Vacancy for Advocacy and Communications Officer

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:

1. Managing engagement with stakeholders;
2. Implementing SASOD’s advocacy strategy;
3. Monitoring strategic litigation and  take trial notes;
4. Participating in strategic planning activities with SASOD and partners;
5. Organizing advocacy related initiatives;
6. Organizing training workshops, roundtable sessions, coalition meetings and other activities;
7. Managing the assigned budgets and  approve expenditures;
8. Following up on reports of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, and  supporting complaints to seek services and redress;
9. Creating media content;
10. Monitoring the electronic, print and social media platforms for LGBT related matters;
11. Monitoring legislative reform process;
12. 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.