VACANCY: Young Female Panellist – With and For Girls Collective
Title
Youth Female Panellist (4 positions)
Location
Dar Es Salaam
Period
5 days (with the possibility of extension of activities and days)
Allowance
Tsh 150,000 for 5 days
Context
Restless Development is the leading youth-led development agency. We
have been working in Tanzania since 1993 and have established an
impressive track record in delivering grassroots impact through youth-led
development programmes aligned to the Government of Tanzania’s
poverty reduction plans and Millennium Development Goals. For more
information visit www.restlessdevelopment.org/tanzania.
We are working in partnership with the With and For Girls Collective.
The With and For Girls Collective is made up of eight funders – EMpower,
Mama Cash, NoVo Foundation, Plan UK, The Global Fund for Children,
Nike Foundation, The Malala Fund and Stars Foundation – who are
working together to create a global funding initiative that will identify and
support strong local organisations working with and for adolescent girls
(aged 10-19).
We are looking for 4 young women (aged 16-19 years) to join a panel
of 6 people conducting interviews for 10 organisations that have applied
for funding from the With and For Girls Collective. You will need to
demonstrate excellent verbal and written English skills, confidence, be
passionate about the rights of girls and have experience working in
development.
The role of the
panel
The role of the panel will be to interview a short list of 10 organisations
that have applied for funding from the With and For Girls Collective.
The position will involve:
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Reading preparation documents (1 day).
Attend a 1-day preparation workshop - this workshop will tell you
more about the initiative and teach you some useful techniques
to use when interviewing people.
3 days of interviews - there are 10 organisations to be
interviewed. This will be done over three days with a decision
being made on the final day
Where possible, engage in a follow-up activities, which may
include evaluation of the selection process, input on brand
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Qualifications
Experience and
skills
development, and the possibility of long-term engagement in
progress reports.
Where possible supporting the promotion of the With and For
Girls Collective and the work of its awardees including blogging
and media engagement.
Form Four/Form Six leavers and/or college students and graduates
within the age limit.
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We are looking for young women aged between 16-19 years.
You must be passionate about girls’ rights, gender equality and
strongly believe that young people should have a voice in
Decision-making.
You must have knowledge of girls’ rights projects in your
community and understand the challenges facing girls’ rights
initiatives.
You must have the time to commit to the work of the panel.
You must be a confident communicator and enjoy working in a
team with peers and with others.
You will like learning and analysing information and be able to
respond to detailed information.
You must have an interest in human rights and/or development
issues
Other
information
In this role, you will be joined with adult panellists where you will
work together to interview a shortlist of 10 organisations.
Code of conduct
At all times, the panellists will adhere to Restless Development’s codes
of conduct.
Support from
Restless
Development
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Training
Opportunities to network with other young people working on
girls’ rights issues.
The opportunity to be part of a ground-breaking model of
support for organisations working with and for girls to achieve
their rights.
How to apply
If you are interested, please send your CV and letter of interest (no more
than 500 words) or record an audio file or a short film and tell us why you
are interested in this role and how you fit the criteria, to
[email protected].
Please write the role you are applying for in the subject line of the e-mail.
Deadline
5 p.m. EAT on Wednesday 15th May 2015.