Member Liaison Officer


FEMNET is a pan-African regional women’s rights network that has been in existence for 24 years and has been at the forefront championing gender equality, equity and women’s rights through delivery of critical information, and strengthening linkages and collaboration among women’s organizations.

To consolidate its work and move it to the next level FEMNET with financial support from African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) is seeking to recruit suitable persons on a 3-year renewable full time contract in the following vacant positions to be based in Nairobi-Kenya:


Member Liaison Officer-(Ref: FNT- MLO 2012)
The Person will:
• Work with other team members to coordinate FEMNET’s membership to ensure that FEMNET meets its obligations to its constituency
• Devise and raise funds for projects that will provide technical support to members
• Devise and implement approved membership drive strategy, guidelines and policies
• Establish and maintain administrative systems for FEMNET’s members including hhandling registration of new members and renewals and providing analysis of such records quarterly and to be the interface between FEMNET and its members to ensure symbiotic information sharing
• Source for and share information with members of opportunities for training and fundraising that will be beneficial to members
• Facilitate cross networking amongst FEMNET members on the one hand and FEMNET and its members on the other hand.
• Support members in identifying and developing best practice stories and sharing them with other members
• Identify opportunities to expand FEMNET’s support to its membership, increase members’ use of Website and other communication channels
• Work with other programme staff to raise funds and organize the Triennial FEMNET General Assembly and Programming Conference
• Represent FEMNET at selected meetings, conferences and other relevant events
• Advise FEMNET on membership issues that the Network would take on arising from the information collected through the capacity building activities
• Any other duties as may be assigned,

We are looking for:
• A bachelors degree in social sciences or related field from a recognized University;
• Not less than 3 years relevant work experience in a busy environment preferably in an INGO;
• Ability to devise and raise funds for projects that will provide technical support to members,
• Ability to devise and implement a membership drive strategy, draft a membership guidelines/ policy, source for and share information with members of opportunities for training and fundraising that will be beneficial to members and be fluent in English and French.

For more information about FEMNET’s activities, visit our website: www.femnet.or.ke

Remuneration: Remuneration will be in line with the set procedures of the organizations and the experience and qualifications of the candidate.

Applications: Interested applicants are requested to send to the Executive Director; their CVs with 3 referees two of which must be professional, salary expectations with a 1 page application cover letter explaining why you are a good candidate for the position by email to: admin@femnet.or.ke. Please indicate the reference on the Subject line the position you are applying for e.g. Head of Capacity Building- (Ref: FNT-HOCB 2012), of your email. Only complete applications will be reviewed. Deadline for submission of applications is on Friday 10th August, 2012.

Please note: Only candidates who have been selected for interview will be contacted, no telephone inquires, canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification. 

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