Call for joint EIDHR Application: Project Manager, Intersex And Trans Movement Building Project

Published February 4, 2020
Language English

Application Deadline: February 26, 2020

Location: Anywhere in the World (Remote)

Astraea seeks a consultant to manage the implementation of a three-year initiative, Building our Movements: Supporting Intersex and Trans Defenders to Claim their Rights and Advocate for Change, supported by the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR). 
This initiative is a partnership among Astraea’s Intersex Human Rights Fund, the International Trans Fund, SIPD Uganda, the Asia Pacific Trans Network, and ILGA World.

Via participatory grantmaking, capacity building, regional networking, international advocacy and institutional strengthening, the initiative aims to bolster the efforts of intersex- and trans-led movements in Africa, Asia and the Pacific to protect and realize the human rights of intersex and trans communities.

A bit more about what each organisation will be doing under the initiative, which runs for three years from 2020-2022:

  • The IHRF and ITF will be making grants to intersex- and trans-led organizations respectively via their annual grantmaking processes, and providing technical assistance and accompaniment support to grantee partners
  • The IHRF and ITF will partner with SIPD, APTN and other intersex- and trans-led regional networks to organize intersex- and trans-specific capacity-building and networking workshops in each region
  • SIPD and APTN will lead regional networking and advocacy efforts for intersex and trans movements in Africa and Asia & the Pacific respectively
  • ILGA World will partner with intersex and trans activists on international human rights advocacy efforts and initiatives, including through the collaborative Trans Advocacy Week and by exploring opportunities to collaboratively enhance intersex advocacy at the United Nations.

The Intersex and Trans Movement-Building Project Manager will work with Astraea and all partners to manage the implementation of this exciting initiative. The consultancy can be based anywhere in the world. Estimated level of effort (LOE) is approximately 14 hours/week on average. Intersex and trans people and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

For more information and eligibility, please check on Astraea website.