ILGA World seeks a Pathways Regional Officer Terms of Reference
Start of the position: January 2024.
Deadline for applications: Friday, 13 October 2023, 1:00 pm CEST (Central European Summer Time, CEST)
*This is a Remote Position. No relocation services are provided to the selected candidate. Candidates must have the legal right to work in their country of residence.*
Who can apply? Anyone with dedication to - and experience in regard to - the human rights of persons with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and sex characteristics who meets the requirements set out below.
ILGA World (the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association) and the Global Philanthropy Project (GPP) seek a Regional Officer to support a new global resource mobilizationearch project, “LGBTI Pathways.” The Project will develop credible, reliable, and accurate evidence on the needs, priorities, and funding landscape of the international and regional LGBTI movements. This evidence aims to inform and influence grantmakers to increase the amount and quality of resources directed toward improving the lives of LGBTI persons worldwide.
The Regional Officer plays a pivotal role in ensuring effective coordination between the regional surveys which are central components of LGBTI Pathways and the global coordination of the project.
The ideal candidate is highly skilled in project management, is dedicated and resourceful, can work independently and collaboratively, and is committed to contributing to global LGBTI liberation.
The LGBTI Pathways global research project will:
LGBTI Pathways will be a global research project comprising of regional surveys of the LGBTI movement for Africa, Asia, Oceania/Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and North America. It is expected to last for 3.5 years.
Each survey will be led by a regional organization based within each region and supported by a regional advisory group. The regional survey results will be compared with regional grantmaking data from the Global Resources Report. After the regional data collection, a global meta-analysis of all surveys will be completed and compared with the global LGBTI funding flows documented in the Global Resources Report. The overall global coordination of the project is led by GPP, ILGA World and supported by a global advisory group.
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ILGA World seeks a Pathways Regional Officer to:
The Pathways Regional Officer will report to the ILGA Director of Programmes, with a secondary line of reporting to the Pathways Global Coordinator.
The ideal candidate will start working in January 2024
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ILGA values creative and inclusive approaches to work and management that have been achieved through cross-service area working and the participation of staff at all levels in the organisation. Staff have line management arrangements and specific key relationships, which are detailed in their job descriptions, but they will also need to work collaboratively with their colleagues in order to achieve their agreed targets and outcomes to the required standards.
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ILGA World is an Equal Opportunities Employer
ILGA World is committed to social justice, regardless of any individual or group characteristics, including gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, sex characteristics, race, age, disability, ability, economic status, national origin, religion, ethnicity, and historical, cultural and geographic experiences, nonetheless recognising the unique challenges faced by individuals with each of these characteristics and by those with intersecting identities. We offer fair treatment to all current and potential employees, interns and contractors and aim to ensure that all such individuals receive equal treatment (including access to employment, training and opportunities for promotion, as relevant) regardless of any personal attribute as listed above.
ILGA World promotes gender and equality mainstreaming and it actively promotes equality in all policies and actions. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. Lesbian and bisexual women, intersex persons, trans and gender-non-binary persons, and persons from the Global South are especially encouraged to apply. Only qualified candidates will be contacted. If more than one applicant is considered to be equally qualified for the position, priority will be given to applicants coming from marginalised and/or underrepresented groups.
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