TITLE: Equality Now programme proposition development consultancy
REPORTS TO: Global Director of Programmes
LOCATION: remote
DURATION: full-time for 9 months
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: November 21st, 2023
ABOUT EQUALITY NOW
At Equality Now, we aspire to create a world in which women and men have equal rights under the law, and full enjoyment of their human rights. Our mission is gender equality. And how we get there matters.
Founded in 1992, Equality Now is an international human rights organization that works to protect and promote the rights of all women and girls around the world. Our campaigns are centered on four program areas: Legal Equality, End Sexual Violence, End Harmful Practices, and End Sexual Exploitation, with a cross-cutting focus on the unique needs of adolescent girls. Equality Now combines grassroots activism with international, regional, and national legal advocacy to achieve legal and systemic change to benefit all women and girls and works to ensure that governments enact and enforce laws and policies that uphold their rights. Equality Now is a global organization with partners and members all around the world. You’ll find our 80+ team across the world in places such as Beirut, London, Geneva, San Jose, New York, Nairobi, Tbilisi, and Washington DC among others.
We offer a great experience for talented people who are passionate about equality. To work here, you’ll need to share our core values which are: integrity, tenaciousness, perseverance and inclusivity. For more information, visit equalitynow.org.
PURPOSE:
To work closely with the Global Director of Programmes (GDoP) to undertake a global programme review, research emerging opportunities, and develop the programme proposition in preparation for the 2025-2030 organization-wide strategic planning process.
DELIVERABLES:
Context Analysis: Months 1- 4
- Work with the global and regional leads to conduct an analysis of the current and future global, regional, and thematic contexts, from a programmatic perspective
- Consolidate the learning into a report and presentation for the Programme Leadership Team (global and regional programme leadership)
- Make a presentation with the global director of programmes (GDoP) to the Programme Leadership Team (PLT) and take feedback
- Revise the report and presentation, if needed, and make a presentation with the GDoP to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT)
Positioning Statement: Months 4-7
- In partnership with individuals identified, by the GDoP, across the organization, conduct desk research into specific areas of interest that need deeper understanding e.g.
- Evidence of need and or opportunity – numbers and things, policy processes, spheres of influence
- Who else is in the space? What are they doing?
- With the GDoP facilitate thinking on emerging opportunities and innovation (e.g. the Big Tent, academy, women in the digital realm, women impacting climate change)
- Develop the Context Analysis document (above) to include a Positioning Statement
Identify our unique programme offer: Month 8
- Work with the GDoP and PLT to identify our unique programme offer in the space
- Reflect on and articulate succinctly our thematic track records
- Reflect on and articulate succinctly our regional presence and accomplishments
- Reflect on and articulate succinctly our work with and on adolescent girls
- Reflect on and articulate succinctly our added value by theme and region
Programme Proposition (recommendations) Month 9
- Develop the Context Analysis and Position Statement document to include Our Unique Programme offer and pull together as a Programme Proposition document and presentation
- Share the document and make a presentation to the PLT for feedback
- Accommodate feedback into the Programme Proposition document
- Update the document and presentation
- Share the document and make a presentation with the GDoP to the SLT
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Demonstrable high-level skills in collecting, collating and synergizing ideas into clear written text and visual presentations
- Experience working with globally complex organizations to design, deliver and develop programme strategy
- Comfortable working with a tried and tested theory of change
- Commitment to feminist analysis and practice
- A history in international development programming
- Keen understanding of current global power and development dynamics, particularly through a gendered lens
- Proven social research, mapping, and analysis skills
- Excellent writing skills, in English
COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:
- A systems thinker
- Collaborative, team player
- Ability to bring people together to share and develop their ideas
- Comfortable with complexity
- Creative and solution-focused
HOW TO APPLY:
Please visit: https://equalitynow.applytojob.com/ and submit a resume/CV, cover letter demonstrating suitability and your monthly rate.
Due to the volume of applicants anticipated for this role, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Equality Now is strong because it is diverse. We actively seek a diverse applicant pool and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. Equality Now offers a competitive compensation package, including base salary, savings, health and vacation benefits, and is an Equal Opportunity employer. Equality Now employees are selected on the basis of ability without regard to race, colour, religious beliefs, sex, gender identity and expression, language, political or other opinion, nationality, ethnic or social origin, disability, pregnancy, mental status, HIV status, age, marital status, or sexual orientation.
We welcome all kinds of diversity. Candidates are selected on the basis of ability, in accordance with all country and location-specific laws.
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