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Women's Learning Partnership (WLP) Job Opportunity

Program Associate

http://www.learningpartnership.org/en/about/jobs
August 10, 2010

Deadline for Applications: August 31, 2010

Women's Learning Partnership (WLP), a partnership of twenty autonomous organizations primarily in developing countries, trains and supports women leaders and advocates for a just, peaceful world. WLP creates culturally-specific leadership curricula and trainings on democratic participation, and partners with local organizations to help women gain the skills they need to fulfill greater leadership roles at the family, community and national levels. Over the past decade, WLP’s programs and training materials, published in twenty languages, have reached thousands of women in over forty countries, strengthening local organizations to become self-sustaining and to power women’s movements across the globe.

Job Description: The Program Associate is based at the WLP office in Bethesda, Maryland (in the Washington DC metro area). Responsibilities include:

• Liaise with WLP's partner organizations and assist with coordinating the implementation and evaluation of grassroots training workshops and training of trainer institutes.
• Write reports to funders, board and partners, and produce web articles based on program results from the field.
• Assist with planning and implementing international conferences and meetings.
• Coordinate the production of culture-specific editions of leadership training handbooks, multimedia materials, and other training tools, including working with writers, reviewers, translators, editors, graphic designers and printers.
• Assist with writing proposals.

Qualifications: Commitment and dedication to women’s empowerment. Graduate degree. Excellent writing and editing skills. Minimum 3 years experience working in the non-profit sector. Ability to communicate with individuals from diverse backgrounds. Understanding of emerging technologies and proficiency with computers/word processing. Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. Ability to manage multiple tasks and work under pressure.

Preferred Skills: Foreign language skills (Arabic and/or French strongly preferred). Familiarity with the politics, history, and cultures in Africa or Asia or the Middle East. Creativity and flexibility. International experience is desirable.

Salary and Benefits: Salary commensurate with experience. Excellent medical, dental, and retirement benefits.

Please email your cover letter, resume, writing sample, and a list of three references to:
Search Committee
Women's Learning Partnership
4343 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 201, Bethesda, MD 20814
Email: wlp@learningpartnership.org

Learn more about WLP on our Website: www.learningpartnership.org; Blog: www.learningpartnership.org/blog; or Twitter: www.twitter.com/wlp1

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