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Akili Dada is a non profit organisation registered in Kenya and an international award-winning leadership incubator nurturing a generation of girls and young women from underprivileged backgrounds whose commitment to the underserved will transform their communities. We envision a world in which African women leaders are actively participating key decision...
Reports to: Executive Director
Direct Reports: Program Manager, Branding and Communications Manager
Our vision: A world in which African women leaders are actively participating in key decision-making processes across sectors
Our mission: To nurture transformative leadership in girls and young women from underserved backgrounds to meet the urgent need for more African women in leadership.
We apply a girl centered approach to educating and cultivating leadership in adolescent girls and young women. This is executed through four key strategies to nurture growth and meaningful impact;
Financial support: We offer long-term* financial support to girls and young women, effectively bridging the gap of access to financial resources which often bars them from accessing opportunities.
Leadership develop: We build the capacity of girls and young women, equipping them with the internal resources, personal support and experiential learning necessary to build leadership experience and track record.
Feminist Movement Building & Advocacy: We convene girls and young women facilitating training, alliance building and networking to enable them to organize and advocate with decision-makers. We deliberately amplify girls and young women's voices using our platforms to highlight the issues that are critical to them while raising the profile of their contributions to Africa's development.
Mentorship: We facilitate the space and community for girls and young women to learn from role models and female leaders. We intentionally foster a culture of sisterhood - ensuring that they build support systems for themselves for the long term.
From individual dream to collective reality:
Akili Dada continues to co-author a number of great life-changing stories with remarkable girls and young women who are positively impacting the African continent. A summary of our impact to date includes:
164 Scholarships awarded to academically gifted girls from underserved backgrounds (2005 to date)
A 100% graduation rate of Akili Dada scholars who complete their high school education and transition to institutions of higher learning locally and abroad.
Over 530 young women student leadership aspirants trained from public universities across the country (2014 to date)
Approximately 64,000$ in seed grants awarded to young women social entrepreneurs and innovators (2013-2017)
Over 45,000 individuals impacted through girl and young women leaders social change initiatives
Journeying with 40 young women drawn from 20 women led human rights organization in Kenya and Tanzania seeking to ignite the feminist movement in the two countries. Through the initiative, the 20 organizations access grants of $25,000 per year (total grants = $1,000,000) that the young women in the program will use to implement projects of their design in communities of their choosing.
Job Purpose:
Academic & Professional Profile
Competencies and Skills
This is a full time position (40 hours per week) with a competitive remuneration package, which includes health and life insurance, retirement benefits as well as an allowance for your own professional development. True to our mission, Akili Dada believes in investing in the leadership development of our own staff in a nurturing, collaborative and supportive environment.
To apply, please submit your CV including a Cover Letter detailing your interests/motivation to work for Akili Dada and names of 3 references addressed to the Executive Director with subject ‘Deputy Director at Akili Dada’ to info@akilidada.org
Young women are especially encouraged to apply. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Application deadline is Wednesday, 25th September, 2019 at 5:00 PM EAT.
Disclaimer: Akili Dada application processes are FREE OF CHARGE. We do not solicit funds to facilitate the processing of applications or secure admission into our programs. Kindly contact +254 721 552 120 before paying any money to anyone claiming affiliation with us.
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