Vacancy: Advocacy and Communication Officer
Background
The
Society Against Sexual
Orientation Discrimination(SASOD) is entering into an agreement with
the Equal Rights
Trust (ERT) to implement
a project entitled “Combating Discrimination
through Advocacy and Strategic Litigation in Guyana.” The
objectives of this initiative are:
- To increase protection from discrimination in Guyana
through legal reform and improved enforcement.
- To increase the capacity of civil society in Guyana to
engage in advocacy and strategic litigation to improve the scope and
enforcement of anti-discrimination laws.
The project provides for contracting
of the services of an Advocacy and Communication Officer
to work with
SASOD in the
achievement of the stated objectives and related
activities.
Activities include
the hosting of
seminars, conference,
workshops, consultations,
training sessions, meetings
of the Guyana
Equality Forum, and lobbying key stakeholders from across
Guyana. These activities will be supported by developing public education and
other advocacy materials.
Qualifications
At
least a diploma from an accredited university in Communication, Public
Relations, Media, Journalism, English, Political Science, History, Sociology,
Marketing, Management or any other relevant field.
E-mail sasod.coordinator@gmail.com for Terms of
Reference.
How to apply:
Suitable
candidates must send a resume, accompanied by a cover letter and a statement of
approximately 300 words sharing
their personal views on LGBT rights in Guyana to sasod.coordinator@gmail.com copied to sasod_guyana@yahoo.com by no
later than 15:00 hrs on Friday, April
19, 2013. Applicants who do not follow all instructions will not be considered.
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