Tanzania Gender Youth Innovator

Youth Challenge International (YCI). Mwanza, Tanzania.

Closing date: May 31, 2013.

Description:

Youth Challenge International (YCI) is recruiting for a Gender Policy Innovator to work on a six-week partner capacity building project in Mwanza, Tanzania with our local partner, Kivulini.

Start Date: June 2013

Duration:  6 weeks

YCI is a global youth development organization that promotes youth innovation to drive positive change. Working with local partners in 8 countries around the world, YCI engages youth in creating solutions to the challenges they face. Kivulini is a women’s rights organization that facilitates the creation of social, economic and legal environments that guarantee women and girls’ rights to live in violence-free communities.

This exciting Youth Innovator opportunity will include a pre-project distance-learning program, followed by an intensive six-week placement in Mwanza (dates Flexible). While in-country, you will work with YCI’s field staff, local partner organizations and the local government to further the reach and relevance of their programming.  Your background in gender and policy development combined with strong intercultural communication skills will help build the capacity of our partner, Kivulini, and the local organizations they work with in Mwanza.

Key Responsibilities:

In conjunction with Kivulini staff and other organizations working in gender-based violence (GBV) prevention at their Center:

• Review existing policies on gender and other workplace policies for potential issues regarding gender equity
• Survey staff and stakeholders to assess common ideas and practices
• With senior management, develop an organizational gender policy
• Train all staff on policy and mainstreaming gender into program design

Your Skills and Experience:

• Social studies with a focus on gender issues
• Demonstrated experience working with on policy adaptation/development
• Experience in facilitating trainings and workshops
• Experience working with grassroots organizations
• Excellent organizational and planning skills
• Prior cross-cultural experience and strong inter-cultural communication skills

Fundraising Goal: YCI volunteers are required to fundraise and/or contribute a minimum of $600 for these projects to contribute towards YCI’s global youth development programs.

What’s Covered:

• Preparatory support and pre-project distance learning
• In-country orientation
• Modest homestay accommodation and food
• In-country work-related travel
• Comprehensive emergency travel medical insurance

What’s Not Covered:

• Airfare
• Personal expenses
• Visa fees
• Participants will be expected obtain the required vaccinations and take anti-malarials at their own expense

Please apply online using YCI’s volunteer application form athttp://www.yci.org/html/volunteer/globally/applynow.asp

When submitting your application online, please also send a copy of your resume and references to generalinfo@yci.org.

In the section “Please share with us your reason for selecting these particular countries, project lengths, range of months and sector focus,” specify that you are applying for the “Tanzania Gender Youth Innovator Project – 2013". Please highlight your skills and experience that make you a suitable candidate for this volunteer opportunity.

Application deadline: YCI accepts applications on a rolling basis with a hard deadline of May 31st, 2013.

About YCI:  Youth Challenge International is a leading global youth development organization that promotes youth innovation to drive positive change. Building on over 20 years of experience, YCI’s programs are designed to meet the needs of youth affected by poverty through four integrated sectors: livelihoods, health, leadership and the environment. We engage youth in creating solutions to the challenges they face. YCI incorporates youth development, volunteerism, partnership and equity into all that we do.