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The International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) is looking to appoint a Southern Africa Regional Coordinator. This is the first of the ICW Regional Coordinator posts. The post will be located wherever the selected candidate is based, and is a senior, full-time, paid post. The contract is initially for six months, with the expectation that it will be renewed at the end of the period.

ICW's role is to ensure the development of a strong, dynamic and active ICW network in the region, with the capacity to fully involve its members in the work of the wider organisation.

The incumbent will develop communications with and between members, as well as with Regional Coordinators in other regions of the world as they are appointed, and the ICW International Support Office based in London. The Coordinator will also be responsible for piloting an election process for country and regional representatives.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To increase communications with ICW members in Southern Africa, through face-to-face contact and other communications mechanisms.
• To strengthen members' participation and inclusion in the global ICW network as a means of increasing the voices of HIV-positive women from the region in support, treatment and advocacy initiatives at all levels.
• To develop and pilot a transparent and accountable system of electing HIV-positive women as ICW country and regional representatives in Southern Africa.
• To develop ICW's Southern Africa region in consultation with the ICW International Support Office, the Board of Trustees, and ICW staff in other regions, ensuring that it is fully integrated into the worldwide ICW network.
• To provide monthly reports to the International Support Office and the Board of Trustees, including financial reports. To provide donor proposals and reports as required.
• To coordinate and develop ICW projects and workshops within the Southern Africa region, in coordination with the Global Sexual and Reproductive Rights Advocacy Officer (currently based in Pretoria) and other staff across the global network.
• To develop a monitoring and evaluation system for regional activities.
• To develop mutual support, and joint advocacy and policy work with local and national networks of HIV-positive women in the region, networks of positive people, and ICW partners such as YWCA, WAGGGS and others.
• To encourage the development of national positive women's networks in countries in the region where these do not exist.

The successful candidate will be required to establish a base with a host organisation in the same country, which will provide office space and equipment, and may be required to administer funds on behalf of ICW. However, the post-holder will be fully accountable to ICW, and will be expected to work full-time on ICW activities. The host organisation nominated will be subject to approval. The salary will be agreed in line with national market rates.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Firm commitment to the ethos of ICW and excellent communications skills, both written and verbal, and including project proposal writing skills.
• IT skills, particularly Word, Excel, email and internet. Planning and project management skills.
• Willingness and availability to travel within the Southern Africa region and internationally.
• Sound understanding of international HIV, gender and development issues, and principles of democracy and accountability in a network.
• Sound understanding of confidentiality and gender issues, an ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Good spoken and written English, knowledge of Portuguese an advantage
• Diagnosed HIV positive and public about HIV status

Application forms can be downloaded from the ICW website and should be returned to ICW by the deadline by email() marked "ICW SARC 2004", and copied to Lynde Francis, ICW's Southern Africa Regional Trustee ().

For more information: www.icw.org.
Closing date for applications: February 4, 2004

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