Leadership Group Member, Youth Years, South East Asia - Tenders Global

Leadership Group Member, Youth Years, South East Asia

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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Position at Ashoka

 

 

 

Everyone A Change Maker

 

Managing Director, Youth Venture, Southeast Asia

 

The Opportunity

 

Over the last 35 years, Ashoka Innovators for the Public not only coined the term social entrepreneur- but

 

also pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship globally. On one hand, we searched and launched 3000

 

men and women, with system changing ideas to solve problems. These include leaders like Jimmy Wales,

 

SEE

 

Harish Hande, Shaheen Mistri and Kailash Sathyarthi. On the other, we helped the world

 

entrepreneurship was a more powerful way to drive change. Seeing differently, helped

 

why social

 

DO

 

people

 

differently. Investors invested in them, journalists wrote about them, universities taught courses

 

and incubators / accelerators supported them. In some countries Governments even created policies to

 

support social entrepreneurs.

 

However, we recognize this is not enough. The rate of change is accelerating and our problems are

 

growing faster than our solutions. In such an environment it is not enough for a few to lead and others to

 

Everyone must be a changemaker

 

. Changemaking skills, i.e. empathy, teamwork, creative problem-

 

follow.

 

solving and leadership become essential to equip each of us to respond to changes around us.

 

And this can happen only if we start young! Like math and science, changemaking skills need to be

 

practiced early on. More than skills to memorize and repeat it is the skills to empathize, collaborate and

 

constructively act that will equip children to survive and lead in the current reality. Changemaking skills are

 

as important as literacy was in the industrial era.

 

To prepare our children to face challenges we cannot yet conceive, the most powerful thing we can do is to

 

help society prioritize changemaking skills for children and youth. Ashoka is committed to driving this

 

mindset shift in society- one in which aspirations for children is not benchmarked on grades, but on

 

whether or not they have acquired changemaking skills.

 

How? Our Theory of Change

 

Ashoka is not setting out to teach every child changemaking skills. Instead Ashoka is committed to act as

 

a catalyst focused on creating urgency and demand for changemaking skills in society.

 

Much like what we did with the field of social entrepreneurship, we are seeking to drive this mindset shift in

 

society by helping people see differently. We intend to work with co-creators (Ashoka Fellows and other

 

leaders) to influence key actors including, parents, schools, governments, media, companies to see why

 

changemaking skills are key for their children to succeed and contribute effectively in society. It will open

 

 

 

 

opportunities to change how we parent, what we teach our children and youth, what stories we write, how

 

we hire and organize or report success.

 

Success to us lies in tipping the narrative in society on what we believe are the key skills children need.

 

Metrics include – do other key influencers now say changemaking skills are key? Are more parents

 

prioritizing changemaker skills for their children?

 

Are schools or government now using pedagogy and curriculum to instill changemaking skills in teachers /

 

children? Are companies looking to hire changemakers? Are big media platforms writing about

 

changemaking skills for children?

 

The Leadership Role

 

Ashoka is looking for an exceptional changemaker to join its Global Leadership Team to lead this change

 

in South Asia

 

Does working with peers like these to enable the world prioritize changemaking skills for children excite

 

you?

 

an entrepreneur / intrapreneur

 

proven

 

commitment to innovation and big change? Do

 

Are you

 

who has a

 

you have a track record of seeing a new possibility and making it a reality?

 

Are you creative to do this with the least possible resources?

 

Are you strategic in the way you drive change? Do you have strong conceptual thinking skills?

 

Can you be empathetic and collaborative to work with exceptional leaders as a part of your team of teams?

 

minimum of 15 years

 

We are looking for leaders with a

 

of work experience. If this sounds like you, please

 

Nike Nikeu ([email protected])

 

get in touch with

 

with a brief description of your background. With your

 

mail please send a short cover letter detailing your interest in the role.

 

The role is based out of Jakarta, Indonesia. The role is a strongly intrapreneurial one and give you the

 

freedom and opportunity to leverage our exceptional global network and bring the future closer.

 


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