Position: Manager, Citizen Engagement

Organization: Young Leaders for Active Citizenship (YLAC)

Location: Delhi

Apply: https://theylacproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/JD-Manager-Citizen-Engagement-YLAC-Dec23.pdf

Role description The role will entail a mix of different workstreams:

•Managing YLAC’s flagship initiatives such as the Artivist Fellowship, Digital Champions Program, Equality Clubs, YLAC Social Action Incubator etc., including supervision and performance management of your team and building systems and processes that help scale these initiatives

• Creating new interventions with partners and funders including designing campaigns and experimenting with innovative engagement formats

Engaging with stakeholders to shape and enhance our interventions, while exploring avenues to expand our footprint to other regions by redesigning existing initiatives to set them up for scale

• Interfacing with educators and policymakers to redefine civic education and engagement in our schools and colleges

• Developing and implementing communications strategies to build greater visibility for YLAC programs

Requirements

An ideal candidate is someone who is excited to work at the intersection of education and citizen engagement and is passionate about interacting with young people. While we are open to receiving applications from anyone passionate about the role, we would prefer that a candidate have:

• A background in education/ experiential learning/ civic engagement or other related areas

• 5-8 years of work experience

• Excellent communication skills and an eye for detail

• Ability to present information in a structured and insightful manner

• Equal parts comfort with spreadsheets and people

• Ability to work in a dynamic working environment with a strong desire to learn new skills