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Vacancies at ECOWAS - Communication Assistant (Website) : 3 Positions Available

11 March, 2013

NB: This vacancy is a locally recruited position which means that candidates applying for this position must be legally resident in the Member State of the duty station at the time of application.

FULL-TIME JOB VACANCY: NIGERIA RESEARCHER, Africa Division

08 March, 2013

(Abuja base preferred)

Application Deadline: April 5, 2013

Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) is seeking a Nigeria Researcher with its Africa Division. The Researcher, ideally based in Abuja, will be responsible for developing and implementing a research and advocacy agenda focusing on human rights conditions in Nigeria. The position reports to the West Africa team leader in the Africa division.

Kopep Dabugat (right) and Abdoulaye Diallo (left) from WACSOF at the meeting with WACSI staff (photo: jimm)

WACSI and WACSOF explore avenues to deepen citizen's participation in development in West Africa

22 February, 2013

The West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) and the West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF) have reiterated the need to team up to deepen civil society's involvement in development processes across West Africa.

Fundraising and Resource Mobilisation Advisor, Wateraid Ghana

21 February, 2013

Wateraid’s vision is of a world where everyone has access to safe water and sanitation. Our mission is to transform lives by improving access to safe water hygiene and sanitation in the world’s poorest communities. Here in Ghana we have built a great reputation for championing and delivering these needs to poor communities. We are seeking to add to our dynamic team with the following listed position:

Position:Fundraising and Resource Mobilization Advisor

Job Vacancy: Humanitarian Health Adviser – Save the Children

19 February, 2013

Closing date for applications 21 March 2013

The purpose of this role is to support Save the Children humanitarian health programmes, with a primarily West and Central Africa regional focus, so as to expand our reach in new emergencies and chronic crises and increase our effectiveness.

UN-HABITAT: Urban Youth Fund 2013 Call for Proposals

18 February, 2013

Deadline- April 15th 2013

Applications are invited by UN-HABITAT for the Urban Youth Fund 2013 which aims to support urban youth in developing countries. These grants focus to promote youth empowerment as the solution for better urban governance.

Resource Centre

The Institute has a resource centre that is open to civil society actors in the region. It serves as a library of civil society documents, research reports and edited volumes that are accessible to both individuals and organisations. The Institute has partnered the Foundation Centre to provide online learning resources and a database of grant giving institutions in the United States of America.

For more info please contact us: resourcecentre@wacsi.org.

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