[Wigsat-l] African women professionals (AWPs) call for CVs

[Sophia Huyer]

Cross-posted from GAIN.

Call for Submission of Curriculum Vitea (CV)


Purpose: To identify high caliber African women professionals (AWPs)  
who could be selected for a wide spectrum of executive positions  
internationally and regionally. The names of selected AWPs would be  
compiled in a compendium that profiles their professional  
competencies, academic credentials, work experiences and core values  
among other things. AWPs, who believe they meet the following criteria  
and would like to be included in the said compendium are invited to  
submit their CVs. A copy of academic credentials and any other  
supporting document should be send along with a short Curriculum Vitae  
(C.V), which should provide highlights on : competencies,  
achievements, special appointments, area of expertise, awards, core  
value that the individual identifies with and publications. A most  
recent passport photo would be desirable.

• At least a Master’s degree (from an accredited university) in either  
natural and or /social sciences or MBA
• Over 10 years of work experience
• A minimum of 10 years in top management or in high government  
position ( at the rank of Ministers , Permanent Secretary, or a  
Director managing a reasonably large staff ) or in private  
organisations (CEO or head of organization or Head of academic  
institutions etc). Those who served in Ambassadorial position for at  
least 10 years are also encouraged to submit their CVs
• Solid knowledge of Africa’s development challenges, opportunities  
and potentials
• Good knowledge of the global geo-political environment and  
international relations
• Excellent Advocacy, Communication skills and experience in multi- 
cultural setting.
• Demonstrated experience in international/regional negotiations and  
problem solving ability
• Leadership qualities
• Notable Publications, Articles and awards

Background

The lack of organised and readily available information on African  
women professionals particularly those that are suitable for executive  
level appointment constitutes a major obstacle to efforts that aim at;  
(a) bridging the knowledge gap; and (b) accessing existing information  
for possible appointments of African women for high office - whether  
in the public or private sector. Except for a very few number of  
African women who have received specific acclaim for notable  
achievements, the knowledge base on a wide spectrum of highly  
qualified women professionals is still scanty. In an effort to  
contribute to improving the availability of information on African  
women professionals, the African Union Commission ( through its Women,  
Gender and Development Directorate), in collaboration with the United  
Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has taken the initiative to compile a  
list of 200 African Women professionals with the above-mentioned  
credentials.

It is acknowledged from the outset that the compendium will not be all  
inclusive as there may be thousands of African women professionals who  
for various reasons may not be included in the first edition of the  
compendium. However, if necessary and deemed useful, the scope could  
be expanded and a number of subsequent editions may emerge from this  
initial exercise.

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The Submission should be sent (with full address including email,  
mobile and land line telephone etc) to:

UNFPA for the attention of tsegera at unfpa.org
copy to : debritu at unfpa.org, Leilab at africa-union.org, emebeth at africa.union.org 
  and fiorellap at africa-union.org

*we believe that anyone that excels in what he/she does must be  
considered a “professional”. For the purpose of the above, however,  
the word professional is limited to
Academic attainments plus high level career development, ability to  
lead regional and international organisations, among others.

Deadline for CV submission is 30 September 2009

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Jennifer Radloff
Association for Progressive Communications Women's Networking Support  
Programme - Africa
Location: cape town, south africa
skype: jenny_apc
jenny at apcwomen.org

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