About the Fellowship:
The Child Rights Fellowship is a strategic collaboration between Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) and Ashoka University to engage young professionals in transforming the lives of children in Delhi NCR.
The fellowship aims to strengthen child rights and welfare in Delhi by driving mass impact on ground. It provides fellows with a platform to work on reforms, policy implementation and government stakeholder engagement.
The fellows get an opportunity to innovate interventions and leverage data to strengthen child welfare initiatives and resolve implementation bottle-necks.
Areas of Work:
6 divisions under Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR):
- Health and Nutrition
- POCSO
- Juvenile Justice
- Protection Against Substance Abuse Amongst Children
- Education and Children with Special Needs
- Child Labour and Trafficking.
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Scope of Work:
- Fellows will work closely with DCPCR and government stakeholders as well as departments within the district administration to de-bottleneck implementation challenges and drive accountability and efficiency in the domain of child rights within the state.
- At the beginning of their tenure, the Fellows will attend a 10-day long induction which will impart a nuanced understanding of policy, governance and legislative processes and equip them with hard skills and soft skills, to enable them to perform well during their time in the Fellowship.
- Refresher training on subjects related to policy, legislations and governance will also be organised throughout the year for ongoing professional development.
Roles and Responsibilities:
The Fellows will get an opportunity to work on-field for 1 year while receiving training, mentorship and support for professional development from government officers and the programme team at CRF.
A Fellow will do the following:
- Develop strategies, implement and monitor state level projects in the child rights & welfare domain
- Introduce innovative solutions and drive pilot projects to overcome challenges pertaining to state level schemes and services for child well-being.
- Conduct stakeholder consultations and capacity-building sessions on thematic focus areas.
- Draft policy briefs and position papers on thematic focus areas.
- Monitoring and evaluation of project data to drive evidence-based decision making.
- Take complete ownership for on-ground implementation of projects, logistical management of deliverables to drive project success and execution of launch events.
Eligibility:
- Completed post-graduation or have a professional degree with at least 1 year of work experience after graduation OR at least 2 years of work experience after undergraduation. (Note: if you have completed a four-year undergraduate degree, a work experience of at least 2 years after graduation is required)
- Willing to commit 1 year to the fellowship, starting in April 2023.
- Willing to relocate to Delhi as per the needs of the program.
- Not more than 30 years of age on 1st Apr 2023
- Holds Indian citizenship
- Proficient in Hindi and English, with the ability to read and write in both.
Important Dates:
| Starting Date of Application Form | 12th January 2023 |
| Closing Date of submission of Application | 5th Feb 2023 |
| Program Starts | 1st April 2023 |
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| Child Rights Fellowship Official Notification | CLICK HERE |
| Child Rights Fellowship Application Link Please select Child Rights Fellowship from the drop down option when you apply. | Click Here |
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- Note: ~7% additional marks will be awarded to the candidate if you apply within 12 days of application launch date
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