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Project Officer – Pan African Network for Artistic Freedom (PANAF)
- BACKGROUND
Selam is a Pan-African organisation with offices in Addis Ababa, Nairobi, and Stockholm. The organisation was created in 1997 and has since evolved into an international player, partnering with artists, cultural producers, the private sector, the media, institutions, researchers, and national and regional governments across the African continent as well in other regions in the world.
Selam participates in global and African culture networks, as well as annual networking meetings and Pan-African conferences in Africa, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia. Selam has implemented several regional and national projects on the African continent. Currently Selam implements, together with partners, two Pan-African projects, the Pan African Network for Artistc Freedom (PANAF) and Connect for Culture Africa (CfCA) and one national project in Ethiopia.
The PANAF project, initiated in 2021, is an initiative advocating for freedom of artistic expression in the creative sector. PANAF seeks to establish an inclusive voice for organisations, artists and culture producers to demand for safe and enabling environments for artistic creativity in the society. Read more about the project on the website: https://panaf.org/.
PANAF is now moving into its second phase starting in 2024 and ending in 2027, with support from the Swedish Arts Council and the Swedish Institute. To support the implementation of PANAF across African countries, Selam is seeking to hire a Project Officer based in Nairobi, Kenya or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- SCOPE OF WORK
The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and monitoring all project activities, including online engagements, partner collaborations, advocacy campaigns, and the annual Panaf Summit