VACANCY
Project
Title: “Empowering civil society to
address societal prejudice and undertake advocacy on discrimination against
LGBT persons”
A vacancy exists within the Society Against Sexual Orientation
Discrimination (SASOD) for an Advocacy
and Communication Officer.
The Advocacy and
Communication Officer will be responsible for:
- Managing engagement with stakeholders;
- Implementing SASOD’s advocacy strategy;
- Monitoring strategic litigation and take trial notes;
- Participating in strategic planning activities
with SASOD and partners;
- Organizing advocacy related initiatives;
- Organizing training workshops, roundtable
sessions, coalition meetings and other activities;
- Managing the assigned budgets and approve expenditures;
- Following up on reports of discrimination on the
basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, and supporting complaints to seek services
and redress;
- Creating media content;
- Monitoring the electronic, print and social media
platforms for LGBT related matters;
- Monitoring legislative reform process;
- Any other duties assigned.
Qualifications:
At least a diploma from an accredited university in
Communication, Public Relations, Media, English, Political Science, History,
Sociology or any other relevant field.
Requirements:
Applicants are required to submit a copy of their
Curriculum Vitae, accompanied by a cover letter and a 300 word statement of your views on LGBT rights in Guyana.
E-mail sasod.adm.assist@gmail.com for Terms of
Reference.
Applications
must be submitted by 20:00hrs (8:00pm) on January 18, 2013 via email only to:
Programme Coordinator, Society Against Sexual
Orientation Discrimination (SASOD).
Email sasod.coordinator@gmail.com and copied to
sasod_guyana@yahoo.com.
