Life Project 4 Youth recruits 01 Coach – Social & Professional Inclusion of Youth

LP4Y- LIFE PROJECT 4 YOUTH

Life Project 4 Youth is a federation of 19 organizations in 14 countries whose mission is the development of innovative solutions for the professional and social inclusion of Young people (15-24 yo) from extreme poverty and victims of exclusion.

LP4Y supports the decent inclusion of thousands of Young people and their families in 41 programs, 20 Life Project Centers, 4 Little Angel Academies, 3 Green Villages, 4 Youth hostels, 2 LP4Y Labs in South East Asia, South Asia, Middle East, Europe and America.

Over the past 10 years LP4Y has created solutions, always close to slum areas in large cities such as Manila, Cebu, Iligan, Cagayan de Oro, Calauan, Jakarta, New-Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Raipur, Chennai, Kathmandu, Yangon, Dhaka, and Beirut. Currently, we are 140 Catalysts in Asia working with Young Adults contributing to the development of their country. Since 2009, 2,493 youth have been accompanied to the professional world.

JOIN LP4Y on the field, become a Catalyst and work with us!

Contract: VSI – Volontariat de Solidarité Internationale

Possible location: Philippines, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Lebanon, France, US

Mission description:

Once trained to the LP4Y Pedagogy and to the use of our tools, you will take part in supporting a team of Young Adults (18 to 25 years old) by developing your skills in the following domains: 

• Pedagogy and follow up of the Young Adults, so that they gain confidence in their capacity to act and therefore find and keep a decent job.
• Development of a Micro-Economic Initiative (social entrepreneurship) to enable them to develop soft skills (business, management, organization, planning, communication, professionalism, time management) and hard skills (digital literacy, English/basic communication skills).
• Partnership development to create and develop an integration ecosystem for the Youth. 
• Organization and management: organization of program activities in collaboration with other Catalysts, budget management, follow up and reporting of the activities along with the coordination team in support. 

You can be a coach:

• in a Green Village (GV); rural area, the Youth  live on site for a 3-month training period
• in a Training & Development Center (TDC); urban area, the Youth  live in the community near the center and receive 6-month training

At least 2 years of engagement through local contracts or volunteering contracts for international Catalysts (such as VSI or French Civique Service).

To know more about our different missions, please visit our website by clicking HERE.

Expériences / Formation

MISSION – VSI (Volontariat de Solidarité International)

The minimum duration of this mission is 13 month (renewable), and will appeal to candidates who are ready to learn and passionate about intercultural cooperation, having already acquired previous professional experience. 

Successful candidates will be open, dynamic and enterprising, and looking for an opportunity to develop their character and skills in a multi-cultural context. They will also enjoy communicating with humor, enthusiasm and will be keen team players, committed to making a real difference in the field. Fluent English is required.

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To apply for a mission fill in the attached questionnaire and send it to becomeacatalyst@lp4y.org, with your CV and your motivation letter, in English, explaining why you want to join LP4Y.