CIVICUS Membership Community Building Officer Jobs in South Africa
CIVICUS Membership Community Building Officer Jobs in South Africa
About CIVICUSCIVICUS exists to defend people power. As a growing global alliance of over 7000 members in 175 countries, we work together to monitor violations of basic civic freedoms, call out the perpetrators of violations and strengthen the power of people to organise by supporting a more accountable, effective and innovative civil society. We strive to promote excluded voices, especially from the Global South.
About the Role
The CIVICUS Membership Community Building Officer is an exciting position that supports key CIVICUS membership communities through the curation of tailored information and engagement opportunities, and connections and exchanges that enhance collective learning, testing and action.
This role also provides facilitation support to membership governance structures to ensure these communities are truly member-led.
Situated with the Membership & Networks cluster, the role will work across all CIVICUS teams to connect members with all CIVICUS programmes and activities.
The role would suit someone, preferably from the global south, who has strong experience in community building and member/constituent engagement with diverse civil society actors, from individual activists to international civil society
Key Requirements
3 years work experience, at least 2 years in relevant field/functional area.
3 years minimum experience working in Civil Society or
human rights organisations, networks or communities, ideally with a membership based organisation
Diplomas/degrees in any of the following disciplines: development studies, international relations, political science, economics or related field
Excellent command of English (spoken and written) and another UN official language
Experience of community building, with thorough understanding of networking principles, particularly in the global south
Sound understanding of data security practices and processes
For this recruitment, CIVICUS greatly encourages applications from suitable candidates in the Global South and the African continent in particular.
How to Apply
The closing deadline for applications is Close of Business on the 06th December 2020. Interested candidates should email their application to jobs@civicus.org
Your application should comprise of
A full CV, including educational and professional qualifications, a full employment history showing the more significant positions, responsibilities held, and relevant achievements
A covering note of not more than 1 page outlining your motivation for applying for the role.
Short listed candidates will be contacted the week of the 7th December 2020 to schedule interviews.
Due to high volumes of applications received, should you not have received feedback on your application within three weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. We reserve the right to *withdraw any of our vacancies at any time**.*
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