Article by World Coalition published on January 21st, 2016
The World Coalition calls for applications for a consultant in charge of planning a training session in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Job Description
Under the supervision of the Director of the World Coalition, the consultant will be required to:
- Plan the programme of the two-day training session to be held late April in Sub-Saharan Africa (place and date to be confirmed) based on a consultation with members and partners of the World Coalition in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Work with World Coalition members to identify good practices and obstacles encountered by civil society for the abolition of the death penalty in Africa and for the adoption of a protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the abolition of the death penalty.
- Identify speakers and participants and follow-up with them, unsure a smooth running of the program.
- Compile all the data collected and speakers’ points in a handbook for members before the training session.
- Facilitate the training session with the members of the World Coalition.
- Present the final version of the training manual end of April 2016 based on comments and feedback obtained during the session.
Skills
- Demonstrated experience in the field of training, and preferably in a national, regional, or international NGO in the field of human rights;
- A university degree in political science, international relations, international human rights law or education;
- A good understanding of the NGO sector in Africa;
- Well-developed communication and drafting skills;
- Perfect knowledge of either English or French, spoken and written, and working knowledge of the other (interaction with both French and English speaking African civil society members will be necessary);
- Good judgement, as well as good organizational skills and an ability to be diplomatic;
- Able to work in a team environment;
- Proficient in the use of the internet and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint…);
- Knowledge of the topic of the death penalty is desired.
Conditions
Contract for a period of two months (March – April 2016).
Remuneration is negotiable depending on qualifications and experience.
The person will be preferably based in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Schedule (to be reviewed with the selected candidate):
21 January: Launch of the job offer 26 February: Deadline for candidacy 29 February: Analysis of candidacy, interviews and selection of the consultant Between 1 and 10 March: Consultation of members and partners Between 10 and 30 March: Definition of the program, identification of speakers and preparation of the training manual (validation of the structure of the manual with the director) Between 30 March and 15 April: Presentation of a draft manual that will be distributed during the training Late April: Animation of the training session in Sub-Saharan Africa 30 April: Presentation of the final manual from the comments and feedback obtained during the session
The application must be received by the World Coalition (contact [at] worldcoalition.org) before 26 February 2016 with:
- A cover letter
- A CV
- Contact details of two referees specifying for each: name, surname, title, email address and a phone number.
- A note on methodological proposals and comments for the training session
Interviews are expected to be held during the last week of February 2016.