POSITION OVERVIEW The Communications Director at Women for Afghan Women (WAW) serves as an important component of WAW’s senior management and operations teams in the United States (US) and Afghanistan. The Communications Director determines the strategic communications and marketing functions that drive the organization’s objectives and outcomes, promotes WAW’s mission and vision, and supports the Executive Director’s, Board of Directors, and Development Team’s fundraising functions, efforts, and objectives, while educating the public and the media about the impact of WAW’s work in the US and in Afghanistan, and actively promoting how beneficiaries can access WAW services. The Communications Director also leads the effort to create, maintain, and expand messages and narratives to engage WAW’s supporters and other target audiences, to help WAW expand the scope of its programs and services, and to illustrate the value and impact of WAW’s transformational work. Through messaging, …
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Associate Financial Analyst, NY (US)
Job Type: Full-Time, In-Person + Remote (Hybrid) in Queens, New York Women for Afghan Women (WAW) is looking for an Associate Financial Analyst (AFA) for its finance department. Under the supervision and guidance of the organization’s Financial Controller, the job-holder will perform the following duties: Payment to Venders: Will work with WAW's program and development staff to ensure the timely processing and payment of all approved payment requests to vendors. Accounts Receivable: Regularly check WAW’s financial accounts on payment processing portals to record incoming donations. It is important that classification of incoming funds (including donation checks) are done by their restrictive types and assigned to programs as they are intended to; Accounts Payable: Receive all incoming invoices, which include vendor invoices for payment, staff reimbursement claims, and any other requests for payment that are approved. Prepare checks for payment and arrange for checks to be …
Development Internship Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 (Queens, NY)
Women for Afghan Women (WAW), a human rights organization located in Queens, NY, is looking for a development intern to assist the organization’s development team in New York. Please apply no later than October 8, 2021. The internship is projected to begin the week of October 11, 2021 and end the week of May 30, 2022. A shorter internship period (a minimum of three months) will be considered. …
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Afghan Youth Rising
For young women aged 16-20, providing them with support on college applications, including writing exercises, and leadership workshops, communications skills development, life skills training, and career counseling. Read on for more details. …
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Girls Leadership Program
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