AKINA MAMA WA AFRIKA

An international development organisation for African women

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

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Akina Mama WA Afrika (AMwA) is an international non-governmental development organisation for African women. It is based in the UK, with a regional office in Kampala, Uganda. AMwA was founded in 1985 by a group of African from different parts of Africa resident in the United Kingdom. AMwA provides development services for African women and serves as a resource and research forum on issues affecting African women. AMwA aims to build African women’s capacities at a personal and organisational level, through leadership development programs, networking, information and advocacy.

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AMwA is seeking an African woman who is a motivated self-starter to fill the following post:

Personal Assistant to Director/International Programmes Officer

Circa £18,000 – 20,000(inclusive of London weighting)

Initially for two years

The post holder will provide secretarial and administrative support to the Director, as well as coordinate activities for the preparation of AMwA’s international programmes. This includes liasing with a broad range of AmwA partners in Africa, and major conference organizing.

The post holder will have excellent administrative, organizing, written and communication skills. She will have advance knowledge of current issues and debates on gender and development in Africa. In addition, she will have the ability to develop her work with the minimum supervision. Knowledge of French is an added advantage.

The closing date for the application is: Wednesday, 20th February 2002.

These posts entail provision of personal services for African women. They are therefore advertised under Section 5(2)(d) of the Race Relations Act (1976) and Sex Discrimination Act (1975).

Please send your application form to: The Director AMwA, 334-336 Goswell Road, London EC1V 7LQ. Tel: 020 7713 5166. Fax: 020 7713 1959. You can also email [email protected] to get copies of the application forms and job descriptions.