Shakti Shalini Is Hiring Youth Associate for Community Outreach with Men and Boys
Eligibility:
Academic and Work Experience:
Either postgraduate with minimum one year experience
Or undergraduate with minimum three years experience
Education in social work, gender studies, or allied subject
Work experience with marginalised communities, on gender, or with men and boys preferred
Joining Date: 1st September, 2026
Shakti Shalini is a Delhi based NGO founded in 1987 that responds to gender and sexual violence, discrimination, and inequality via survivor support services, preventative programs, educational enhancement, literary productions, and media outreach.
About Community Outreach with Men and Boys:
The goal is to form groups with young men and boys in five socio-economically marginalised communities that Shakti Shalini works with in South-East Delhi. The goal over a period of 3 years is to work with 60 adolescent boys and 50 young men. The goal for the first year is to work with 20 adolescent boys and 10 young men. In the first year, one group can be formed with the men and boys who come to Shakti Shalini’s community centre, and another group can be formed within the communities. In these groups, the project is expected to hold regular conversations and sessions with men and boys on consent/ boundaries/ emotions/ relationships/ love/ attraction/ friendships/ family/ power/ gender/ identity/ violence, and so on. The project is also expected to use theatre, film, music, fine art, creative writing, and movement as powerful mediums of social change. The ultimate goal is that the men and boys the project works with emerge as healthy individuals, connected to their own selves and masculinities, treating others with equality and care, and active as gender equality champions.
Job Status: Full Time, 5 days a week, 8 hours per day (flexibility expected in days and timings as per field requirements)
Job Title: Youth Associate, Community Outreach with Men and Boys, Shakti Shalini
Report To: Operations Lead.
Job Type: Full-Time, On-Site
Job Location: Nehru Nagar, Ashram, and Jangpura, Delhi
Salary: Rs. 35,000/ month for the probation period of first six months. Rs. 37,000/ month if offered a permanent employment through a performance review at the conclusion of the probation period.
Job Description
The Youth Associate, Community Outreach with Men and Boys, is expected to work with 20 adolescent boys and 10 young men in the first year. They are expected to demonstrate a strong understanding of gender and masculinities considering the subject focus of the fellowship. As a part of the role, they are expected to mobilise the men and boys in the communities, create groups of men and boys at the community centre as well as in the communities, design modules and sessions, implement/ facilitate modules and sessions, seek out partnerships and opportunities for the men and boys, maintain all regular documentation and reporting for the work. Their ultimate goal is to mobilise and develop young men and boys as gender equality champions in the communities. The roles allows significant scope for growth and learning.
Roles and Responsibilities
Understand the vision and mission of Shakti Shalini to work toward gender equality.
Understand the vision and mission of the Community Outreach with Men and Boys, particularly regarding the importance of mobilising young men and boys through the lens of gender and masculinities as an essential contribution toward gender equality. – Carry out door-to-door mobilisation in the communities to form groups of men and boys both within the communities and amongst those coming to the community centre.- Form groups of young men and adolescent boys at the community centre and inside the communities as per the targets of the project. – Design the structures, systems, processes for these groups to go through social change processes effectively through the lens of gender and masculinities.
Design modules and sessions for the groups of boys and men through the lens of gender and masculinities.. Implement and facilitate modules and sessions with the boys and men through the lens of gender and masculinities.
Create and maintain external partnerships for the groups and bring external facilitators, opportunities, and resources to the groups.
Invest time, care, and nurture in the psycho-emotional safety and wellbeing of the groups.
Manage the day to day logistics and coordination for the groups such as calendars, schedules, time management, sourcing essential requirements, communication across mentors and programs.
Ensure that all qualitative and quantitative documentation, as planned, is maintained for the groups.
Ensure monthly reports are submitted to the organisation on the progress of the groups.
Ensure that reports as per the formats and frequency mandated are prepared for the funder of the groups.
Ensure implementation of the MEL system for the groups.
Ensure data tracking and management for the groups.
Ensure regular updates from the groups to the organisation’s media team for content creation, newsletters, media outreach.
Represent the organisation, particularly the men and boys’ groups, at relevant public platforms and partnering organisations.
Participate in full-team and project specific capacity buildings and trainings that are offered by the organisation to upgrade skills and knowledge.
Participate in all pan-organisation meetings and annual events.
Necessary Skills
English reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension.
Good Hindi reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension.
Strong community mobilisation and rapport building skills.
Module/ Session designing and facilitation skills.
Strong critical and analytical skills particularly on subjects of gender, masculinities, violence, sex, sexuality, health, rights, and freedoms.
Prior experience with young men and marginalised communities would be preferred.
Committed to making an impact at the grassroots level, which includes being patient and accommodating towards the challenges and complexities in underserved spaces and in limited resources including harsh weather conditions when on field.
Committed to the mission of gender equality, particularly toward working with young men through a gender and masculinities lens.
Able to lead a groups of young men and boys with effectiveness, sensitivity, care, organisation, planning, and balanced leadership.
Possesses an attention to detail, strong time-management skills, good planning and coordination abilities, and the capacity to strategise, problem-solve, and delegate tasks effectively.
Capable of maintaining composure in situations of stress and crisis.
Self-reflective, and open to learn and receiving critical feedback.
Selection Process: Screening of Assessment Form followed by an Interview. Date of interview will be specified by mail to selected candidates.
To apply, fill and submit the assessment form.
Read instructions on the form carefully. Ensure to upload CV to the assessment form: https://forms.gle/Jm1ktAvFa2FxEqZv6
Application deadline: 11:59pm, Thursday, 20th August 2026