Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I hope my email finds you well. I'm writing to ask for a little help and support.
We are currently in the process of hiring full-time staff at The YP Foundation, the youth-led and -run organization for which I work, based in New Delhi, India. TYPF is at a crucial juncture in its growth trajectory; having worked with over 350,000 young people over the past ten years and continuing to grow and increase it's impact with the communities with which it works.
Being part of a youth-led and -run space means handing over leadership to other committed and passionate practitioners to take the work forward- I myself am completing my time with the organization as I'm moving away from Delhi, and am particularly interested in bringing on someone for the post of Programme Manager - Governance and Active Citizenship, who will build on the kinds of work that I have been co-leading as part of the organization's Senior Management Team. I'd be happy to speak personally to anyone interested and to answer queries and can be contacted on radhika@theypfoundation.org
Thank you in advance for taking the time to do so, and apologies for cross posting, should that happen. I really appreciate your support.
Warm Regards,
Radhika
**Apologies for cross-posting**
Please circulate widely!
THE YP FOUNDATION IS HIRING!
WHO ARE WE?
We are an eclectic and committed group of young people (18 - 30 years) who collectively lead and run The YP Foundation (TYPF), a youth-led and -run organization that supports and enables young people to create programmes and influence policies in the areas of gender & sexuality, governance, health, education, the arts & digital media. The organization promotes, protects and advances young people's human rights by building leadership, and strengthening youth led initiatives and movements. Founded in 2002, we have worked over the last 10 years directly with 6,500 young people to set up over 250 projects, reaching out to 350,000 young people, across 18 states in India.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are at a crucial juncture as we move into our second multi-year Strategic Plan and are specifically looking for experienced young professionals and practitioners who can commit to lead, implement and build on this long-term vision. Our staff is a team of 16 young people (largely between 18 – 28 years) who work both part-time and full time, with an active volunteer base of over 100 young people each year.
The YP Foundation Staff Positions – 2013
Name of Position
Programme Manager – Governance and Active Citizenship
Field/s
Right to Information, Right to Education, Government run schemes on education, health and livelihoods and Government run institutions and schemes that safeguard women's rights.
Implementation Sites
National Capital Region
Duration
3-5 Years (3 years minimum is a pre-requisite)
Post
Full-Time
Starting Period
June, 2013
Job Overview
The Right to Information Programme develops young people's engagement with legislative processes, increasing their awareness on laws and policies in India and its application to our daily lives. Since its conception, the RTI Programme has worked on developing potential to advocate for effective governance with 1343 young people who have worked as volunteers, peer educators and staff members. Through workshops, campaigns and projects, the programme has encouraged 6600 young people to participate in governance and has worked on Child Rights with 1300 children and over a thousand parents, policy makers, and NGOs.
The primary responsibility of the Manager is to lead the implementation of the programme's five-year Strategic Plan, in the areas of planning, implementation and evaluation. The RTI Branch has begun work on governance with a special focus on building young women's leadership and strengthening existing initiatives through participating in election and policy implementation processes and empowering young women to access and advocate for the implementation of central and state government-run and supported policies and schemes that ensure their rights to education, health and livelihood.
S/He will train, coordinate and manage the staff and volunteer team of the programme. The post holder will also build strategic partnerships with other organizations and professionals in the sector and strengthen the programme's ability to advocate with gatekeepers, including the local administration. Fiscal planning, fundraising and grant management for the programme is a portfolio that is directly managed by the Programme Manager. In addition, S/He also oversees awareness on laws, policies and government institutions in the organization and contributes to capacity development. S/He may be asked to represent the organisation and different forums to share the work of the programme and to contribute towards and build the organisation's advocacy work in the area of governance and active citizenship.
Candidate Criteria
Essential Criteria
• Prior experience of working with the issues and building sustainability in urban slum communities.
• Excellent communication and writing skills in both Hindi and English
• Keen interest and ability to engage young people with governance.
• Demonstrated team management and team training and facilitation skills
• Ability to network with government bodies, partners, grant makers and child rights organizations, and a wide range of companies, partners and donors at local, national and international levels.
Desirable Criteria
• Prior experience in fundraising
• Experience working with public/government bodies on accessing services for communities with low resources.
Name of Position
Programmes Manager – Life Skills, Education and Health
Field/s
Child Rights, Life Skills Education, Formal Education, Health in Urban Slums, Leadership and Peer Education, Training and Facilitation Skills, Advocacy
Implementation Sites
National Capital Region
Duration
3-5 Years (3 years minimum is a pre-requisite)
Post
Full-Time
Start Date
Immediate
Job Overview
Blending Spectrum a community-based programme that works with children from low resource backgrounds, towards increasing their access to education, leadership opportunities and awareness on health and hygiene, through a gendered lens. The programme has been working at the Sunder Nagar Nursery (Nizamuddin) with 160 children of the age group of 5-16 years, for the past four years and has successfully transferred 123 of them into formal schooling.
The primary responsibility of the Manager is to lead the implementation of the programme's five-year Strategic Plan, in the areas of planning, implementation and evaluation. Blending Spectrum aims to scale its outreach to work with vulnerable children and adolescents from different communities in the NCR, build on its ability to negotiate and challenge gender norms and promote an equitable and participate environment for girls and children living with disabilities, within lower resource communities. The programme will also strengthen its ability to work with the larger movement on education and health & rights of children and adolescents (including advocacy and policy).
S/He will train, coordinate and manage the staff and volunteer team of the programme.The post holder will also build strategic partnerships with other organizations and professionals in the child rights and education sector and strengthen the programmes ability to advocate with gatekeepers, including the local administration. Fiscal planning, fundraising and grant management for the programme is a portfolio that is directly managed by the Programme Manager.In addition, S/He also oversees child participation and protection of child rights in the organisation and contributes to capacity development. S/He may be asked to represent the organisation and different forums to share the work of the programme and to contribute towards and build the organisation's advocacy work in the area of child rights and participation.
Candidate Criteria
Essential Criteria
• Prior experience of working with children and adolescents in urban slum communities
• Excellent communication and writing skills in both Hindi and English
• Keen interest and ability to engage in protecting and promoting child rights
• Demonstrated team management and team training and facilitation skills
• Ability to network with government bodies, partners, grant makers and child rights organisations, and a wide range of companies, partners and donors at local, national and international levels.
Desirable Criteria
• Prior experience in fundraising
• Experience working with public/government bodies on advocating for rights of the child
--Please note that applications will be accepted and processed as and when they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible as interviews will be conducted as and when applications are received; on a first come, first served basis.
TO APPLY
Download the attached Staff Positions list; send us a copy of your Resume and a Cover Letter for the relevant position. You must submit these two documents to jobs@theypfoundation.org to be considered for the post.
For further queries, please contact Radhika on jobs@theypfoundation.org
For details on the organisation, visit www.theypfoundation.org
What would TYPF's Epitaph read like?
This is what our Board Member, Vidyun Sabhaney had to say…
TYPF was an organization unafraid of change – within itself, and the world around it. It understood 'change' in a way that was revolutionary, truly unique to the young person of the 21st century – the era of hustle and bustle, loneliness, terror, fear, forgetfulness, and the individual. Through this definition and understanding of change it enabled literally thousands of young people in India to challenge systems through substance, and create alternatives which work.
It encouraged an entire generation to work with people and their context, not despite them/ it made thousands of young people aware and active in civil society. It sought justice for the un-empowered productively, without political motive, it rarely made the same mistake twice and bore good-will even to those it disagreed with. With its passing we mourn the loss of an organization that understood not everyone finds Wonderland (and when they do, it's rarely just a tea party), but if you ventured a step behind the Looking Glass, perhaps you'd end up an Alice anyway.
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