Child Rights Fellowship
Application closes 05th Feb 2023
Child Rights Fellowship Driving the agenda of Child Welfare in NCT Delhi
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 comprises three focus areas, Education, Health and Nutrition and Juvenile Justice. The Fellows work on-field in the assigned focus area for 1 year while receiving training, mentorship and support for professional development from government officers and the programme team at CRF.
The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) has been constituted under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005. It is the statutory watchdog of the Government of Delhi on matters of child rights.
Looking to Create a Positive Impact? The Child Rights Fellowship (CRF) offers the unique opportunity to work with the Government of Delhi to safeguard children’s rights to survival, protection and education.
What is Child Rights 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.
In the first two years of the fellowship itself, the fellows have made a landmark achievement by launching 10+ projects across our three focus areas, Education, Health and Nutrition and Juvenile Justice.
The fellowship comprises three focus areas, Education, Health and Nutrition and Juvenile Justice. The Fellows work on-field in the assigned focus area for 1 year while receiving training, mentorship and support for professional development from government officers and the programme team at CRF.
Work Sectors
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.
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.
Responsibility
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.
WORK SECTORS – A set of a few state-wide flagship programmes
01 – Juvenile Justice
Ensure that juvenile justice institutions, comprising of Child Care Institutions (CCIs), Child Welfare Committees (CWCs), District Child Protection Units (DCPUs), and Juvenile Just…
02 – Health and Nutrition
Build end-to-end mechanisms to strengthen and improve access to all the entitled services for children in Anganwadi Centers, and create a safe environment for them to learn and gro…
03 – Education
Reduce dropout rates in government schools in Delhi and increase the overall attendance rates in schools
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.
What we are looking for
- Passion & rigor to work in the child rights and welfare sector.
- Prior experience in the development sector or policy analysis/research and formulation.
- Familiarity with non-profit/NGO environments and experience working with the government is preferred.
- Ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships with multiple stakeholders.
- Track record of self-driven initiatives and successful leadership roles.
- Experience in program management of development sector projects, with a strong skill set pertaining to monitoring and evaluation, data analysis and overall management.
- High-caliber interpersonal communication (documentation and presentation skills), advocacy and negotiation skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team.
- Ability to adapt to diverse educational and cultural contexts and maintain a high standard of professional conduct.
- Proficiency in data analysis and computer skills (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is strongly desired.
Early application benefits
- We will be considering applications on a rolling basis and we strongly encourage you to apply within the first two weeks of opening the applications.
- Early applicants will be benefited with scores accounting upto ~7% of their Round 1 scores.
- Following are the benefits for early applicants:
- ~7% additional marks will be awarded to the candidate if you apply within 12 days of application launch date
- ~5% additional marks will be awarded to the candidate if you apply between 12-18 days since application launch date
- No additional marks will be awarded to the candidate if you apply 18 days after the application launch date
Terms conditions
The published recruitment process is formulated only for the ease of recruitment for Ashoka University and the same does not create any right whatsoever in favor of any applicant. Ashoka University reserves the right to change the recruitment process in part or as a whole, in its sole discretion, before or in currency of the recruitment process, without intimation to the applicants. By making an application, the applicant waives his/her right to challenge the change of recruitment process.
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Stipend – 60,000 per month
12th Jan 2023 – Application starts.
05th Feb 2023 – Application closes
1st April 2023 – Programme starts
We will be considering application on a rolling basis, and we strongly encourage you to apply withing the first two weeks of opening the applications.
Early applications will be benefited with scores accounting upto – 7% of their Round 1 scores
