Applications Invited for the YouthACT Fellowship Program

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About the Organization

Youth Ki Awaaz (YKA) is India’s largest citizen media platform, where young people write, share, and shape conversations that matter. With a community of over 200,000 contributors and millions of readers, YKA empowers young voices to be heard—whether through personal stories, opinion pieces, or issue-based narratives.

At YKA, we believe that every perspective adds value. Whether you’re writing about your community, the nation, or the world, this is a space where your voice fuels dialogue, challenges perspectives, and contributes to larger narratives.

About the Fellowship

The YouthACT Fellowship is part of the broader ACT Indore: Adolescents for Climate Transformation initiative led by Youth Ki Awaaz (YKA) in partnership with the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and Indore Municipal Corporation.

The Fellowship aims to institutionalize adolescent and youth participation in urban governance and climate resilience planning, by embedding dedicated Policy Fellows within key urban governance institutions.

These Fellows will play a critical role in ensuring that adolescent perspectives are integrated into city-level decision-making processes and contribute to the development of the YouthACT Framework — a policy blueprint for embedding youth voices into urban systems.

Duration: 12 months (with potential extension)

Responsibilities

Policy Research, Documentation & Framework Development

• Support the development and contextualization of the YouthACT Framework for Indore and other urban settings.
• Conduct systematic literature reviews to assess local climate vulnerabilities and adaptation responses in Indore.
• Analyse climate data and identify mechanisms to support climate resilience investments in the city.
• Conduct research, stakeholder interviews, and policy mapping on existing youth engagement models in urban governance.
• Document adolescent fellow learnings, storytelling outputs, and community consultation insights to inform framework design.
• Support the creation of policy briefs, knowledge products, and governance toolkits for wider dissemination.
• Drafting and finalising the framework for publication.

Government & Institutional Engagement

• Work closely with officials at NIUA or the Indore Municipal Corporation to integrate youth-centric strategies into ongoing climate resilience and urban planning programs.
• Facilitate consultations and working sessions with urban local bodies, municipal officials, educators, and community leaders, and civil society partners.
• Provide strategic inputs on how adolescent participation mechanisms can be institutionalized in city-level governance structures.

Program & Fellowship Support

• Liaise with Youth Ki Awaaz’s Adolescent Fellows in Indore to ensure their voices and insights feed into policy design.
• Facilitate linkages between adolescent fellows, NIUA, and Indore city officials.
• Assist in organizing capacity-building workshops and exposure visits for fellows with government and urban planning stakeholders.

Knowledge Management & Reporting

• Maintain documentation of all engagements, consultations, and key learnings.
• Support monitoring and evaluation efforts by contributing data, reflections, and impact narratives.
• Prepare periodic reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders, including funders and partners.
• Formalise and write the framework that is suited for Indore and work on its release and implementation with the state officials

Eligibility

• A strong commitment to youth-led development, participatory governance, and climate resilience.
• 2-5 years of experience in working on climate change from the lens of urban development, policy research, governance, social impact, or program management roles.
• Strong writing and documentation skills — ability to translate community insights into structured policy recommendations.
• Excellent communication and liaison skills with the ability to engage multiple stakeholders including government officials, youth, and civil society organizations.
• Exposure to working in or with urban local bodies, policy think tanks, or governance-related projects is highly desirable.
• Willingness to travel within Indore or for project-related workshops and convenings.
• Experience in storytelling, community engagement, or climate change communication will be an added advantage.

How to Apply

Email your application to careers@youthkiawaaz.com with “Application for Policy Fellow – City Name – [Your Name]” in the subject line. Do add a cover letter (500 words max) on why you’re the right fit for this role, along with sending your resume in a PDF format.

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