Request for Applications: Mentors to support Youth Climate Actions

Request for Applications: Mentors to support Youth Climate Actions

Overview of the British Council

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide. Through our arts, education, English and youth development programmes, we give opportunities to hundreds of millions of people worldwide each year. We are on the ground in six continents and over 100 countries. British Council is operating in Nepal since 1959. 

Our education programmes, which are core to our charitable purpose, are built to give people opportunities, make connections to the UK and ultimately engender trust. The British Council believes that by delivering education programmes that are mutually beneficial to the UK and other countries, we will create more understanding and links between peoples, making a brighter future for all of us.

About the programme

Under our Youth Skills Leadership for Positive Pathways (YSLPP) program, the British Council is implementing Youth for Climate Action (YCA) project in partnership with Association of Youth Organizations in Nepal (AYON). The project places a distinct emphasis on empowering young people to take an active role in positive climate action. Through this project, young individuals will have the chance to get involved in local-level climate initiatives. They will have the opportunity to enhance their knowledge, acquire valuable skills, and expand their networks, all of which will equip them to lead efforts aimed at fostering gender equality in their respective sectors and communities. The project’s approach to leadership development for climate action involves capacity building training to aspiring young leaders and providing them opportunities to network and action against climate issues in their communities through small scale social action projects.

Eligibility Criteria:

Mentors must fulfill the following criteria to be eligible for selection under this programme: 

• The Mentors should have relevant bachelor’s degree with at least 2 years of experience in relation to supporting youth led engagements at grassroot level. 
• Mentors should have experience in one or more of the following four areas of social action projects:
  • Community level climate actions; 
  • Climate related policy advocacy and/or social accountability on climate; 
  • Gender and climate; 
  • Innovative climate actions. 
• The mentors should have strong interpersonal skills and leadership skills.

How to Apply

Please e-mail following information to consultant@britishcouncil.org by 23:59 on Sunday 17 December:

(i) latest CV (in maximum 3 pages);

(ii) expected daily rates; and

(iii) indication of which area(s) of social actions mentoring you are interested in. 

Please mention “Mentors to support youth climate action” in the e-mail subject line. 

For the full ToR and eligibility requirements, please refer to this link :

https://www.britishcouncil.org.np/about/jobs/mentors-support-youth-climate-actions