Vacancy: ICW - East Africa Regional Coordinator
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The International Community of Women Living With HIV/AIDS
We are looking to appoint an
EAST AFRICA REGIONAL COORDINATOR
Closing date for applications: August 26, 2004
ICW is the only global network of women worldwide living with
HIV. With a fast growing membership (currently almost 4000)
across 90 countries, ICW campaigns to promote gender equity, ac-
cess to care and treatment, and meaningful involvement of HIV
positive women at all levels of decision making affecting their
lives.
ICW recently agreed to establish Regional Offices and Regional
Coordinator posts. The first of these is now in place in South-
ern Africa.
The East Africa Regional Coordinator is a new, senior, full-time
post for an HIV-positive woman who is an experienced networker,
advocate and activist with a track record in capacity building
and facilitating the involvement of HIV positive women in advo-
cacy work.
The location of the post within East Africa is flexible, and may
be in any country in the East Africa region. Access to good in-
ternational communications and a willingness to travel are es-
sential. The contract is initially for 12 months with the expec-
tation it will be renewed at the end of the period, subject to
funding.
Screening interviews will be held by telephone, with final
shortlisted candidates being interviewed in person in their home
country.
ICW does not currently have an office in East Africa (although
the East Africa trustee has to date provided a base in her or-
ganisation). You will be expected to organise your own work-
space, either renting a desk space or small office, working from
home, or working from a host or partner organisation in your own
country. The salary will be commensurate with the experience of
the selected candidate and market rates in the relevant loca-
tion.
Your role is to ensure the development of a strong, dynamic and
active ICW network in the region with the capacity to fully in-
volve its members in the work of the wider organisation.
You will develop communications with and between members, as
well as with Regional Coordinators in other regions of the world
as they are appointed, and the ICW International Support Office
based in London. You will also develop good working links with
other regional and national networks. You will be responsible
for piloting transparent and accountable processes for the se-
lection of ICW country and regional representatives, as part of
our drive to increase democracy and accountability within the
network.
You will work closely with ICW�s East Africa Trustee, and report
to the International Network Manager based in London.
Your main areas of responsibility will be:
� To increase communications with ICW members in East Af-
rica, through face to face contact and other communications
mechanisms.
� To strengthen members� participation and inclusion in the
global ICW network as a means of increasing the voices of HIV
positive women from the region in support, treatment and advo-
cacy initiatives at all levels.
� To develop and pilot a transparent and accountable system
of electing HIV positive women as ICW country and regional rep-
resentatives in East Africa.
� To develop ICW�s East Africa region in consultation with
members in the region, the ICW International Support Office, the
Board of Trustees, and ICW staff in other regions, ensuring that
it is fully integrated into the worldwide ICW network.
� To provide monthly reports to the International Support
Office and the Board of Trustees. This should include financial
reports. To provide donor proposals and reports as required.
� To oversee the establishment of solid financial and fund-
ing flow systems in the region.
� To coordinate and develop ICW projects and workshops
within the East Africa region, in coordination with the Global
Sexual and Reproductive Rights Advocacy Officer (currently based
in Durban), the Global Advocacy Officer on Access to Care,
Treatment and Support (recruitment in process), and other staff
across the global network.
� To develop a monitoring and evaluation system for regional
activities.
� To develop mutual support and joint advocacy and policy
work with local and national networks of HIV positive women in
the region, networks of positive people, GNP+, and ICW partners
such as YWCA, WAGGGS and others. To encourage the development of
national positive women�s networks in countries in the region
where these do not exist already.
Person specification
For this post, the following skills and experience are essen-
tial:
Essential:
� Firm commitment to the ethos of ICW.
� Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal
and including project proposal writing skills.
� IT skills, particularlyWord, Excel, email and internet.
� Planning, budgeting and project management skills.
� Influencing skills and interpersonal skills.
� Willingness and availability to travel within the region
and internationally.
� An understanding of the need to facilitate the involvement
of HIV positive women in advocacy, and experience of training
and capacity building of HIV positive women.
� Sound understanding of international HIV, gender and de-
velopment issues and principles of democracy and accountability
in a network.
� An understanding of participatory action research or other
participatory approaches.
� Sound understanding of confidentiality and gender issues
� Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
� Good spoken and written English, knowledge of other lan-
guages an advantage
� National of a country within the East Africa region
� Diagnosed HIV positive
� Public about HIV status
Desirable:
Numeracy skills, including preparing budgets and financial re-
ports, and demonstrable knowledge of national networks of posi-
tive women in the East Africa region would be an advantage.
Application forms can be downloaded from the ICW website or re-
quested from mailto:jobs@icw.org, and should be returned to ICW
by the deadline by e-mail (jobs@icw.org) marked �ICW EARC 2004�.
CVs will also be accepted, and should be sent with a cover let-
ter detailing your suitability and interest in this post.
For more information on ICW, please refer to our website,
http://www.icw.org
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Luisa Orza
mailto:luisa@icw.org