Looking for a Dynamic Feminist & Women’s Rights Activist/Advocate! Become a Board Member at Urgent Action Fund-Africa
Application Deadline: 17 November 2023.
Urgent Action Fund-Africa
Urgent Action Fund-Africa is a feminist, pan-African Rapid Response Fund committed to
transforming power relations through resourcing African feminists and womn’s human
rights defenders and their formations as an act of solidarity. More information can be found
on our website: https://www.uaf-africa.org.
Role of Board of Directors
The UAF-Africa Board of Directors comprises leaders from feminist and women’s rights movements in Africa dedicated to the organisation’s mission from a place of power and clarity of vision. Serving on the UAF-Africa Board of Directors is an extraordinary opportunity for womn who are passionate about strengthening leadership and governance in feminist and womn’s rights organisations in Africa. Board members will participate in two face-to-face board meetings per year, read board materials before board meetings, come prepared to ask questions, and participate in governance, strategic and generative discussions and debates. Board members will be invited to serve on one or more board committees and actively participate in committee work. Board terms last three years, and board members can serve up to two consecutive terms. The monthly time required is 8-10 hours.
Desired Skills and Expertise
All UAF-Africa Board members need the following knowledge, skills and capacities:
- Knowledge, understanding and experience of governance, the mission of the organisation, as well as the laws, customs and values that govern its activities.
- Ability to make sensible and informed governance decisions and recommendations.
- Willingness to ask hard questions and support good Board dynamics.
- High ethical standards, commitment to serve and common sense.
- Ability to see the broader picture and perspective on human/womn’s rights,
- democracy, social justice and development in Africa, with some benefit of
- international experience and a commitment to feminist politics and womn’s rights
- struggles.
- Organisational and strategic awareness.
- Appropriate level of financial literacy.
- Integrity of personal and professional dealings.
- Total commitment to furthering the interests of UAF-Africa’s programmes, interests
- and values of UAF-Africa, and to achieve UAF-Africa’s goals.
- No conflicts of interest.
- Capacity to work in English.
We are currently recruiting for a Board member with the following profile, expertise and
knowledge:
- A feminist with womn’s land rights, environmental and climate justice expertise and
- experience.
- A Kenyan national who is a resident of Kenya.
- Womn in all their diversities.
- Age diversity.
- Minorities (ethnic, religious, linguistics in their context).
- Expertise in one or more of the following areas of governance: financial management,
- risk management, and programmatic strategy.
- Expertise in one or more of the following programmatic areas: urgent situations and
- urgent actions in support of womn’s human rights defenders; feminist philanthropy;
- holistic protection of African Womn’s Human Rights Defenders; intersectional
- movement building; solidarity and support; knowledge leadership; advocacy and
- agenda setting.
How to Apply
Application Process
To apply to become a Board member for UAF-Africa, please upload and complete this form,
then return the form to [email protected] by Friday, 17th November 2023.
Selection Process
UAF-Africa’s Board Recruitment Committee will review all applications. Relevant candidates
will be selected for interviews by the end of November 2023.
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