Deadline: May 5, 2024
Are you an aspiring feminist? Do you believe in the feminist vision of human rights and social justice? Then here is an exciting and unique opportunity to deepen your leadership and expand your strategic thinking: CREA’s Second Launch: Emerging Leaders Initiative – 2024!
Through this virtual year-long initiative, the chosen Emerging Leaders: Program Assistants (ELs) will receive invaluable professional experience and drive real-world change by working within the teams and contributing to the programs and initiatives. The initiative will also help ELs understand the nuances and challenges of working within a fast-paced feminist rights organization and develop the skills, networks, and knowledge to drive social change while understanding critical frameworks, perspectives, and management modalities that support social change movements. ELs will participate in a community of passionate advocates while gaining access to resources, grounded learning, and mentorship for working in feminist social change and advocacy processes.
Benefits
- Once selected for the Emerging Leaders- Program Assistant, you will become part of a community of feminist change-makers promoting human rights.
- You will get access to professional development, networking, and learning opportunities as well as platforms to connect with decision-makers and socially committed private sector representatives from around the world.
- You will also be able to attend online and in-person workshops and learning sessions. Training will be provided to selected candidates with continued learning and networking opportunities.
- All ELs will be provided with an experience certificate on successful completion of the program.
Eligibility
- Open to early-career professionals, recent graduates, or professionals looking to switch to the social sector, who are passionate about driving positive social change and impact and are based out of India.
- The program encourages individuals from diverse professional or educational backgrounds to join in the mission of advancing sexual and human rights for all structurally excluded groups while gaining valuable experience in working with social change organizations.
- The 2024 Emerging Leaders Initiative is open to applicants with diverse skill sets; selected candidates will be assessed and assigned roles reflective of their areas of growth, interest, and background.
While they welcome applicants from any field, priority will be given to candidates who:
- Hold a university degree in social sciences
- Have knowledge and understanding of the socio‐political context in South Asia
- Have strong research, analytical, and writing skills
- Excellent management and networking skills
- Proficiency in English and working knowledge of Hindi
- Self-motivation
- Ability to work across time zones, geographies, and nationalities
- Ability to handle periods of high-pressure work
- Location anywhere in India, but with access to a stable internet with good bandwidth, and a working computer.
Application
Interested candidates are required to send their CV and a cover letter articulating their interest and reasons for applying to [email protected] on or before May 5, 2024.
Include in the subject line the name of the program: “Emerging Leaders Initiative – 2024”. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.
For more information, visit CREA Emerging Leaders Initiative.
