Organization description

Doria Feminist Fund is an activist-driven feminist fund supporting feminist movement building, knowledge production, and collective learning in the Middle East and North Africa. Based on the feminist principles of solidarity, collaboration, diversity, and community engagement, Doria Fund supports new and emerging feminist collectives, groups, and individual projects with core, flexible funding, knowledge production grants, and collaborative project grants. Doria Fund grantee partners are bold, they are breaking barriers, they are unapologetic, they are connected, and they are the creators of their own narratives.

Founded in 2019, Doria Feminist Fund began as a unique opportunity to connect feminist activists in the MENA region to funding and resources that are responsive, accessible, flexible, and feminist. Doria Feminist Fund seeks to transform shared resources, collective learning, and feminist solidarity in the MENA region by co-creating, with the Doria community, a framework for a feminist fund that redefines how activists access resources, how knowledge and information is created, shared and applied around the politics of funding, and by deconstructing the narratives that place financial gain and growth over community, collectivization, shared resources, and solidarity.

Objective of the assignment

Doria Feminist Fund is seeking a passionate and skilled program officer to engage with Doria grantees and women groups working in the north African countries, mainly Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia. The officer shall have:

1.     Deep Engagement with the Feminist Community: Connecting deeply with the individuals and groups to capture their true essence, fostering relationships that allow for narratives to be shared with depth, understanding, and respect.

2.     Alignment with Feminist Principles: Demonstrating a firm commitment to feminist principles, reflecting the fund’s foundational beliefs in the work produced, and upholding the values of solidarity, diversity, and community engagement.

3.     Understanding of the MENA Region: Bringing a profound understanding of the MENA region’s socio-cultural dynamics to shape narratives that are both sensitive to the context and empowering for the communities represented.

Scope of Work

In coordination with Doria Feminist Fund leadership, the program officer shall assume the following tasks:

Programmatic support and Grantmaking

·      Follow-up on the processes related to Doria grant making including applications progress, grantees details and due diligence.

·      Conduct periodic visits to grantees and follow up on progress achieved, reporting cycles, and planned activities and results.

·      Draft, in coordination with grantees, progress reports, activity reports, and evaluation reports.

·      Support the Executive Director and management in relevant tasks related to management procedures.

Strategic Support

·      Support the execution of project’ activities within Doria projects in the north African countries mainly Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia.

·      Design, implement, and coordinate cross-regional interventions with Doria grantees.

·      Lead on the documentation of activity processes related to grantees

·      Engage with Doria leadership, and lead on the execution of Doria’s accompaniment program with sub-grantees.

Partnerships and Community Engagement

·      Participate and represent Doria Feminist Fund on relevant events, seminars, workshops, meetings and alliance building activities.

·      Conduct outreach and establish connections with other organizations, individuals, and funders to support Doria’s growth.

·      Contribute to delivering trainings to sub-grantees on the required policies and procedures as requested.

Documentation and Archiving

·      Create a systematic approach to document and archive the projects’ progress, challenges and lessons learnt ensuring easy retrieval for future references and usage.

Knowledge Sharing

·      Contribute to and facilitate knowledge sharing sessions, webinars, or workshops to bring forth the stories and experiences toa broader audience, nurturing a culture of learning and empowerment.

Desired Qualifications

·      Experience working with or in feminist movement spaces operating or funding in the MENA region

·      Experience in documentation, follow-up, and reporting on CSOs/WROs and women’s group work

·      Strong interviewing and interpersonal skills to establish rapport with women and feminist activists

·      Ability to work in a collaborative environment, valuing the inputs and feedback of the team and the communities involved.

·      Understanding of gender issues and a commitment to promoting women's empowerment and equality.

·      Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines.

·      Has the confidence to manage and facilitate groups engaging in human rights based approaches and is passionate about it.

·      Able to establish productive and innovative collaborations, even between organizations, groups and people who may not always work together.

·      Demonstrable proficiency in writing and speaking in both Arabic and English is essential, with proficiency in French considered a significant plus

Duration

The suggested assignment starts on February 2024,and the duration of the contract depends on the consultants’ performance and deliverables.

Application Process

·      Interested candidates should submit their CV with a cover letter to mira@doriafeministfund.org with title “Program Officer – North Africa”

·      Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

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