyzing current developments and trends in the areas of advocacy, threats and global and regional human rights challenges.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Qualifications:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience working with women human rights defenders and knowledge of the specific resolution re women human rights defenders (2013)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience in dealing with various human rights mechanisms, most notably the special rapporteurs of the OHCHR, as well as other regional mechanisms such as the African Union mechanisms, the League of Arab States, and others, in addition to knowing how to submit reports or communications to these mechanisms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowledge and experience of women&#8217;s rights or feminist advocacy platforms and related mechanisms and resolutions, from CEDAW to Beijing and others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience in designing and implementing effective training and educational methodologies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demonstrated facilitation and training skills with experience in training groups of people in advocacy mechanisms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience working remotely and managing digital platforms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strong passion and commitment to the feminist principles of the WHRDMENA Coalition.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ability to work collaboratively, flexibly and effectively in a dynamic and diverse team.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fluency in Arabic.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resident in the Middle East and North Africa.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please send the CV and a letter explaining the reasons for wanting to apply, including a brief about you and your work, to: comms@whrdmena.org and the email titled should be &#8220;Advocacy and Human Rights&#8221;. Deadline: 12 July 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Documentation experts\/trainers:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Responsibilities:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Design, prepare and implement a training methodology in relation to documentation skills and documentation tools, preferably from a feminist approach.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compilation of various resources,\u00a0 tools and means of documentation in Arabic and in an accessible language.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communicating with WHRDs and the Coalition team regarding the specific context needs and challenges related to documentation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reviewing the Coalition\u2019s content and tools for documentation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Envisioning and innovating documentation training methods and activities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhancing the trainees&#8217; knowledge about documenting violence against women and non-normative identities in particular.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Qualifications:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In-depth knowledge of documentation from a feminist perspective.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience in documenting human rights violations in the region and using various documentation tools.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience working with feminist activists and women human rights defenders in the region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demonstrated facilitation and training skills with experience in training groups of people on documentation mechanisms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience in designing and implementing effective training and educational methodologies. .<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience working remotely and managing digital platforms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A passion and commitment to the principles of the Coalition.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fluency in the Arabic.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resident in the MENA region.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please send the CV and a letter explaining the reasons for wanting to apply, including a brief about you and your work, to: comms@whrdmena.org and the email titled should be &#8220;Documentation&#8221;. Deadline: 12 July 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Wellbeing and mental health experts\/trainers<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>Responsibilities:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporting the coalition in its wellbeing strategy..<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providing WHRDs with wellbeing and self-care skills, and contextualizing them according to their needs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conceptualize with the WHRDs and the Coalition team on how to spread and enhance knowledge about wellbeing and its importance in the work of WHRDs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helping WHRDs in developing wellbeing plans for themselves and their organizations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support in providing accessible Arabic resources and guidance materials.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Qualifications:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University degree in psychiatry, psychology, social work or equivalent experience.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience in the field of wellbeing and an in-depth knowledge regarding feminist concepts and policies related to recovery, wellbeing and self-care.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowledge of the work contexts of women human rights defenders in the region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience in handling and tackling burnouts and other challenges mainly facing WHRDs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fluent in Arabic<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resident in the region.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please send the CV and a letter explaining the reasons for wanting to apply, including a brief about you and your work, to: comms@whrdmena.org and the email titled should be &#8220;Wellbeing and Mental Health&#8221;. Deadline: 12 July 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call for experts and trainers to work with WHRDMENA Coalition The Regional Coalition of Women Human Rights Defenders in the Middle East and North Africa works to support women human rights defenders in the region by creating a safe environment that enables them to continue their vital work at the local, regional and international levels. 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