JOB TITLE: Country Director
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Part-time, Afghanistan national position
LOCATION (City, Country): Kabul or Herat Afghanistan, Kenya
DURATION: 3 months initial probation, 1 year option thereafter
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
Too Young to Wed (TYTW) is a nonprofit organization which envisions a world where every girl can decide for herself, if, when and whom to marry; where adolescent girls are free to be children and teens with access to healthcare and all levels of education; and where all girls are free to determine the course of their own lives. To this end, TYTW’s mission is to empower girls and end child, early, and forced marriage (CEFM) globally.
TYTW’s field programs include multi-year leadership scholarships, trauma healing and empowerment workshops for child marriage survivors, school breakfasts, rehabilitative recreation, girls' groups and mentoring, emergency housing, community reconciliation of survivors, original reporting, educational and vocational assistance for survivors, and emergency humanitarian assistance. TYTW focuses its work where child marriage is most egregious and underreported, including in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Yemen, Nigeria, and Kenya, in addition to our U.S. and global advocacy.
TYTW began in Afghanistan. In 2003, founder and Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Stephanie Sinclair traveled to Herat, where she was working on a story about girls and women who set themselves on fire. There, she discovered a disturbing pattern among burn ward patients: most had been forced into marriage as children. The women and girls brave enough to show their faces and tell their stories in images launched a global movement to end child marriage.
To support recent program scale-up in Western Afghanistan, and other areas of the country, TYTW requires a part-time Country Director to lead the Afghanistan office in collaboration with the Regional Director and Global Executive Director.
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education
University degree.
Experience
At least 10 years of work experience. Five ِyears of working in the NGO/UN/social development sector, and/or in organizational management level.
Knowledge & Skills
Fluent in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office suites (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Highly organized, with strong attention to detail
Solid analytical, writing skills, and communication skills
Team spirit and excellent interpersonal relations
Experience in fundraising, proposal development and/or donor engagement is an advantage
Knowledge of Afghan education system and challenges for young and adolescent girls an advantage
Languages
Fluent in English required Dari and/or Pashto preferred.
TO APPLY: Interested parties, please submit a cover letter and CV in PDF form to info@tooyoungtowed.org.