Employment: The African Freedom of Information Centre, a pan-African membership civil society organization and resource centre promoting the right of access to information, is seeking the services of a consultant “to lead the development of a strategic plan to guide its programmes and institutional development over the next four years.” The entire task is expected to last a total of 30 days spread over a two months’ period. Qualified applicants should send an approach memoir with understanding of task, methodology outline, cost estimate and summary of CV with at least names and contacts of 3 referees to pamela@africafoicentre.org with cc to peter@africafoicentre.org. The entire application should not exceed 4 pages. Deadline for receipt of applications is Close of Business on Thursday August 15, 2013.
Employment: The Transparency and Accountability Initiative (T/AI), a London-based donor collaborative that aims to expand the impact, scale, and coordination of funding and activity in the transparency and accountability field, is seeking a Program Officer “with a passion for helping to drive the “tech for T/A” field, with an agenda that aligns with the needs of T/AI’s funder members and those of the broader tech transparency and accountability field.” The deadline to apply is 27 August 2013. To view the full job description and to apply, click here.
Alliances: The Regional Alliance for Free Expression and Information on July 31 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, signed a cooperation agreement with the Network of Transparency and Access to Information (RTA), a group that brings together the oversight bodies of this law in the region. The partnership seeks to create activities to promote the right of access to information, deepen cooperation is international spaces, and share experiences in countries that have an impact on both networks, as well as generate training internationally on the subject and the analysis of studies and research on the subject.
Use Guide: The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative launched a user guide on the Jammu and Kashmir Right to Information Act, 2009. The inaugural event organized in collaboration with Sangharsh RTI movement, a Jammu based coalition of RTI users and activists. “The goal of this book launch was to provide a practical guide to the common citizenry so that they feel comfortable in understanding the Right to Information Act of J&K as well as in using the same to seek accountability from the public authorities. Another important focus of the book launch was to highlight the success stories mentioned in the book and to aware the participants about the advantages in skillfully drafting a precise and objectified information request.” You can download the user guide here
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