Deadline: 22 March, 2024

Location: Remote

Equality Now is seeking to fill the position of Strategic Planning Consultant.

Equality Now is an international human rights organisation that works to protect and promote the rights of all women and girls worldwide.

Responsibilities 

• Review Hurra coalition objectives and membership criteria
• Undertake stakeholder mapping and analysis
• Undertake a situational analysis of Hurra campaigns and activities to date
• Hold consultative sessions and interviews with Hurra members, partners and other strategic partners
• Through a consultative process and application of appropriate tools of analysis, identify focus areas, develop strategic objectives and key result areas for the Hurra coalition
• Develop the Hurra coalition mandate, its purpose, vision, and mission
• Assess the coalition’s capacity and develop its governance, structure, financial and administrative systems based on the identified strategic objectives and key result areas
• Propose an implementation and monitoring plan for achieving the strategic objectives and key results
• Develop a results and resources framework for the plan period
• Make presentations to the Hurra secretariat on the strategic plan prior to the annual Hurra meeting; incorporate Equality Now’s feedback in the revised draft plan
• Maintain regular and consultative meetings with the Hurra secretariat
• Facilitate the Hurra coalition annual strategic planning meeting
• Finalise the strategic plan and submit it to the Hurra secretariat held by Equality Now

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning for organisations, coalitions and/or parties in the context of the MENA region
• Solid knowledge about feminist movement building in the MENA region, women’s rights organisations and international human rights standards
• Ten years, minimum, of experience working in the fields of gender equality, gender justice, and empowerment
• Excellent research, analytical, conceptual, writing and editing skills and use of computer software
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, networking and advocacy skills; existing strong networks are an advantage
• Ability to effectively manage priorities and time and meet deadlines
• Demonstrated competency in planning and setting goals
• Fluency in Arabic
• Good command of English (preferred)

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