Programme Coordinator Needed

Job Description

Organizational Context

Footprint to Freedom is a survivor-led movement operating across Africa and internationally to combat human trafficking through grassroots empowerment, advocacy, systems strengthening, strategic partnerships, and awareness building.

As the organization expands its continental presence, it is intentionally strengthening its programme architecture to ensure growth remains ethical, trauma-informed, survivor-centred, and sustainable. The scaling process prioritizes survivor dignity, leadership integrity, and long-term movement resilience.

Role Overview

The Programme Lead & Strategist provides both strategic vision and operational leadership across the organization’s programme portfolio. This role steers programme design, partnership development, proposal writing, and direct implementation, while advancing a cohesive survivor-led movement across as many as 54 African countries.

The position blends high-level strategy with hands-on execution – covering movement expansion, coalition building, advocacy alignment, communications oversight, and capacity strengthening—while safeguarding survivor leadership as the central pillar of growth.

Key Responsibilities

1. Continental Movement Expansion & Network Building

• Drive strategic growth of the survivor-led movement across Africa.
• Build relationships with survivor leaders, grassroots networks, NGOs, academic institutions, student movements, and regional partners.
• Map stakeholders and establish cross-regional coalitions to amplify collective influence.
• Develop scalable engagement models such as chapters, hubs, and cohorts.
• Ensure expansion remains ethical, trauma-informed, and non-extractive.

2. Programme Leadership & Strategic Partnerships

• Provide overall direction to the programme portfolio in alignment with organizational values.
• Oversee multiple initiatives to ensure quality, coherence, and prioritization.
• Develop and manage partnerships with civil society actors, survivor-led initiatives, donors, and multilateral institutions.
• Contribute to governance, safeguarding, risk management, and accountability systems.

3. Campaigning & Advocacy Support

• Guide development of survivor-aligned campaigns and advocacy strategies.
• Support messaging and materials in collaboration with survivor leaders.
• Provide strategic backing to grassroots activists and student-led movements.
• Ensure all advocacy efforts are responsible, values-driven, and survivor-centred.

4. Capacity Building & Leadership Development

• Design and facilitate trainings, workshops, and peer-learning initiatives.
• Strengthen leadership, advocacy, safeguarding, and organisational capacities.
• Support learning platforms such as the Survivor Leadership / African Survivor Academy.
• Promote cross-regional exchange and collaboration.

5. Programme Delivery & Operational Coordination

• Lead key convenings, trainings, and hybrid engagements.
• Manage timelines, logistics, facilitators, consultants, and partners.
• Oversee programme documentation, monitoring inputs, and learning processes.

6. Survivor Care, Safeguarding & Integrity

• Ensure survivor leadership remains protected and meaningful as the movement scales.
• Implement systems for preparation, care, safeguarding, and follow-up.
• Uphold trauma-informed and ethical standards across all engagements.

Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Master’s degree (or equivalent experience) in International Development, Human Rights, Social Sciences, Migration Studies, Public Policy, or related fields.

Experience

• Minimum 3 years in programme management, movement building, community organising, or nonprofit leadership.
• Demonstrated experience in partnership development, coalition-building, and network coordination.
• Proven ability in proposal development, project design, and budget oversight.
• Experience in advocacy, campaigning, or capacity-building initiatives.
• Background in anti-human trafficking or social justice movements is highly desirable.
• Experience working alongside survivor leaders or lived-experience communities is a strong asset.

Core Competencies

• Strategic thinking with operational execution strength
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills
• Excellent facilitation and communication abilities
• High ethical standards and safeguarding awareness
• Ability to navigate complex power dynamics across regions

Languages

• Fluency in English (required)
• French or Arabic (asset)

Contract Details

• Duty Station: Africa (Remote)
• Duration: 12 months (renewable)
• Contract Type: Full-time
• Organizational Unit: Programmes & Movement Building
• Reports To: Founder & Executive Director; Director of Movement Building

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit:

• A CV (maximum 3 pages)
• A motivation letter outlining relevant experience
• A signed reference letter

Applications should be sent to: info@footprintofreedom.org