The Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) is a dynamic international membership organization that connects, informs and mobilizes people and organizations committed to achieving gender equality, just and sustainable development and women's human rights. AWID's goal is to cause policy, institutional and individual change that will improve the lives of women and girls everywhere.

One of AWID's most important activities is its International Forum. Hosted every two to three years since 1982, this event has become the largest recurring conference on gender and development and women's human rights in North America. The Eighth International Forum, Leading Solutions for Equality and Justice, held over four days in November 1999 in Washington D.C. hosted more than 1,300 women and men from over 100 countries. Activities at the Forum ranged from thought-provoking debates to practical skills-building sessions, from a market place offering the latest resources to coffeehouses for young women.

Our next International Forum - our ninth - will likely be held in Mexico in September, 2002 marking our first Forum outside of Washington, DC. We are currently seeking to hire a Forum Manager who will be responsible for the coordination of this major event. This is a fixed-term position running from April 2001 through December 2002, based at AWID's Secretariat in Toronto, Canada. The annual salary range is CDN$45,000 to CDN $60,000, plus benefits, depending on experience.

Forum Manager

As Forum Manager your major responsibilities would include:

* Implement all aspects of the Call for Presentation process from compiling mailing lists to setting up an internal system to track and manage the proposals

* Research potential funding sources, and with Executive Director, write funding proposals

* Contribute to the development and implementation of a fundraising strategy for the Forum

* Oversee the implementation of the marketing and communications strategy for the Forum

* Develop and oversee an efficient registration system, including design of the registration process, procedures and reporting

* Manage and oversee interns recruited specifically for the Forum

* Manage all aspects of the "access fund" where grants are provided to support international participation

* Oversee budget coordination, keeping Executive Director apprised of revenue flows, expenditures and revenue shortfalls impacting on the budget

Requirements

* Demonstrated experience or knowledge of gender and development or women's rights issues

* BA/BS or 5 years related work experience.

* Demonstrated success in managing complex detailed projects

* Superior organizational and administrative skills

* Superior interpersonal and cross cultural skills

* Able to both supervise and work in a team

* Able to work under pressure and according to a strict timeline

* Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Access (database management)

* Advanced written and oral communication, including presentation skills

* Fluency in English and Spanish essential

Please send your Curriculum Vitae and cover letter to:

Association for Women's Rights in Development

Re: Forum Manager

c/o 666 11th Street NW, Suite 450

Washington, DC 20001, USA

Fax: (+ 1) 202 628 0442

Email: hrforum@awid.org

THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS April 27, 2001.

AWID encourages, promotes, and supports diversity in all aspects of its work.

For further information about AWID please visit our website at www.awid.org