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Call for Submission of Curriculum Vitea (CV)

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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

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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@unfpa.org
copy to : debritu@unfpa.org, Leilab@africa-union.org, emebeth@africa.union.org and fiorellap@africa-union.org

Deadline for CV submission is 30 September 2009

*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.

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