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Who we are Evidence shows that a gender-equal world is healthier, wealthier, more equitable, more peaceful and more productive. Women Deliver is a leading global advocate that champions gender equality and the health of girls and women, in all their intersecting identities. For over a decade, Women Deliver has been working at the forefront of the gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights movement. Women Deliver has worked to advance this vision by strengthening the advocacy capacity of thousands of advocates; spurring significant policy changes and investment to advance gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and right (SRHR), and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); elevating the voices of young people and those most affected by the policies and practices they are working to change; advancing the investment case for gender equality; and putting crucial issues on the global stage through the world’s largest conference on gender equality.
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The Role Women Deliver is seeking a strategic senior leader who is passionate about addressing gender inequalities around the globe. They should bring a depth of expertise in gender equality, SRHR, and coalition building, coupled with a dissatisfaction about the colonial and racist history of the sector - and a wish to be a part of the movement to radically transform it. A highly networked and skilled advocate who believes in collaboration, the Senior Director will advance Women Deliver’s Collective Action agenda. They need to have the instincts of an inclusive leader who can mobilize people, resources, and coalitions. The role requires an ambitious mindset, with a drive to question and improve the INGO sector, unafraid to challenge power structures, and a steadfast commitment to creating inclusive spaces for all. Role:
Senior Director, Collective Action
Location:
Fully remote (work authorization required
for wherever based)
Salary:
$185,000 to $200,000 USD, plus
benefits/equivalent Reports to:
President & CEO
Closing date:
March 14, 2024
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The Role The Senior Director, Collective Action at Women Deliver will play a pivotal role in leading and managing transformative workstreams focused on Emerging Leaders for Change, Collective Action for
• Engaging with alliances and coalitions to advance gender-responsive UHC that upholds the right to health, including SRHR • Facilitating and supporting access and meaningful participation in
3. Countering Global Anti-Rights Movements Increasingly powerful actors seek to erode the rights of girls and women to bodily autonomy and SRHR. The Senior Director will steer Women
Change, and Convenings for Change, with a specific focus on
policy spaces, as well as evidence-based advocacy and accountability
Deliver’s efforts to counter these movements and protect and uphold
advancing three critical issue areas. The Senior Director, Collective
advocating for availability, accessibility, acceptability, and quality of
human rights for all.
Action will oversee and coordinate the strategic direction, impact
SRH services free from discrimination, stigma, violence, or coercion for
assessment, and resource mobilization of these workstreams and issue
all people across the life course.
areas to ensure their effectiveness in achieving Women Deliver’s mission.
• Working in coalitions and alliances to support efforts that uphold climate justice and SRHR and increase resilience and adaptive capacity
2. Ensuring Gender Justice and SRHR in the Face of the Climate Crisis
of marginalized populations, particularly girls and women, in the face of
1. Ensuring SRHR through Universal Health Coverage
The global climate crisis disproportionately affects adolescent girls,
Ensuring comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights
women, and gender-diverse people. The Senior Director will guide
(SRHR) are an integral part of universal health coverage (UHC) is a critical
efforts to address the intersection of gender justice, SRHR, and bodily
disinformation and misinformation relating to SRHR and gender on a
to our mission. The Senior Director will guide efforts to advance the
autonomy in the context of the climate crisis. Key strategies include:
global and national scale.
inclusion of SRHR within UHC. We do this by working on:
• Support efforts to counteract the influence of anti-rights groups in UN • Advocating for SRHR considerations in climate policies and
• Inclusive, gender-responsive and rights-based policies guidance and processes at global norm and standard setting spaces (WHO/WHA) and by supporting national level actors in holding governments and agencies accountable for their implementation.
programming and climate considerations in health policies and programming to address the direct and indirect impacts of the climate crisis on SRH. • Ensuring meaningful engagement of adolescent girls and women in climate discussions.
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climate shocks and stresses. • Identify and drive evidence-based advocacy interventions to counter
and multilateral forums. • Advocate for SRHR as universal and fundamental human rights.
Responsibilities Supporting Colleagues:
Technical Support and Learning:
• Mentor and support a diverse team of professionals and
• Oversee the design, planning, implementation, and
foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture that encourages innovation and impact. • Manage the process of a transition to matrixed staff planning and collaboration where key professionals are contributing to several work streams and initiatives with colleagues of different levels being in lead roles. • Be responsible for creating the process for team performance and mutual accountability, and responsiveness to partners and stakeholders.
reviews for all three workstreams and the three issue areas. • Ensure that each workstream and issue area has an effective and appropriate Outcome Framework. • Support gathering data for monitoring and reporting to ensure accountability to key stakeholders. • Support using insights to drive continuous learning and moments of reflection and planning. • Support colleagues to develop and implement strategies to mobilize resources, including funding, for issue area activities.
Influence and Thought Leadership: • Advocate for gender responsive SRHR policies at national, regional, and global levels through the work in the issue areas. • Amplify the voices of Emerging Leaders and partners in advocacy efforts. • Provide creative leadership within and outside the organization to drive progress and impact in these areas. • Engage internally and externally as a feminist leader,
Building Partnership and Engaging Stakeholders: • Build and maintain strategic partnerships with leaders, advocates, policymakers, and organizations directly impacted by the work in the issue areas. • Cultivate relationships with donors and partners to support the financial sustainability of these initiatives. • Represent Women Deliver at relevant forums, conferences, and events and in media where needed.
supporting WD’s decolonization process.
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The Candidate Who you are:
Supporting and Mentoring:
Communicating with others:
The right candidate may be a combination of many
• Experience in mentoring and supporting a diverse
• Excellent verbal communication skills with a variety
team of professionals, fostering collaboration, and
of different audiences – from activities to member
different experience and skill set, but with one key critical element – a passion for changing the world and the determination to keep trying. We would also love to have someone who brings a lot of experience in supporting
achieving results will be necessary. • Experience with matrixed and collaborative management will be of great value.
and mentoring teams, has a deep understanding of
competent in Women Delivers internal working language (English) is a must.
how to achieve gender equality, technical knowledge of
Collaborating with Partners and Stakeholders:
SRHR, and is an excellent advocate.
• Strong ability to build and maintain strategic
We ideally like to have someone in this role who has
• Ability to motivate, inspire partners and to
partnerships with a diverse range of stakeholders. very successfully navigated and managed complexity
state governments and donors is necessary. • Being a great writer would be a big asset, but being
effectively managing the collective actions.
Committed to Social Justice: • Particularly with a passion for advancing gender equality, girls’ and women’s rights, and comprehensive SRHR.
in the past – in the programs they manage, the partners and stakeholders they have engaged with,
Advocacy and Policy Knowledge:
Other:
and most importantly, the real life changes they have
• Amazing advocacy skills, ability to influence global
• Ability to travel as needed for work-related activities.
led – in organizations or for specific populations. We also need someone who has been successful in managing alternative organizational structures.
policy, standards and norms. • Knowing how to navigate the global gender equality landscape.
• You must be eligible to work in your chosen country of residence. • Sponsorship to another country (incl. U.S.) will not be provided.
We do not want a hierarchical and siloed organization
Resource Mobilization:
and would love to have someone who has successfully
• Experience in fundraising, and resource mobilization
managed matrixed and collaborative teams, who work
especially with institutional fundraising, including
well across functions, issues and initiatives.
securing major grants from ODA governments and large foundations.
Some of the skills, qualifications and experience we think would make you the right candidate are listed
Impact Measurement and Learning:
here, but if you think you have others that are even
• Experience in using various approaches to tracking,
better, convince us.
measuring initiative outcomes and impacts. • A real desire for learning in order to be more effective.
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Inclusion Women Deliver’s mission is to ensure that every woman and every girl has full control over her body and her life. We believe that a woman or girl is anyone who identifies as a woman or girl, or has lived experience as a woman or girl. The driving force behind all of Women Deliver’s work is the core understanding that every person is important and should be able to live a life of dignity. Our staff is no exception to this. We strive for a work environment that allows all of our employees to feel respected and a place where they can thrive and be their authentic self. We celebrate the diversity of the people who make Women Deliver possible because we understand that different perspectives and influences will only make our organization stronger and more effective. Persons of all gender identities and sexual orientations, races, ethnicities, abilities, and nationalities are strongly encouraged to apply. If you’re excited about this role and believe you have what it takes, but your skills and experience don’t align perfectly with every qualification in this profile, we encourage you to apply.
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Timeline
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Closing Date:
March 14, 2024
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Interviews:
April 2024
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