There is no moment like the present where it is more urgent to fight for sexual and reproductive health and rights. Are you an activist from a community denied these rights? Maybe you are a strategic finance expert or experience professional wanting to use your skills for good? You might be a young person seeking a channel to fight for a better world for all generations. If so, we need you.
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is a global service provider and a leading advocate of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) for all. It delivers through a Federation of Member Associations (MAs) in 123 countries and Collaborative Partners in a further 26 countries (as of March 2023). The Secretariat has its registered office in London, UK and prides itself on being local through MAs and Partners and global through our worldwide network.
After the launch of its Come Together Strategy 2023-2028, IPPF is ensuring it is equipped to face the challenges ahead. In this new era, IPPF commits to more daring and feminist action that secures choices about our bodies, sexual lives and well-being. IPPF comes together in support of women, youth and people who are marginalized and excluded. IPPF comes together to transform the communities and countries we live in for the better.
The Policy Strategy and Investment Committee (CSIP)
The seven member CSIP guides the design of the IPPF Strategy and strategy evaluation and supports the development of IPPF policies and positions on critical issues. Members of the CSIP bring a strong understanding of SRHR and related fields, together with experience in strategy formulation and/or the development of policy and advocacy positions. Members will work within a multi-stakeholder setting, ensuring a human rights approach to SRHRJ within an increasingly polarized global context.
We are currently seeking one external volunteer under 25 to serve as a member of CSIP. We particularly seek youth candidates from the following regions as they are not currently represented on the committee:
- Caribbean
- Central, South or Southeast Asia
- West, Central or Southern Africa
- Oceania
- Eastern Europe
As a youth member, you will of course bring a strong understanding of issues that affect young people’s access. You will also be passionate about achieving SRHRJ for all, irrespective of age, and particularly those who experience multiple, intersecting discriminations which exclude them. We warmly welcome applications from those with lived experience of marginalisation and exclusion by the societies they live in, and who deeply understand the experience of and struggle for justice within their communities.
You will have a strategic, political mindset, understanding the overarching factors which advance and impede SRHR. You think systemically and can connect the dots between strategic goals and everyday implementation. Perhaps you have studied monitoring and evaluation methodologies more formally, and/or perhaps you are an activist from a community which everyday fights for its rights and knows well how to move from big picture to the street and back again. All these skills will come to bear as you will sit on the CSIP during the period of the mid-term evaluation of the current strategy.
As IPPF develops and implements policies on sensitive issues that polarize even within our sector, you understand nuance, remain open to the ideas of others, and have the communications skills to take people with you, ensuring that IPPF processes are thoughtfully conceived and empathetically managed to support ‘coming together’.
If you wish to apply please complete our Safer Recruitment Form and Skill Matrix and submit together with your CV and a cover letter to [email protected]. As with all unremunerated and voluntary roles, they will require time, commitment and effort throughout the year. Committee Members are expected to dedicate a minimum of 10 days and have a clear values alignment to the goals of IPPF. We welcome LGBQTI and gender diverse candidates.
