Vacancy: Training Consultant on Reporting Violence Against Women and Girls in Nigeria

Posting title: Training Consultant- Reporting Violence against Women and Girls in Nigeria   Organization: African Women in Media (AWiM)   Location: Remote (Nigeria)   About African Women in Media (AWiM)   African Women in the Media is an international non-governmental organization with the aim to positively impact the way media functions in relation to African women. Our members are African women from a diverse range […]

Call for Trainees: Reporting on Violence against Women and Girls Training Programme

Reporting on Violence against Women and Girls Training Programme  Call for trainees – Selection Criteria and Registration form.   Deadline for Application: 6th May 2022  Globally, communities are experiencing incidences of violence caused by civil conflicts, political uprisings, natural disasters, economic challenges and transnational disputes. These have affected men and women (particularly women and girls) differently. […]

SEFUNMI OGUNLADE

Accounting Officer

Ogunlade Oluwasefunmi is an experienced accounting professional with over two years of service at AWIM, where she currently works as an Account Officer II. She holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Banking and Finance and possesses professional proficiency certifications from the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered). 

She is skilled in financial reporting, account reconciliation, and maintaining accurate financial records. Ogunlade Oluwasefunmi Elizabeth is also proficient in modern accounting techniques and remains committed to integrity, efficiency, and supporting sound financial management within the organization.

DR. YEMISI AKINBOBOLA

C.E.O & Co-founder, AWiM

Dr Yemisi Akinbobola is an award-winning journalist, academic, consultant and co-founder of African Women in Media (AWiM). AWiM’s vision is that one-day African women will have equal access to representation in media. Joint winner of the CNN African Journalist Award 2016 (Sports Reporting), Yemisi ran her news website IQ4News between 2010-14.
Yemisi holds a PhD in Media and Cultural Studies from Birmingham City University, where she is an Associate Professor of Women’s Rights and Media Development. She has published scholarly research on women’s rights, African feminism, and journalism and digital public spheres. She was Editorial Consultant for the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 commemorative book titled “She Stands for Peace: 20 Years, 20 Journeys”, and currently hosts the book’s podcast.
She speaks regularly on issues relating to gender and media. In 2021 she was recognized as one of 100 Most Influential African Women.