The Why: NEPAL aspires to graduate from least developing country to a lower middle-income country by 2030. However, the development community’s excessive focus today on socio-political empowerment has not yielded the desired economic transformation.  In reaching the 2030 national target, shall we wait for institutions of power to become accountably productive or shall we bolster innovations of people to bring inclusive prosperity?  And, shall we strengthen grassroots-government collaboration in shaping an equal and enterprising future? 

The How: Daayitwa Abhiyaan is a youth-led movement for an enterprising Nepal where every individual has opportunities for a prosperous future. The Abhiyaan comprises four sister organizations, inspired by the shared values of innovation, collaboration and service and guided by the shared principles of social justice, impact sustainability and community empowerment. It promotes inclusive and equitable economic growth by accelerating grassroots innovations, strengthening government institutions and vitalizing a virtuous cycle of grassroots-government collaboration.

1.  Daayitwa - The Nepal-based NGO promotes domestic youth employment by enabling rural enterprises to create jobs and the government to make evidence-based policy decisions. 

2. Governance Lab - The Nepal-based research firm enables the government to make evidence-based policy decisions by conducting policy research, strengthening policy implementation capacity and fortifying research and governance ecosystems. 

3. Nepal Leadership Academy - The Nepal-based non-profit firm builds leadership capacity in change-agents so they can architect effective policy, business and civic innovations that tackle the most grueling adaptive challenges in the society. 

4. Nepal Rising - The US-based non-profit engages and empowers Nepali diaspora in the US to act as change-agents and strengthens glocal collaborations to promote socio-economic development of Nepal.

In the last 10 years we have accelerated 105 rural youth entrepreneurs (63 women) in 3 provinces (Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini) to embrace innovation, access investment, grow income and create employment. Leveraging the grassroots learning, we have supported 182 youth trained in 31 countries around the world to support 74 public agencies and 28 parliamentarians with entrepreneurship and employment policy research.  We have conducted more than 60 leadership courses for over 1000 participants to build their capacity to lead teams and architect innovative solutions.  We have conducted research on various topics such as MSE growth, dignity of labor and COVID19-related financial and health issues in order to support federal and provincial  governments to make evidence-based policy decisions. We have organized Nepali diaspora and friends of Nepal to financially support more than 100 NGOs to grow their social impact. At Daayitwa Abhiyaan, we are determined to continue accelerating business, policy and civic entrepreneurs to promote employment, entrepreneurship and economic growth, while shaping a campaign that nurtures an enterprising mindset in the nation. 

Daayitwa Nepal Public Policy Fellowship: The Daayitwa Nepal Public Policy Fellowship is a program where young professionals collaborate with the government to conduct policy research and promote evidence-based policy decisions. The fellowship program competitively selects and places young professionals with public partners for 3-6 months, builds their technical and adaptive capacities, and enables them to provide research support to their public partners. DNPPF has traversed through a 10-year journey and has carved a path for Nepali youth to actively engage and synergize with the Government of Nepal. This collaborative initiative has become an action-platform for Nepali students and young professionals, both inside and outside the country. Since 2013, with a key motive of “My Government, My Responsibility,” we have supported 182 young Nepali professionals who have trained in 31+ countries to collaborate with 74 government organizations and 28 parliamentarians to conduct policy research. This is a call for an internship position to support the Daayitwa Nepal Public Policy Fellowship program. 

The What: YOU, as the Public Policy Fellowship Intern, with supervision from the Governance and Civic Engagement Coordinator, will provide research, coordination and communications support to the fellowship team. 

Job Description

1. Provide research support to the Fellowship Team to develop ToRs for varied fellowship research topics in alignment with the themes of economic and social development.
2. Provide logistical support to the Fellowship Team in terms of coordination for various events (launch, alumni engagement events, symposium).
3. Support to coordinate learning and alumni networking sessions, including but not limited to webinars, panel discussions, and talk series.
4. Assist in creating and managing documentation and databases related to the project.
5. Work closely with the Fellowship Team to assist in the research needs of the Daayitwa Public Policy Fellows and their partner agencies
6. Assist with fundraising and partnership development activities.
7. Assist to strengthen Fellowship program branding through creative interventions, including op-eds, videos, and social media posts, etc.
8. Participate in content creation including write-ups, stories, press releases, social media posts, etc.
9. Help to create and maintain electronic mailing lists targeting specific outreach groups.

Qualifications & Skills: YOU must be a fun, people-loving, growth-oriented, impact-minded, young dynamic team-player with the following qualifications:

• Academically compelling, with at least Bachelors in Public Policy, Political Science, Economics, or other relevant field
• Relevant experience will be a plus
• Passionately driven by a strong inner calling for economic empowerment of Nepal
• Understanding of social issues related to economic prosperity, gender equality, youth employment and community-driven development
• Outstanding ability to work effectively under pressure and during uncertainties
• Independence in tackling complex problems consistently applying creativity, independent judgment and detail orientation
• Self-motivated and able to work with minimal oversight with time management skills
• Able to commit full time for six months (Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm)

Compensation: Daayitwa will provide a monthly stipend to the Public Policy Fellowship Intern. The rate will be mutually agreed upon, commensurate with the level of deliverables, qualifications and experience of the candidate.

Procedure: If you're keen on this position, kindly complete the form below by 14th June 2024. To access the page, please click on the provided link and right-click to go to the link.

https://forms.gle/LYduUBAnfJrcf7qMA

**Only shortlisted candidates will be notified**

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