Associate, Project Delivery
Making Cents International seeks an Associate, Project Delivery to directly support the implementation of our projects. Your strong communications and writing skills will support international development activities funded by a variety of clients, to advance the social and economic wellbeing of youth and adults around hte world. In this role, you will directly contribute to the implementation of projects in one or more of Making Cents core practice areas, including youth development, women s empowerment, agriculture and food security, entrepreneurship and enterprise development, financial inclusion, M&E, research, and learning, and workforce development. You will leverage your comfort and facility with numbers to support Project Officers in project financial management. You will use your excellent project management skills to develop new or refine existing project management tools and approaches. Success in this role requires a proactive individual who
Application Deadline: January 22, 2021.
The International Youth Digital Leadership Council or “Digital Youth Council” is a 12-member council of young leaders between the ages of 16 and 24 years who are working on issues related to digital platforms and safety, and who are interested in reducing digital harm for children and youth.
Members will work together to advise, inform, and advocate for greater protection from digital harm as the US Agency for International Development (USAID) rolls out its Digital Strategy, thereby strengthening the next generation of digital changemakers and advocates.
Digital Council members are expected to start in March 2021 and serve for one year with the possibility of extension for a second year. The Council is supported by YouthPower2: Learning and Evaluation (YP2LE), a USAID-funded activity focused on building and disseminating the evidence on Positive Youth Development (PYD).
January 13, 2021
Calling all young changemakers! Participate in the “YouthLead #Reaching16 Essay Contest” and join us in advocating for peace, justice, and strong institutions! “Reaching 16” refers to Goal 16 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) that aims to promote just, peaceful, and inclusive societies. It also serves as a reference and commitment to ensuring youth reach the age of 16 and beyond by stabilizing communities. As a young changemaker, our #Reaching16 Essay Contest provides you with a unique platform to share your personal experience and creative voice with the world!
We invite written submissions, in the form of a personal essay, that tell us about the important work you or someone you know is doing to ensure your community is #Reaching16.
Application Deadline: December 21st 2020
The Care Leaders Council is a ten-member group of young leaders who have direct experience with alternative care (e.g., foster care, kinship care, etc.), and who are interested in advocating for improved systems of care. Care Leaders Council members will play a vital role in supporting USAID’s Center on Children in Adversity (CECA)’s implementation of the U.S. Government Strategy,
Advancing Protection and Care for Children in Adversity (2019-2023) (APCCA).
The Care Leaders Council is expected to start in March 2021 and serve for one year until March 2022 (with the possibility of extension for a second year, from March 2022 until March 2023.