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Local Coordinator: Youth SRHR Champions Chitwan
Background
The Right Here Right Now 2 (RHRN2) partnership is created so that young people in all their diversity enjoy their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in gender-just societies. Young people are at the forefront of our partnership. RHRN seeks to unleash the power of youth, increase public support for SRHR, improve policies and laws, and strengthen civil society. Lobbying and advocacy are the main strategy, supported by mutual capacity strengthening.
RHRN partnership comes at a critical time when SRHR as well as gender justice are under pressure around the world, and young people’s needs consistently go unmet. We do not shy away from taboo subjects such as comprehensive sexuality education and safe abortion, and advocate for the rights of marginalized groups such as girls, young women and young lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people. We focus on these issues and groups because, based on our collective track records, we can, and because few other consortia and organizations do.
The Right Here Right Now 2 (RHRN2) is a partnership created so that young people in all their diversity enjoy their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in gender-just societies. The RHRN2 Nepal is a strategic partnership between six diverse youth led and youth serving organizations to which YUWA serves as a Secretariat. The Nepal coalition consists of a diverse organization representing youth-led organizations, women’s feminist network organization, LGBTIQ+ led organization, People with Disability led organization and rural-based youth organization namely Beyond Beijing Committee Nepal (BBC), Blue Diamond Society (BDS), Blind Youth Association Nepal (BYAN), Center for Karnali Rural Promote and Society Development (CDS-PARK) Youth Alliance for Development (YARD) and YUWA. The coalition envisions to ensure young people aged 13-30 in their diversity are empowered to exercise all aspects of sexual and reproductive health and rights in a supportive social and enabling legal environment in Nepal by 2025.
Introduction
YUWA with the support of Right Here Right Now, is organizing an annual program called Youth SRHR Champions in Chitwan. Apropos to this, we are looking for a local coordinator based in Chitwan to help support our program.
Youth Champions are a group of 16 youth activists of diverse background and identities, who advocate at the local level for improved sexual and reproductive health policies that support reproductive health, family planning services, comprehensive sexuality education and programs that support meaningful youth participation in Chitwan. Youth Champions will design a plan and execute within their local level on the concerning issues of SRHR and CSE. This will be a platform where the youth champions will be able to brainstorm for the plan of action, raise funds for the execution of the plan and then finally execute it in a practical setting. This will also be a platform where youth champions can learn about issues around CSE and SRHR, design and implement programs, build networks and capacitate themselves and become change makers in the community. The youth champions will serve as youth advocates, educators and spokespersons on the issues of adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
Position: Local Coordinator
Vacancy: 1
Project: Youth SRHR Champions/ Right Here Right Now Nepal
Workstation: Chitwan
Deadline: 1st February ,2024
Duration: February- April, Weekly 10-15 hours
Level of Engagement: This is not a full-time position; the candidate will work remotely and support the program team at central office and volunteers at local level.
Roles and responsibilities
- Leadership
- Planning & Execution
- Coordination with stakeholders
- Reporting & Communication
- Monitoring, Evaluation, and Other
Minimum Academic Qualifications: Running bachelor’s degree in sociology, public health, development studies or any relevant discipline.
Specific skills:
- Skills on knowledge and experience about health system of Nepal
- Knowledge about health governance at local health system
- Prior experiences with youth led organization for youth development activities
- Experience in providing strategic leadership and guidance to local youth clubs and groups
- Strong coordination and collaboration skills at federal and province level
- Experience in knowledge management, including organizing events/webinars, drafting reports and developing knowledge products
- Knowledge of financial and policy compliance; including budget planning and implementation
- Excellent knowledge and experience on project management, HR management and M&E tools
- Excellent documentation and report writing skills (English and Nepali)
Interested candidate meeting the above-mentioned requirements are requested to apply by sending their updated CV, Cover letter, PAN card “Application for the position “Local Coordinator” or directly apply through website by 10th February 2024.