Closing date: June 18, 2021
International Transformation Foundation (ITF) is
an internationally youth led non-profit organization providing youth
educational and self development programs, encompassing leadership and
entrepreneurship, to harness creativity for a youth system that provides jobs,
offering security, opportunities to grow, and contribute to the development of
our communities.
Since its establishment ITF has been developing and operating youth development programs to lead the youth of today as leaders with a strong heart and mind as true workers of society with creative and progressive thinking. Our current projects are:
1. Join the Pipe Project:
Installing
sustainable tap water stations near playgrounds, city centers, parks, schools
and bus stations in Africa; for people to access clean tap water whenever
possible.
The
project also works to bring awareness to the environmental impact of production
and waste of bottled water through two ventures:
- A
water kiosk at school: a school based and students
managed business selling clean tap water to community residents. It
involves financing a community school to set up an onsite water kiosk with
specially designed and sustainable products for children to transport tap
water at home straight from school. It is both an educational and
profitable business – teaching students’ business and entrepreneurial
skills, and generating much-needed income for schools.
- Public
drinking tap water station: In partnership with urban
Communities/Towns/Cities we install our non-breakable drinking water
station in Public places for people to access clean drinking tap water
free of charge.
2. Jijenge Kijana Fund:
a
youth livelihood pathway offering microcredit, micro-saving and training which
enables ITF members to engage in productive and stable livelihoods
3. Erasmus
Plus Projects:
- Young
Social Innovators- (YSI): Engines of Social
Change. The project aims on one hand to conduct a comparative analysis of
Youth Issues, Attitudes and Policies in relation to the social innovation
processes from the perspective of various world regions, and on the other
hand to promote the recognition of youth work by building the capacity of
youth workers and youth leaders to empower young people for using social
innovation in finding local answers to complex social and societal
challenges in participating communities. This project is done in
partnership with: Europe House Slavonski Brod- (Croatia), Change It-
(Czech Republic), Dejavato-(Indonesia), International Transformation
Foundation-(Kenya), Brigada-(Peru), Meritum (Poland), VSA- (Thailand) and
Taycen- (Tanzania).
- Reflect
Experiment Capture – (REC) is a project entailing
art, experimental filmmaking and new technologies and violence prevention
in a single initiative. It tackles violence in general and bullying in
particular through experimental filmmaking as an innovative and attractive
technique for any audience, especially the youth. This improves their
administrative functioning, social and dissemination skills. This project
is operated In Partnership with: INTRAS
Foundation-(Spain)***,*** CJD Verbund NRW Süd / Rheinland-
(Germany)***,*** CESIE-(Italy) and Dejavato Foundation (Indonesia).
- Social
Entrepreneurship for Youth Power- (SET-YP) activity
plan contributes to acquire and develop a mix of knowledge, skills and
aptitudes that the youth need to succeed in the Labour market and
generally to achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy and
objectives of the Commission in the field of social entrepreneurship. This
project is done in collaboration with these organizations: Geoclube
(Portugal), PlanBe, Plan it Be it (Cyprus), Fundacja Centrum Aktywności
Twórczej (Poland), System and Generation Association- (Greece), Center for
Sustainable Development Studies (Vietnam), VHS Bhaktapur Community
Learning Center (P) Ltd (Nepal), International Transformation Foundation
(Kenya), Brigada de Voluntarios Bolivarianos del Peru( Peru) and
Asociación Colombiana para el Intercambio Juvenil Cultural- ICYE
(Colombia).
- GO-PRO The
main objective of the project is to create space for the development of
key information and communications technology (ICT) competences in the
field of programming for children and youth. The project plans on
achieving this by creating GO-PRO centers where modern programming
education can take place and in the process awaken the passion to code in
the youth. This project is done in collaboration with Meritum (Poland) and
International Transformation Foundation (Kenya).
PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSISTANT
Your
role is to tell the ITF’s story to the outside world, shaping the narrative
about the organization’s work and helping create a positive public perception
to investors, partners and volunteers.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Publishing
Content: You are required to write original content
that portrays ITF in the best possible light. This requires you to:
Compile and keep a record of ITF communications with external stakeholders
as well as work alongside other teams within ITF to create written
content, as well as videos and pictures.
- Creating
content: Once you have created your content, you are
responsible for publishing and distributing it in order to maintain a
vibrant online presence for ITF. While you are encouraged to think
creatively in this space, you are expected, at a minimum, to:
- Post regularly on ITF’s official social media
platforms.
- Design and manage ITF website content, including
success stories, testimonials and picture archives.
- Ensure that the information you disseminate is
compliant with ITF’s privacy guidelines.
- Fundraising:
In conjunction with the Account Assistant and Secretary General, you are
responsible for generating money for ITF’s projects. This requires you to:
- Identify and prepare grant proposal and or other
fundraising strategies for designed projects or office expenses.
- Maintain engagement with existing partners,
ensuring they are aware of projects that are underway, the impact they
are having, and the financial transparency of all processes. This
engagement will occur through personalized emails before and after
projects, and in-depth reports.
- Extend the partners base through structured
fundraising appeals.
Basic Knowledge & Skills required:
The
Applicant must possess or is extremely eager to learn and passionate about the
following knowledge/skills and is able to demonstrate, that the essential
functions of this position can be performed:
- Hold at least a Diploma in Public Relations,
Communication, Marketing, Graphic Design & Video Editing and other
related fields
- Possess knowledge in current issues and best
practices relating to international youth development;
- Ability to come up with creative ideas and content
for communication and promotional materials, fundraising, identify
potential opportunities for raising funds and write grant proposals,
- Have excellent communication skills both orally and
in writing (minimally in English), Excellent interpersonal and
presentation skills and the ability to work with individuals from
different cultures,
- Possess basic computer skills including graphic
communication and social media management,
- Ability to maintain an established work schedule,
with or without flexibility,
- Strong organizational and management skills- ability
to multi task and prioritize,
- Motivated to learn and take on new challenges’
- Willingness and capacity to volunteer’
- Unparalleled passion and commitment for youth &
community development.
Compensation:
Although
ITF Volunteers enjoy limitless opportunities, ITF does NOT provide any kind of
compensation, including stipends. ITF Staff operate on a full-time volunteer
basis for a minimum of 6 months. Volunteers are responsible for all basic expenses
such as home – office transportation, accommodation etc. ITF ONLY provides
direct operational expenses such as staff transportation to meetings outside
the office, field visit operations etc.
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touch through volunteers.itf@gmail.com, Tel:
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