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Board Member
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Urgent Action Fund Africa (UAF)
Remote (global)- Job type: Volunteering
- Humanitarian or Development: Humanitarian & Development Nexus
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Remote (global)
- Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
- Remuneration: Volunteer position
- Work schedule: Part-time/ Pro-rata
- Deadline: 31/07/2023
- Location: Remote (global)
Role of Board of Directors
The UAF-Africa Board of Directors comprises leaders from feminist and women’s rights movements in Africa who are dedicated to the organisation’s mission, from a place of power and clarity of vision. Serving on the UAF-Africa Board of Directors is an extraordinary opportunity for womn who are passionate about strengthening leadership and governance in feminist and womn’s right movements in Africa.
Board members will attend two board meetings per year, read board materials in advance of board meetings and come prepared to ask questions and participate in governance, strategic and political discussion and debates. Board members will be asked to serve on one or more committees of the board and to actively participate in committee work. Board terms last for three years and board members can serve for up to two consecutive terms. Monthly time required would be 8-10 hours.
Desired Skills and Expertise
All UAF-Africa Board members need the following knowledge, skills and capacities:
● Knowledge, understanding and/or experience of governance, the mission of the
organisation, as well as the laws, customs and values that govern its activities.
● Ability to make sensible and informed governance decisions and recommendations.
● Willingness to ask hard questions and support good Board dynamics.
● High ethical standards, commitment to serve and common sense.
● Ability to see the wider picture and perspective on human/womn’s rights, democracy
and development in Africa, with some benefit of international experience, and a
commitment to feminist politics and womn’s rights concerns.
● Organisational and strategic awareness.
● Appropriate level of financial literacy.
● Integrity of personal and professional dealings.
● Total commitment to furthering the interests of UAF-Africa’s programmes, interests
and values of UAF-Africa and to achieve UAF-Africa’s goals.
● No conflicts of interest.
● Capacity to work in English.
● Living in or familiar with the Francophone region
The UAF-Africa Board of Directors comprises leaders from feminist and women’s rights movements in Africa who are dedicated to the organisation’s mission, from a place of power and clarity of vision. Serving on the UAF-Africa Board of Directors is an extraordinary opportunity for womn who are passionate about strengthening leadership and governance in feminist and womn’s right movements in Africa.
Board members will attend two board meetings per year, read board materials in advance of board meetings and come prepared to ask questions and participate in governance, strategic and political discussion and debates. Board members will be asked to serve on one or more committees of the board and to actively participate in committee work. Board terms last for three years and board members can serve for up to two consecutive terms. Monthly time required would be 8-10 hours.
Desired Skills and Expertise
All UAF-Africa Board members need the following knowledge, skills and capacities:
● Knowledge, understanding and/or experience of governance, the mission of the
organisation, as well as the laws, customs and values that govern its activities.
● Ability to make sensible and informed governance decisions and recommendations.
● Willingness to ask hard questions and support good Board dynamics.
● High ethical standards, commitment to serve and common sense.
● Ability to see the wider picture and perspective on human/womn’s rights, democracy
and development in Africa, with some benefit of international experience, and a
commitment to feminist politics and womn’s rights concerns.
● Organisational and strategic awareness.
● Appropriate level of financial literacy.
● Integrity of personal and professional dealings.
● Total commitment to furthering the interests of UAF-Africa’s programmes, interests
and values of UAF-Africa and to achieve UAF-Africa’s goals.
● No conflicts of interest.
● Capacity to work in English.
● Living in or familiar with the Francophone region
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