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Dear Colleagues,

Please find attached the job announcement for a WILDAF Regional Coordinator. Would you kindly disseminate this information to your networks. Please assist us in identifying possible candidates. The job announcement is also on our web site (http://www.wildaf.org.zw)

Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF), a pan African women's human rights network based in Harare, Zimbabwe, is seeking a committed Regional Coordinator to lead the organisation into the next millenium.

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience working on African women's rights issues and will bring a broad understanding of networking as a strategy for change for women in Africa. She will have a proven experience in programme design and delivery, committed to working with wider alliances to achieve strategic impact by changing laws and policies, ideas, practices and beliefs that prevent women from enjoying their rights as human beings.

The candidate will have proven fundraising skills and ability to manage the funds while managing a growing and evolving network. The candidate should have experience of the work of international and regional organisations such as the UN, OAU, SADC, COMESA, ECOWAS etc.

Qualifications

Essential;

1. Must be a lawyer

2. Knowledge of women's rights within an African context

3. Experience in the NGO sector in Africa

4. Fund raising skills

5. Management skills

6. A sound commitment to WiLDAF's objectives and values

7. Good Interpersonal Skills

Desirable;

1. Fluency in English and French

2. Computer literate

3. Good analytical and strategic planning skills.

Please e- mail, fax or mail cover letter and CV to:

Regional Coordinator,

WiLDAF
2nd Floor
Zambia House
Union Ave
P.O Box 4622
Harare,
Zimbabwe

Tel: 263- 4 -752105/ 751189

Fax: 263- 4 - 781886

Email:

Closing date for applications 17th of March, 2000

Interviews to be held in Harare 17th/18th April, 2000