Job Title: Programme Coordinator
Location: Based in the Netherlands
Salary: Competitive; based on location and experience
Status: Full time
Reports to: PowerUp! Steering Committee, with direct supervision by JASS’ Director of Evaluation and Funding Partnerships
Deadline: March 12, 2021
The Power Up! Consortium, an alliance of women’s rights organisations including JASS (Just Associates), Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL), Yayasan Pemberdayaan Perempuan Kepala Keluarga (PEKKA), and Gender at Work (G@W), is seeking a Programme Coordinator to support our partnership. Power Up! works in strategic partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (MFA).
Collaborating in a 5-year programme (2021-2025), the Consortium will engage with women human rights defenders (WHRD) and their organisations and networks to build, organise, mobilise and transform power around three strategic agendas – bodies, voices and resources. Our aims are the prevention and elimination of sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls; strengthening women’s leadership and women’s participation in (political) decision-making; and strengthening women’s strategies for economic resilience and stability, including access to and control of resources and land. Within this, the partnership focuses on ampliyfing the voices, agency and leadership of constituencies that have been marginalised in their communities and social movements (LBQ women, HIV+ women, sex workers, women workers and rural and indigenous women). Their capacity to sustain pressure and influence policies, resources, institutions, and social norms is essential to the advancement of gender equality and women’s rights at all levels and to ensure women’s greater safety in the face of increased backlash and violence.
The consortium’s work is spread across 6 geographic regions (17 countries) and prioritizes Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and South and Southeast Asia. The joint initiative is led by a Steering Committee (SC), consisting of Executive Directors, or their equivalent roles, of the partner organisations.
Send the following materials (in English) to demetri@justassociates.org with the subject ‘Power Up Application – YOUR NAME’:
The deadline for applications is March 12, 2021. Due to the volume of applicants, only candidates who advance to interviews will be contacted. The successful candidate is expected to assume the role as soon as possible. Power Up! is not able to support visa or relocation costs.
JASS is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an equitable, inclusive, feminist working environment for all employees. We value and are enriched by diversity and our leadership, staff, culture and structures reflect this. We strongly encourage qualified candidates of all races, ethnicities, colors, religions, gender identities, gender expressions, sexual orientations and abilities to apply.
Title: Director of Strategic Operations and Organisational Effectiveness
Location: Ideally based in one of JASS' regions (Mesoamerica, Southern Africa, or Southeast Asia)
Position: Full-time, remote for the foreseeable future
Deadline: March 8, 2021
JASS is a feminist movement support organisation that strengthens the voice, visibility, leadership and collective organizing power of women to resist injustice and transform institutions, policies, practices and social norms that perpetuate violence and inequality. Our partnerships, programs and multi-generational team of activists and organizers are anchored in MesoAmerica, Southern Africa, and Southeast Asia.
JASS embraces the tension between the rigidities of institutionalization and the flexibility and agility needed to support innovative social movements. To ensure our responsiveness and accountability to changing regional contexts and the needs of women on the frontlines of crisis and change, our nimble operations have relied on relationships of trust, shared leadership, strategic coherence, and light internal structures. In 2020, we saw the advantage of this agile organisational model as JASS quickly shifted to creatively support our allies and constituencies in the face of multiple global crises.
JASS is seeking an experienced senior leader to join our team as Director of Strategic Operations and Organisational Effectiveness. This new position will be critical in identifying and operationalizing the infrastructure needed to strengthen our systems and expand our impact, without losing our responsiveness and grounding as an activist-driven movement-support organisation.
As a member of a shared leadership team, the Director will report to and act as a strategic partner to the Executive Director (ED). Overseeing a team of regional finance and operations staff, the Director will closely monitor and participate in JASS’ annual planning cycle, provide strategic leadership on operations, finance and human resources, and support JASS' inter-connected multi-regional parts. This is not an administrative role; it is a highly strategic and facilitative one that requires the candidate to be a skilled listener, open learner, micro and macro thinker and decision framer, connector, project manager and change agent rooted in the feminist values and principles of the organisation. The successful candidate will be a leader who shares JASS’ enthusiasm for making change happen through shared leadership and decision making and who thrives working in teams of strategic thinkers.
Organisational Planning, Strengthening and Capacity Building. To ensure our complex, multi-regional organisation is equipped to respond to the demands and opportunities before us as JASS enters a period of institutional strengthening and capacity building, the Director will:
Financial and Operational Oversight. In line with an ambitious plan to expand our movement offers and impact, the Director will ensure fiscal and operational strength, including:
Human Resources Development and Implementation. JASS’ 42 person staff are located in 6 international offices, though the majority of staff operate virtually. We also rely on a talented network of activist and professional consultants who play a critical role in our work. The Director will manage human resources and as an immediate priority, will:
Senior Leadership. As a member of the Organisational Management Group (OMG), the Director will:
As this new role evolves and integrates within the organisation, and in response to the interests and skills of the successful candidate, we expect some responsibilities to emerge and/or be adapted.
While we intend to bring on a candidate with commensurate qualifications, it is essential that our Director of Strategic Operations and Organisational Effectiveness values and thrives in JASS’ ecosystem and has a deep desire to listen to, learn from and collaborate with our talented and diverse teams. For this reason, we will strongly prioritize qualified candidates whose lived and professional experiences align with the feminist values, culture and principles of JASS. To be successful in this role, a candidate must demonstrate:
The salary range and benefits package is competitive for a senior level NGO position and will be based on location and experience. Benefits include employer paid health insurance, generous vacation leave, national holidays and sick leave. Non-monetary benefits include the opportunity to make significant strategic contributions to an innovative and respected movement support organisation with a global presence, a supportive and feminist work environment that encourages leadership development, and the ability to work remotely and travel internationally.
Please send the following materials (in English) to demetri@justassociates.org with the subject ‘Director Applicant – YOUR NAME’:
The deadline for applications is March 8, 2021. Successful candidates will be invited to begin interviewing in early March. Due to the volume of applicants, only candidates who advance to interviews will be contacted. No phone calls please. The successful candidate is expected to assume the role as soon as possible but not later than May 2021. JASS is not able to support visa or relocations costs.
JASS is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an equitable, inclusive, feminist working environment for all employees. We value and are enriched by diversity and our leadership, staff, culture and structures reflect this. We strongly encourage qualified candidates of all races, ethnicities, colors, religions, gender identities, gender expressions, sexual orientations and abilities to apply. For this role, candidates from the Global South, particularly one of JASS’ three regions, will be prioritized.
JASS Southeast Asia is the regional anchor and network of JASS, an international women’s rights organization dedicated to strengthening the voice, visibility and collective power of women for justice. We are looking for an energetic and skilled Regional Program Assistant with experience in program management for regional and/or international social justice organizations. This is a great opportunity for a Southeast Asian feminist who is excited to contribute her project management savvy and passion for women’s rights to a growing program and team.
Guided by the Regional Co-Directors, the Program Assistant for JASS Southeast Asia will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination of, and communication with, the regional team around priorities and deliverables, ensuring that relationships, programs and regional initiatives are on track and in line with JASS’ mission and strategy. The ideal candidate brings demonstrated experience in strengthening and coordinating highly collaborative and fast-paced team processes and is comfortable in navigating shifting priorities in response to opportunities and challenges. We seek an effective communicator who is extremely organized, accountable, and flexible in taking on whatever task is necessary to ensure the team’s and programs’ success. Experience in resource mobilization, including proposal and report writing, is strongly preferred.
JASS is an equal opportunity employer that values and is enriched by diversity. We strongly encourage people of color, LGBTQ, and differently-abled people to apply. If this job description resonates with your background and interests and excites you, we hope to hear from you!
Please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and relevant writing sample via email to southeastasia@justassociates.org.