Position Overview
The advocacy Coordinator rola will lead in shaping and coordinating the implementation of Power Up!´s consortium's joint advocacy that amplifies our intersectional and political analysis, positions and agendas related to bodies, voices and resources. This is a consortium level role with a specific focus in advancing the LBQTI+ issues and agendas. Key to this role is to promote mutual capacity strengthening relationship building and political alliances with local partners/collectives and womxn human rights defenders who are marginalised, excluded and discriminated against. In doing so, the Advocacy Coordinator adds value and supports the work of PU! members and local partners and advises and guides the PU! Working Groups in its profiling and influencing work, including risk management. In order to be successful in this role the candidate should have great coordination and communication skills and deep curiosity to learn about feminist movement building and movement led approaches to advocacy.
About JASS
The Power Up! Consortium is an alliance women's rights organisations including JASS (Just Associates), Yayasan Pemberdayaan Perempuan Kepala Keluarga (PEKKA), and Gender at Work (G@W).
Power up! works in strategic partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (MFA). Collaborating in a 5-year program (2021-2025), the Consortium engages with womxn human right defenders (WHRD) and their organisations and networks to build, organise, mobilise and transform power around three strategic agendas- bodies, voices and resources. Our aims are the prevention and elimination of sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls; strengthening womxn's strategies for economic resilience and stability, including access to and control of resources and land.
Within this, the partnership focuses on amplifying the voices, agency and leadership of constituencies that have been marginalised in their communities and social movements (LBQ women, HIV+ women, sex workers, women workers and rural and indigenous womxn). Their capacity to sustain pressure and influence policies, resources, institutions, and social normas is essential to the advancement of gender equality and womxn's rights at all levels and to ensure womxn's greater safety in the face of increased backlash and violence.
The consortium's work is spread across 6 geographic regions (17 countries) and prioritises Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and Southeast Asia.
Your profile
An Advocacy Coordinator adds value and supports the work of PU! members and local partners, and advises and guides the PU! Working Groups in its profiling and influencing work, including risk management. In order to be successful in this role, the candidate should have great coordination and communication skills and deep curiosity to learn about feminist movement building and movement led approaches to advocacy.
Compensation
JASS is committed to equitable salary and benefits based on roles and responsibilities, regardless of location. The salary range for the position is between USD4,083 to USD4,916 per month depending on relevant years of experience,knowledge and skills. Benefits include employer-paid health insurance, generous vacation leave, national holidays and sick leave.
The initial offer of employment is for 1 year (with 3-month probationary period), with a possibility of renewal based on mutual satisfaction.
How To Contact Us
Send the following materials (in English)
- Full CV (detailing the nature, scope and scale of responsibilities held)
- A letter of intent (maximum 2 pages) highlighting relevant skills and experience for this position (please note where you learned about the vacancy)
- Names and contact details of 2 professional references
The deadline for applications is 22 December 2023. Due to the volume of applicants, only candidates
who advance to interviews will be contacted. Due to the large volume of applications, we are not able to answer/entertain queries. The successful candidate is expected to assume the role on 1st March 2023. Power Up! is not able to support visa or relocation costs.
About us
JASS is a feminist movement support organisation that strengthens the voice, visibility, leadership and collective organising power of women for a just and sustainable world for all. We equip and strengthen the leadership and organising capacity of women leaders and their organisations in Mesoamerica, Southeast Asia, and Southern Africa.
Our feminist movement building work supports marginalised women leaders (indigenous and rural land defenders, sex workers, garment workers, LBTQI+, HIV+, and young activists) in critically unpacking the power dynamics affecting their lives from the personal to the public, from the local to the global, as to change the systems, structures and beliefs that perpetuate inequity, injustice, and violence. Our approach enables the conditions for women to organise, mobilise and transform power in four areas of their lives: Bodies, Voice, Resources, and Safety.
Our commitment to transforming power in the world starts with how we organise and operate internally. Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of who we are and how we were founded. We have an intersectional staff and shared leadership structure that represents diverse geographies, cultures, faiths, generations, races, abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and includes activists grounded in country-level organising and movements. We strive for internal structures, policies, and practices that value the range of knowledge held in this diversity and that reflect shared principles and accountability to our mission.
