Youth-led Activism Inspirator

Location: Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, with in-country travel (up to 10%)

Contract duration: 10 months, Starting 01/02/2026

Contract Type: Consultancy

Open to: National candidates

Salary: According to ActionAid’s salary grid – EUR 900,00

Reporting to: Social Movements LeadDirect

Reports: N/A

Recruitment: External candidates

About us:

ActionAid is a global federation working for a world free from poverty and injustice. ActionAid’s Regional Office for Eastern Europe was established in Kyiv in 2022 and is covering projects in Ukraine, Romania, Poland, Moldova and Georgia. ActionAid works through a wide range of local partner organisations in the nexus, prioritising young people’s leadership, civil society development, women’s rights and leadership, the protection of at-risk groups and minorities, as well as humanitarian assistance. 

The Role:

The Youth Inspirator will support youth-led organizations and social movements to move from ad-hoc activism to sustained institutional advocacy — linking grassroots youth action to structured dialogue with decision-makers. This includes supporting the design of advocacy frameworks, coalition strategies, and mechanisms for meaningful youth participation in local governance. The placement is about embedding activism within systems, ensuring that feminist and youth-led perspectives are heard in public institutions shaping recovery and democratic reform.

The role is based in Ivano-Frankivsk and reports to the Social Movements Lead. The role works closely with the Programs team, the Comms Senior Officer, the PQMEAL team, the Project Development & Implementation Coordinator, as well as other teams and support staff, as well as other colleagues based in Moldova, Poland, Romania, Denmark and Spain. 

Tasks and Priorities

1. Advocacy (70%)

• Facilitate advocacy strategy development sessions with STAN leadership and youth teams to align organizational priorities.

• Support staff and youth facilitators to design and deliver evidence-based campaigns targeting local or national policy reform exploring the intersection of democracy building.

• Co-develop policy briefs and public statements with youth voices at the centre.

• Strengthen internal advocacy systems, including coordination, documentation, and M&E of influencing work.

• Guide stakeholder mapping and power analysis, connecting activism to structured policy engagement.

• Coordinate and collaborate with other civil society organizations and local partners to strengthen the impact of climate justice initiatives. 

• Organize events and information sessions in partnership with local organizations to raise community awareness of climate challenges and possible solutions.

 2.Communications (10%)

• Support communications and storytelling for advocacy, ensuring feminist and intersectional narratives are documented

3. External Representation and Engagement (20%)

• Provide mentorship for young people who have attended trainings at the GP

• Mentor and support young people in their creative campaigning and organising efforts at the GP youth hubs.

• Support specific learning and campaign activities coordinated by ActionAid or the GP 

• Participate in knowledge sharing networks like the digital communities, especially focusing on Climate Justice, Feminism and Social Movements

• Attend cross-country knowledge exchange initiatives, especially focusing on Climate Justice.

• Personal training and development through induction courses and other training opportunities.

(The responsibilities of this position are subject to change as required by the rapidly evolving context.)

Who we're looking for:

• A university degree in a relevant discipline such law, economics, social sciences, political science, or similar.

• Strong background in advocacy, policy influencing, or civic participation programming.

• Demonstrated experience in supporting youth or feminist organizations to engage in structured advocacy and institutional dialogue.

• Demonstrated experience in supporting climate justice iniatitives, local and/or national.

• Skills in facilitation, organizational development, and participatory strategy design.

• Experience producing policy briefs, position papers, or advocacy toolkits.• Understanding of local governance, youth policy frameworks, and participatory decision making processes.

• Proficiency in English and Ukrainian.Personal qualifications:

• Strategic thinker who can bridge grassroots energy with institutional engagement.

• Confident facilitator who can translate complex policy issues into accessible learning for youth.

• Politically astute, values-driven, and comfortable navigating power and bureaucracy.

• Committed to feminist and intersectional approaches — ensuring advocacy is inclusive, participatory, and transformative.

• Patient mentor and relationship-builder who values process as much as outcome.

In addition, we expect:

• A strong commitment to AA’s vision, mission, and values, especially the rights-based approach and the principles of equal opportunity as outlined in ActionAid’s Code of Conduct. 

• A strong commitment to embedding feminist leadership and ActionAid’s humanitarian signature.

• A strong commitment to adhering to and promoting ActionAid’s approach to Sexual Harassment, Exploitation, and Abuse and other Safeguarding concerns (including child abuse and abuse of adults at-risk) 

• A strong understanding of and commitment to women’s rights and cultural sensitivity. 

• A commitment to the importance of downward accountability to rights-holders and transparency in humanitarian response.

What we offer:

ActionAid is committed to providing a welcoming, supportive workplace where we recognize a job well done, encourage close collaboration and sharing power, and where safeguarding standards and feminist leadership are exemplified everywhere. At ActionAid, you can look forward to a fair compensation package and a flexible working environment, including.

• A workplace that embraces intersectional feminist principles

• Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements.

• Salary and conditions according to ActionAid’s policies

How to apply:

Please send your CV and cover letter as pdfs in English (no more than 2 pages each) to Відправити резюме with the reference Ukraine – Youth-led Activism Inspirator by the end of day on 11th of January, 2026.

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This offer is contingent upon pending funding applications for the role.

ActionAid conducts thorough reference checks before making an offer. 

Due to high volumes of applications received, we can only correspond with short-listed applicants. Should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful. ActionAid will not consider unsolicited candidates from recruitment agencies. ActionAid reserves the right to modify, re-announce, or withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.ActionAid is committed to recruiting candidates who promote ActionAid’s SHEA and Safeguarding policies and values and will only recruit candidates who are committed to SHEA and Safeguarding and ActionAid’s values, thereby helping to create safer working cultures.

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