Deadline: 15-May-25
The West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) is calling for experienced professionals (facilitators) to strengthen the digital rights advocacy and activism of civil society actors through series of trainings in Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea (Conakry).
Objectives
- The specific objectives the project is to;
- Increase CSOs to deepen knowledge and increase awareness in digital rights inclusion, advocacy and activism in Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire, and Guinea;
- Enhance the capacity of selected CSOs in identifying gaps in digital rights inclusion, and conceptualising and designing effective advocacy campaigns using digital tools and resources to drive change in Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire, and Guinea.
- Build a community of practice (CoP) and digital rights advocacy network to advocate for relevant policy reforms at national and regional levels; and
- Amplify community outreach and citizens’ engagements on digital security, digital rights advocacy and activism across the region.
Duration
- Timeline: June to November 2025
Methodology
- The project team will adopt a diversity, equality and inclusive (DEI) approach to the various phases of the project;
- The project including toolkit, training contents and delivery will be done in both English and French.
Deliverables
- Successful facilitators will perform the following tasks:
- Develop digital advocacy toolkit to be used to facilitate training and awareness creation sessions
- Develop and apply capacity and learning needs assessment tools for selected group of civil society actors at country levels
- Develop and adapt training contents including PowerPoint slides, learning objectives, case studies, and other relevant materials to participants local context—in collaboration with WACSI.
- Lead the facilitation of a 4.5-day training session under the guidance of WACSI team.
- Support organisations in the development of their action plans – to be monitored through series of coaching sessions
- Provide post-training technical support to participants through coaching and mentorship sessions to advance organisations’ ability to institutionalise learnings and acquired skills in digital rights advocacy and activism
Eligibility Criteria
- Required Experience and Qualification:
- Understanding of the digital security landscape in West Africa particularly from civil society perspectives
- Proven expertise in digital security, digital rights including, digital advocacy, activism and online campaigns
- Strong knowledge of relevant digital security related policies, laws and regulations at both national and global levels.
- Desirable experience in engaging and influencing digital security policies and discourses at national, regional or global level.
- Demonstrated skills and experience in training and facilitation, especially in digital security, digital rights advocacy and activism for civil society organisations
- Track record in delivering similar interventions to civil society organisations in digital digital security, digital rights advocacy and activism strengthening and policy engagements.
- Operational experience in the Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria and Liberia.
For more information, visit WACSI.