AIDS Accountability International (AAI) is seeking to appoint a Personal Assistant with research competence at the secretariat office in Cape Town.

The PA role will be to assist the Executive Director in all practical matters; travel, meeting preparations and follow-up, administration around the office in general and presence when required. The Research part of the work will contribute to AAI’s work in the form of supporting the Executive Director in research and advocacy work by providing assistance around research activities, research administration/management, reporting.

For more information or to apply click here. Deadline for applications is 8th February 2018.

About the Award

In East and Southern Africa, 35% of women are married before age 18. Globally, over 650 million women alive today were married as children. Child marriage is rooted in gender inequality and is exacerbated by poverty, insecurity and conflict.

Launched in 2018, RIATT-ESA in partnership with the the African Union and with support from Media Monitoring Africa, launched an award for journalists reporting on Child Marriage. The award was developed in support the African Union Campaign to End Child Marriage Campaign, in an effort to enhance the promotion and protection of the rights of girls and women in Africa. The primary objective of the Award is to promote reporting of child marriage issues; hence raising public awareness, understanding and galvanizing action against child marriage.

The first awards were handed out in 2019 during the during the 3rd STC & SDLE of the African Union.