Fellow, Women and Freedom in the Middle East

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The Fellow, Women and Freedom in the Middle East will be a member of the Human Freedom division of the Institute and will design and implement initiatives to empower women and girls to be agents of change in their native countries with a particular focus in the Gulf States. The Fellow will create public and private relationships with select nations to link local women with free, educated, empowered women and help transform the lives of families, communities and regions. Because of President and Mrs. Bush’s recognized role as advocates among repressed groups of women, the Institute holds a distinctive advantage. The Bushes hold a strong belief that women will lead the Mideast to democracy. The proven success of the US-Afghan Women’s Council model, that began during the Bush administration and was sponsored by Mrs. Bush, provides action-oriented precedent. The Institute brings an unusual ability to attract and mobilize global and local partners on this topic among many public and private organizations. Of particular note is the Women’s Initiative Advisory Council. Chaired by Mrs. Bush, this group of engaged philanthropists provides strategic and financial support for the Institute’s efforts to empower women and girls. While the initial focus will be on the Gulf States, the Fellow is expected to deliver a broad array of innovative programs. Responsibilities In this newly created position, the Fellow will report to directly to the Executive Director of the Institute and to the Program Director, Human Freedom. Through a broad understanding of the global space for empowering women, the Fellow will design and oversee all programs in this area of engagement and be accountable for measurable results. Specific responsibilities include: Strategic vision • Create a distinctive strategy for the Islamic Women’s Freedom that achieves Institute aims and objectives, reshaping as necessary to reflect environment and marketplace changes. • Research the landscape of opportunity in the global space for empowering women, evaluating and analyzing unmet needs. • Identify key stakeholders, leading-edge thinkers, subject matter experts, and other leverage points in the area, including private sector, social enterprise, governments, private citizens, and other organizations around the world, with a focus on the Gulf States. • Maintain a knowledge bank of issues, challenges, opportunities, trends, innovations, and other developments in the global arena of women’s freedom. • Secure buy-in and commitment for the strategy from key stakeholders. Program design and plan formulation • Define the overarching program goals and objectives and develop innovative programs • Develop long- and short-term operational plans that ensure a well-executed line of work • Work with stakeholders to reach consensus on plans and support to move forward Program operations • Oversee all aspects of program execution, working collaboratively with internal and external team members to ensure success of programs—serve as single point of accountability. • Continuously monitor progress compared to defined objectives and regularly report on outcomes and progress to broad set of stakeholders. • Lead efforts to resolve problems, influence action, inspire teamwork, remove barriers, create innovations, re-design processes, and re-think approaches in order to achieve program goals and Institute strategic objectives. • Lead the identification and evaluation of action partners and ensure the relationships remain strong and healthy as programs evolve. • Maintain a knowledge base of potential partners and their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. • Along with the fund-raising team, execute partnership and sponsorship agreements to support program delivery. External relations and communication • Represent the Women and Freedom in the Middle East Program in the media, in external speaking engagements to high-level audiences, and with other stakeholder groups. • Oversee content management for the Islamic Women’s Freedom Program as part of overall Institute on-line presence (web, social media, etc.). • Work with marketing to describe the unique advantage, value proposition, and benefits of the program to key audiences and ensure consistency of key messages. • Oversee a communication/marketing plan that inspires target audiences to engage and act. • Network regularly with thought leaders in women’s empowerment.

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