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Founded in 2006, Sonke is a women’s rights organisation that is committed to feminist principles, using a rights-based and gender transformative approach to achieve human rights and gender justice. Our vision is a poverty-free world in which women, children, men and gender non-conforming individuals enjoy equitable, caring, healthy and happy relationships that contribute to the development of gender-just and democratic societies. Sonke strengthens governments, civil society and citizen’s capacity to advance gender justice and women’s rights, prevent gender-based violence and reduce the spread of HIV and the impact of AIDS, and in this way contribute to social justice and the elimination of poverty.
About this position
Sonke seeks a Chief of Party to be based in Maseru, Lesotho. The COP will be responsible for technical leadership and the overall management and operations of the Khutlo Activity. The Khutlo Activity is a two-year project to support the realization of improved services, protection and responsiveness for LGBTIQ+ persons in Lesotho. The project has two main objectives, namely:
- Increased coordination and capacity of civil society to apply behavior change principles that engage and empower communities to eliminate all forms of human rights violations and gender-based violence against LGBTQI+ communities , and
- Improve the capacity of Global Fund COVID-19 Response Mechanisms sub-recipients to provide inclusive high quality GBV response services in Lesotho
As a seasoned development expert, with LGBTQI+ rights as a technical focus area, the COP will serve as the primary point of contact with USAID Lesotho and supervise high-quality project implementation, with a focus on achieving the project goals and USAID/Lesotho development objectives. The COP will take a leadership role in coordination of all activities across all relevant parties including: USAID, the Government of Lesotho, civil society organizations, key stakeholders, and implementing partners. The COP will also oversee all project staff and sub-partners for results oriented planning, leadership, and coordination of project activities. This position is part of Sonke’s full management team and works closely with other senior managers at Sonke.
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