Feminist Republik Registry Coordinator

Urgent Action Fund-Africa (UAF-Africa) is a feminist, pan-African, Rapid Response Fund committed to transforming power relations through resourcing African feminists and womn human rights defenders and their formations as an act of solidarity. Recognising the need to move resources rapidly on a continent where opportunities and threats arise and decline quickly, UAF-Africa uses a Rapid Response Grant making mechanism to support unanticipated, time sensitive, innovative and unique initiatives that promote womn’s agency in peace and political participation, social and economic power building as well as natural resources governance and stewardship. The Fund works to support African Womn Human Rights Defenders (AWHRDs), particularly in the feminist and womn’s rights movements, in their actions, which enable them to support and sustain themselves, each other and their work before, during and after urgent situations.

UAF-Africa mobilises resources from a broad base of international and increasingly local funders committed to protecting and advancing womn’s rights and feminist agendas in Africa. Our primary purpose is to provide funding to AWHRDs and their groups, organisations and the movements to help them prepare for and navigate urgent situations with appropriate actions.

UAF-Africa is registered in Kenya and Zimbabwe. Operating as a virtual organisation, the Fund boasts of strategic physical presence in East Africa: Nairobi, Kenya and Kampala, Uganda; North Africa: Cairo, Egypt; Central Africa: Bujumbura, Burundi and Southern Africa: Harare, Zimbabwe, Antananarivo, Madagascar, Johannesburg, South Africa, Gaborone, Bostwana; Lilongwe, Malawi and West Africa: Abuja, Nigeria, Cotonou, Benin.

Position Overview

The African Womn’s Human Rights Defenders Platform (aka The Feminist Republik) was established with three buckets of work defining its focus: Holistic protection, safety, security and wellbeing; healing justice; documentation and knowledge generation. The Registry falls within the documentation and knowledge generation bucket and will function as a database for documenting data on the experiences of African Womn Human Rights Defenders (AWHRDs) with risks, threats and violations across the continent. The registry will quantify the extent and types of violence against

WHRDs and their families, communities, and organizations as well as to describe the characteristics of these attacks.

The Feminist Republik believes that creating an African registry is critical as regional gendered data that is up to date and collected in a uniform way to allow for comparability does not exist on the continent. The registry will facilitate reporting and analysis of data from a gender perspective regarding attacks against WHRDs and their protection needs. Such data can improve understanding of the situation of WHRDs on the continent, increase awareness about the risks involved in their work and serve as an evidence base for accountability efforts an advocacy.

The Feminist Republik Registry Coordinator leads the work of the Feminist Republik Registry. Reporting to the Knowledge Leadership Manager, the incumbent is responsible for maintaining the Feminist Republik Registry, maintain relationships with data collection partners and ensure the quality of data entered into the registry.

Specific Responsibilities

• Maintain relationships with registry partners and provide any technical support that may be needed;

• Ensure that registry partners have the technical skills required to use the registry and design any capacity trainings that might be required;

• Support registry partners to ensure data collection is ongoing as per plans set

• Define and ensure adherence to quality control processes regarding data entered into the registry. This includes updating the registry with information as updates unfold;

• Ensure that the registry digital security protocol is followed and raise any issues that need attention with the management team;

• Lead in discussions with digital security experts to ensure the continued security of the registry platform;

• Write semi-annual and annual reports on the context of aggressions and violations facing WHRDs. The semi-annual report would focus on providing quantitative information and case studies and the annual report includes quantitative and qualitative analysis of the context;

• Development of visual representations of trends arising from the data collected by the registry for different uses;

• Coordinate and lead quarterly calls with all registry partners, including preparing and distributing necessary documents, to reflect on registry processes and gather feedback on issues that need attention, discuss the analysis arising from the data and discuss reports produced to arrive at final versions;

• Lead in discussions pertaining to the development of data collection tools with registry partners and ensure that tools are a result of participatory processes;

• Coordinate and lead calls with the Registry Advisory Group;

Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of research experience from a gendered perspective, including experience in data processing

• Excellent report writing skills

• Experience in managing databases

• Computer literacy skills a must

• Knowledge of relevant security and research software and applications

• Experience in digital security– knowledge of feminist thinking around digital security is a plus

• Proficiency in written and spoken English and French

Qualifications

Master’s Degree in Social Sciences, Women/Gender Studies, International Relations, Law, Human rights or other relevant fields. The candidate must have excellent research skills and experience and knowledge and experience in digital security.

Work Environment

This is a regional position that involves some national, regional and international travel. UAF-Africa is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its hiring practices. In order to build the strongest possible workforce, UAF-Africa actively seeks a diverse applicant pool. The Fund is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. This position will be based in the successful candidates’ African country of residence.