Position: Regional HOPM and Engagement, Africa
Regional Head of Partnership Mobilisation and Engagement, Africa
Location: Any country in Africa; with extensive regional travel (up to 50%)
HelpAge International (www.helpage.org)
supports a global network which brings together a wide range of
organisations and individuals working to promote the rights and meet the
needs of older women and men nationally and/or internationally. The
global network was established in 1983, founded by five organisations
including HelpAge Kenya, that believed a global secretariat was
necessary to link up and learn from civil society working with older
people on ageing issues as demographic ageing began to emerge. Since
2002, the network has brought together over 157 organisations across
more than 90 countries of which 37 are African members working in 23
countries.
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Our long-term vision is to establish a global movement of strong
connected age focused and older people led platforms in every country in
the world. Only by collaborating can we achieve a world in which all
older people can lead dignified, active, healthy and secure lives. We
aim to extend the reach and influence of the HelpAge Global Network to
all those in a position to help bring about our vision for older people –
including Governments, regional institutions, policy makers,
development partners, the private sector, UN organisations and academic
institutions.
To achieve this, we recognised that we need to widen our network and
partnership and transform how we enable and empower our network members
and partners to collaborate, strengthen and learn from each other. In
the Africa Region we will deliver this through a combination of
programme, policy and communications work focused on our core themes of
social protection, health and care, violence, neglect and abuse and
humanitarian work
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Our Values: At HelpAge International we work
hard to achieve our goals together as a team with a clear shared
purpose. Our values inform how we work together:
| Inclusive | We respect people, value diversity and are committed to equality. |
| Impact | We value and recognise the contribution of our staff and network members, as we put older people at the center of everything we do. |
| Partners | We work alongside network members and others to increase reach, influence and impact. We are committed to a culture of collaboration and building positive relationships. |
| Learning | We are passionate about learning, accountable and work together to find creative solutions. |
Everyone who works at HelpAge shares our values and are committed to behaviors that demonstrate and support them.
Safeguarding: Everyone has a role in creating
and sustaining a safe and respectful working environment, where no one
comes to any harm or is maltreated. At HelpAge we take our
responsibilities very seriously and will take action against wrongdoing.
We will do everything we can to ensure that we do not engage people
that pose a safeguarding risk and will undertake criminal record checks
as required.
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Equal Opportunities: HelpAge International is
committed to creating an inclusive working environment, promoting and
providing equal opportunities and respecting diversity in employment. We
welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless
of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil
partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and
sexual orientation.
The post-holder will be responsible for development & delivery of
HelpAge network development strategy across the Africa region, develop
and coordinate a strong Africa Age Network with diverse members, pursue
strategic and long term fundraising to sustain and grow the Network
approach, identify areas of policy and practice shift and
institutionalise systems for learning on thematic engagement within the
network model.
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HelpAge International is an equal opportunity employer and we strive to be inclusive of age and disability in our teams. Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
