Call For Applications: 2nd Cohort of the Network of African Women in Conflict Prevention and Mediation (FEMWISE-AFRICA) – Continental level

Deadline: January 20, 2025

Apply to join the 2nd Cohort of the Network of African Women in Conflict Prevention and Mediation (FEMWISE-AFRICA) – Continental level. The Network of African Women in Conflict Prevention and Mediation (FEMWISE-Africa) was officially established through a decision of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government (AU Summit) on 4 July 2017 (Assembly/AU/Draft/Dec.21 (XXIX)), as a subsidiary mechanism of the Panel of the Wise.

To implement the mandate of the Network at continental level, FEMWISE-Africa members shall be engaged in the following key activities:

Advocate for Women’s active participation in conflict prevention, mediation, dialogues, preventive diplomacy, and other peace processes in Africa;
Provide mentorship, training and peer-learning for women mediators on mediation and conflict prevention and resolution for readiness to short-term and long-term assignments;
Provide expertise to the Panel of the Wise engagements including peace building efforts, shuttle diplomacy engagements, and national dialogue processes;
Participate in High-level engagements on behalf of the Network;
Promote linkages with national, regional, global women mediators networks and agencies engaged in Women, Peace and Security (WPS);
Document best practices, experience sharing, and lessons learned on mediation and conflict prevention, resolution;
Support the establishment and operationalization of regional and national chapters of FemWise-Africa;
Discharge any other activities/engagement that may require members action.

Benefits

While membership to the FemWise-Africa Network is not a paid role, member benefits shall include:

Be part of FemWise-Africa Network, and engaged in conflict prevention, resolution, mediation, and other peace processes at continental level;
Be part of the Global Alliance of Women Mediator Networks at global level;
Be eligible for advanced and thematic trainings, and capacity development opportunities,
Be Eligible for deployment assignment to AU-led and co-led preventive diplomacy, mediation, dialogue and other peace processes;
Participate in activities on behalf of the FemWise-Africa;
Provide expertise for High-Level engagements on behalf of the Network, based on request;
Publish articles and share experiences in line with FemWise-Africa mandate.

Eligibility

Open to women of African Citizenship living in Africa;
At least a Bachelor’s Degree;
Working proficiency in a minimum of one official AU language (English, French, Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swahili)
Age 18 and above;
Demonstrable results or credible proof of Five (5) years of substantive experience in the Design or Facilitation of Mediation, Dialogue and Negotiation Processes, based on 2 – 3 examples of concrete actions taken to promote peace processes in Track I or II;
Additional Experience in one of the following thematic areas (which often intersect with mediation processes) will be an add valued:
- Ceasefire Negotiations and Security Arrangements;
- Gender and Inclusion;
- Governance and Constitution-making;
- Power-sharing;
- Climate Change and Natural Resources;
- Transitional Justice and Reconciliation;
- Any other relevant thematic areas.
Commit and adhere to the FemWise-Africa Code of Conduct;
Be willing to participate in various activities on behalf of the Network upon request;

Application

As part of the application, you will be requested to submit:

For more information, visit FEMWISE-AFRICA.