Peace First invites you to apply to the Fellows in Residence program – a one
year, paid fellowship for emerging social change leaders who want to make an
impact by leading Peace First’s support to young people in their part of the
world.
Fellows in Residence will also serve as key designers of Peace
First programs, and support fundraising efforts by sharing their stories and
the stories of other changemakers, the work they are leading on the ground and
what they are learning from young people leading change to deepen the
connections donors have to Peace First and young people. They will also support
communications and storytelling efforts helping amplify the voices of the young
people from their regions on all Peace First platforms.
The Fellow in Residence, a paid, one year
fellowship program with Peace First, is an unparalleled opportunity to build
your skills and networks as an emerging leader - and set you up for a career of
lifelong leadership for social change.
- Build a diverse skill
set: In your day to day work, you’ll
hone your skills at program design, facilitation and training, grant
making, organizing, storytelling and more. Fellows in Residence will also
have opportunities to interact with and learn about the other operational
areas of a global nonprofit and regularly meet with and work alongside
members of senior team.
- Build a network: As the lead ambassador for Peace First in your
region, you’ll work to build the visibility and credibility by creating a
broad and deep partner network - and, in the process, build your own
network of peers and mentors.
- Access support and coaching: The Senior Program Manager will be a constant
source of support and feedback, and Fellows in Residence will have regular
touch points with the Director of the Programs, the Founder & CEO and
other senior leaders of the Peace First team. Peace First will match each
Fellow in Residence with a mentor, who you’ll meet with biweekly to
support your personal and professional growth.
- Professional development
stipend: Peace First will offer a
professional development stipend to help you access opportunities from
conferences to continuing education.
- Community of practice: They have structured the fellowship as a community of
practice – meaning that your fellow Fellows in Residence are a source of
learning and support. Through in person retreats and constant virtual
communication, Fellows in Residence will build a tight-knit community,
offering a space for you to work through challenges, share joys, process
frustrations, brainstorm new ideas, learn new things and feel supported,
valued and championed.
Benefits
- Peace First will offer Fellows
dedicated professional development support, including mentorship and a
$1,000 USD fund for professional development expenses.
- Peace First will also provide
an additional $80USD/month stipend for tech and internet expenses. Fellows
may elect to use their own laptop or a Peace First-provided one. Peace
First will also cover all of the Fellows’ travel expenses.
Along with your team of Fellows in Residence,
supported by the Senior Program Manager, Fellows in Residence and the Program
Design and Quality team, you will lead the implementation of Peace First
programs and help young people around the world start and lead thousands of changemaking
projects. You’ll support them to generate new and innovative ideas to social
problems, create impact in their community and change the way the world sees
young people. While no two weeks will look the same, here are the things you
can expect to be doing on a regular basis:
- Inspire: Lead efforts to activate young people in your
assigned region to join the changemaking community and start a
changemaking project, with a focus on activating young people who may not
otherwise have the resources and opportunities to do changemaking work.
- Support: Facilitate young people’s progress through the Peace
First Challenge, providing feedback, support and encouragement to young
people as they design and carry out changemaking projects, including
approving & processing mini grants, working to meet ambitious goals
for project completion, quality and impact within your assigned region.
- Connect: Lead community management efforts on PeaceFirst.Org,
implementing the community management protocols and upholding community norms
to build relationships and connections between changemakers and ensure
safeguarding of all users.
- Coach: Plan and facilitate workshops and trainings that
support young people to launch, lead and scale changemaking projects, both
in person and online from Peace First Labs that help young people start
projects, to Peace First Accelerators that help young people who have
completed projects take them to scale, to workshops that young people
through the different stages of creation.
- Curate: Lead the selection processes for Peace First
Accelerators, when available, and Peace First Fellowship, and identify
stories of change to be shared through Peace First’s storytelling
initiatives.
- Partner: Raise the visibility and credibility of Peace First
in your region by building partnerships and relationships with key
youth-serving organizations, governments and influencers, managing a small
budget for region-specific work.
- Engage: Represent the youth community and program team in
conversations with funders and campaign partners.
- Design: Serve as lead designers for Peace First’s platform
and programs, providing feedback and insights to inform continued
development of tools, resources and supports for young people, and
participating in other organizational design and decision making processes
as needed.
- Amplify: Work closely with the communications team to curate,
identify and amplify stories of young people leading social change in your
region. Some of the activities you will engage in include storytelling
workshops, hosting monthly live streams, contributing to the social media
content calendar with local content and translations and helping to design
online recruitment campaigns and community events.
Eligibility Criteria
- Under 26 years old on June 1,
2021.
- Based in MENA.
- Fluent in English and Arabic.
Fluency or proficiency in French is highly desirable as well.
- Have reliable access to a fast,
stable internet connection (assuming the cost of internet access is
covered).
- Able to commit to at least one
year as a Fellow in Residence, beginning August 2021.
- Hold a valid passport and are
able to travel.
Deadline Date - 04-Jun-2021