Summary
Date Posted: Monday, March 06, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

OVERVIEW
SIHA’s Annual Report provides an overview and detailed analysis of the programs it implements across the Greater Horn of Africa region in a variety of contexts and thematic areas.
The Annual Report showcases the achievements of SIHA to all its stakeholders and members and highlights key areas in which its work contributes to gender equality within its thematic areas of work. The report also demonstrates transparency and accountability to development partners and stakeholders and is an important tool to raise awareness of the contribution of our work towards women’s equality in the Greater Horn of Africa. SIHA aims to revamp the Annual Report and present the results in an improved, clearer and crisper way.

ABOUT SIHA
The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) is a network of civil society organizations from Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Somaliland, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Uganda. SIHA was established in 1995 by a coalition of women’s rights activists with the aim of strengthening the capacities of women’s rights organizations and addressing women’s subordination and violence against women and girls in the Horn of Africa. SIHA has grown substantially and now comprises approximately 130 member organizations.
SIHA works with grassroots civil society activists to build and strengthen women’s rights in the Greater Horn of Africa through a variety of ways. SIHA envisions all women and girls in the Greater Horn of Africa having the right to live in a peaceful and just environment and having the ability to exercise their equal rights as human beings.

OBJECTIVE
SIHA Network seeks to engage a dynamic and highly skilled individual consultant in the role of report writer to support the preparation of its 2022 Annual Report. Under the supervision of the Regional Program Manager and Regional Director, among other staff, the report writer will be responsible for drafting and finalizing the 2022 Annual Report in the given timeframe. The consultant will liaise with the Regional Secretariat Office team for direction on source content and methodologies.

DELIVERABLES
Rough draft of SIHA’s 2022 Annual Report, to be submitted no later than 22nd
Final draft produced, addressing comments from SIHA regional and country team staff, to be submitted no later than 30th

EXPECTED TASKS
1. Collaboration with Regional and Country-level staff to build a draft out of the provided outline for a cohesive and succinct Annual Report for SIHA’s activities in 2022.
2. Submission of draft of SIHA’s 2022 Annual Report presented for review between 14 and 21 working days from the consultancy start date.
3. Final draft based on comments after 5 working days.
4. Adherence to SIHA’s Code of Conduct and other organizational guidelines.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
1. Advanced university degree in Communications, Journalism, Creative Writing, Public Relations, Social Sciences or a related field
2. Knowledge of SIHA’s programmes and thematic areas of work
3. At least 5 years of relevant professional experience
4. Experience in producing corporate products
5. Previous experience in copy-editing will be an asset
6. Strong research and excellent writing skills in English
7. High proficiency in the use of Word and Excel applications
8. Excellent organizational skills
9. Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
10. Strong interpersonal skills, able to communicate and work with people from diverse backgrounds

DURATION
The consultant is expected to carry out the assignment between 1st March and 30th April 2023 with breaks due to document review and clearance processes by SIHA Network.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested candidates are asked to provide their current CV and a workplan for the consultancy deliverables to SIHA’s Human Resources Department human.resources@sihanet.org  Deadline: 6th March 2023

Please enter “Application Materials: Annual Report Consultant” in the subject line. Due to the anticipated volume of applications, please note that SIHA will contact only shortlisted candidates. We thank you for your interest in joining SIHA.


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