Desired Skills and Expertise


All UAF-Africa Board members need the following knowledge, skills, and capacities:
Knowledge, understanding, and/or experience of governance, the organisation's mission, and the laws, customs, and values that govern its activities.
Be able to comprehend the concepts of fiduciary duties and duty of care.
Ability to make sensible and informed governance decisions and recommendations.
Willingness to ask hard questions and support good Board dynamics.
High ethical standards, commitment to serve, and common sense.
Ability to see the broader picture and perspective on human/womn’s rights, democracy, social justice, and development in Africa, benefitting from international experience and a commitment to feminist politics and womn’s rights struggles.
Organisational and strategic awareness.
Appropriate level of financial literacy.
Integrity of personal and professional dealings.
Total commitment to furthering the interests of UAF-Africa’s programmes, interests and values of UAF-Africa, and to achieve UAF-Africa’s goals.
No conflicts of interest.
Capacity to work in English and Specifically from North Africa.


We are currently recruiting for a Board member with the following profile, expertise and knowledge:


A strong grounding in feminist theories, methodologies, and practices. This includes producing knowledge that centers on decolonial frameworks that challenge hierarchies of knowledge production processes.
Knowledge of conflict with a strong grasp on the ways in which structures of violence, gender norms, and power intersect with conflict dynamics. Knowledge should include critical analysis of the roles UAF-Africa can play in the philanthropic ecosystem to support WHRDs before, during, and after crises.
Strong grasp of issues related to gender-based violence, including its root causes, impact on WHRDs, and UAF-Africa’s role in responding to various manifestations of
GBV in its support of activists. Experience in developing and implementing strategies to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, including advocacy, support services, and policy initiatives, is a plus.
Expertise in one or more of the following areas of governance: financial management, risk management, and programmatic strategy.
Expertise in one or more of the following programmatic areas: urgent situations and urgent actions in support of womn’s human rights defenders; feminist philanthropy; holistic protection of African Womn’s Human Rights Defenders; intersectional movement building; solidarity and support; knowledge leadership; philanthropic advocacy and agenda setting. 
To apply to become a Board member for UAF-Africa, please complete the form at the end of this document and return it to Boardrecruitment@uaf-africa.org by Friday, 15 November 2024.