Youth Networker

Application Closing Date

18th of August 2026

Context of Role

• This is ideally a stepping-stone development role for people starting their career in our Sector. It is anticipated to be a 3-year contract in this post. We hope on completion of the 3-years role, holders will progress onto other roles within the Federation and beyond.
• Working with the Regional Team to bring direct involvement of youth and build regional and global platforms for youth activism and youth led accountability.
• Working with other Youth Networkers and the regional youth networks to build a global Youth IPPF community and contribute to wider youth movements.
• Support Member Associations in implementing and monitoring youth-related commitments, indicators and objectives under IPPF Strategy 2028, particularly those related to youth engagement, youth-centred care and Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE).
• Being a champion for Youth centered action within the Secretariat and amplify youth voices into the work of the Secretariat.
• Support MAs to develop youth networks in their location of work and foster youth centricity/ youth led programming in their local work in collaboration with Architects of Cooperation.
• Working with and through other members of the Regional team in Membership Support & Development and External Relations from a youth perspective.
• Adhere to the safeguarding reporting and monitoring requirements of this role.

Role Purpose

To promote youth-centred action in the region and connect a global community for youth participation across the Federation.

To drive meaningful youth engagement, youth-led accountability, and youth leadership across ESEAOR, ensuring that young people influence decision-making, governance, programmes, advocacy, service delivery and organizational development of Member Associations (MAs) in line with IPPF Strategy 2028.

One of the Youth Networker roles will be a Team Leader and have dual reporting into the Regional Director chairing Youth. This role will be rotative to promote equal opportunities.

Deliverables

• Organize youth action to ensure that the region has an IPPF youth network that is inclusive of marginalized groups, working to advance in the goals of the new strategy with MAs. Support Regional Youth Networks where they already exist to set and/or deliver on their plans, support set-up where they do not.
• Advise on how to ensure the direct involvement of youth participation and youth led accountability within the region and the member associations. Oversee and contribute to the Regional Youth Forums and Global Youth Forums.
• Promote meaningful youth engagement throughout the programme cycle, ensuring young people are actively involved in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of initiatives across the Secretariat and Member Associations
• Develop and recommend growth pathway in the Federation, creating momentum and building engagement with regional networks, identifying and promoting youth leaderships and activism, mentoring strategies and growing opportunities.
• Amplifies the voice of youth within the Secretariat and how to create a safe environment that encourages/develops young people, ensures diversity, anti-racism and safeguarding of people and finances.
• Support Member Associations to strengthen youth-centred care, youth-friendly services and youth-led programming that improve access, quality and responsiveness of SRHR services for young people.
• Collect, analyse and share evidence, data, good practices and lessons learned on youth engagement, youth-centred approaches and youth-led accountability to support continuous learning across the region.
• Contribute to monitoring and reporting on youth-related indicators and organizational commitments under IPPF Strategy 2028.
• Undertake other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Line Manager and in accordance with organizational priorities and needs.

Essential Skills

• Informed and passionate about the work of IPPF and an advocate for what we stand for.
• Live experience of a marginalized group an asset.
• Experience working with youth groups and amplifying voices.
• Ability to relate to people from different cultures and backgrounds in a positive and engaging way. Good time management, co-ordination and organising skills
• Inclusive, curious and open to other’s ideas as well as coming up with and articulating their own ideas.  
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Competent in Microsoft Office and use of social media.
• Business English Preliminary (written, reading, speaking).
• Understands the importance of Safeguarding and is willing to act as a role model for safeguarding of people.
• Agree to sign and adhere to IPPF’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding (Children and Vulnerable Adults) Policy. ‘IPPF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers, contractors and partners to share this commitment.

Desirable Skills

About us

IPPF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers, contractors and partners to share this commitment. Anyone employed with IPPF agrees to sign and adhere to IPPF’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding (Children and Vulnerable Adults) Policy.
IPPF is a global movement delivering sexual and reproductive health services and rights. We are a diverse, feminist, and values-driven workplace - multi-national, multi-cultural, multi-racial, multi-lingual, and intergenerational.
We are an equal opportunities employer and appoint on merit through open competition. We actively encourage applications from people with lived experience and from the communities we serve, especially those from marginalised groups.

WHY JOIN IPPF?

1. IPPF offers meaningful work, an inspiring environment, professional growth, and the chance to make a lasting impact on the lives of individuals and communities around the world. Working for IPPF offers a compelling value proposition:
2. Mission-Driven Organization: IPPF is a globally recognized leader. By joining IPPF, you become part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to empowering individuals and communities, advancing gender equality, and improving access to comprehensive healthcare services.
3. Bringing Positive Change: IPPF brings positive change to the lives of millions of people worldwide. Reducing maternal mortality, preventing unintended pregnancies, combating gender-based violence, promoting comprehensive sexuality education, and advocating for the realization of sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice for all, and especially marginalized people.
4. Global Reach and Influence: IPPF works across all continents, providing a unique opportunity to work on a global scale to shape change and implement innovative approaches to combat racism.
5. Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: IPPF is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of its work. You will play a crucial role in building an inclusive and equitable organization that respects and values individuals’ backgrounds, experiences, and identities.

At IPPF, our values guide how we work, how we lead and how we partner. We: 

• Uphold dignity by championing bodily autonomy and the full realisation of sexual and reproductive rights for all. 
• Champion equality through feminist, anti-racist, anti-ableist and intersectional practice. 
• Demand justice for all by challenging structural inequalities and standing alongside social movements for change. 
• Celebrate pleasure, recognising sexual and reproductive health as a positive state of wellbeing, joy and fulfilment. 
• Build global and local community, led by those most affected and powered by youth, volunteers and partners. 
• Act with integrity, holding ourselves accountable to people, partners, donors and each other. 
• Foster resilience by learning, adapting and persevering in complex and changing contexts.

YOUR ETHOS

• Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding in a local and international context.
• Demonstrates ability and willingness to work in a diverse, multicultural, multilingual and intergenerational environment that is anti-racist and respectful of others.
• An intersectional (pro) feminist passionate about sexual reproductive health care rights + justice, including safe abortion.
• Supportive of people’s rights regardless of sexuality or gender identity/expression and supportive of workers’ rights and access to health care in sex work.