CSM II seeking Applications for Advocacy Fellowship Program – Myanmar

Deadline: 30 April 2020

CSM II is seeking applications for its Advocacy Fellowship Program, a 9-month on-the-job training program for selected Fellows. The Fellowship seeks to provide opportunities for women, third gender, ethnic and religious minorities, persons with disabilities, and former political prisoners to gain work experience through placement in a civil society or media organization.

The program will provide financial and capacity building support to 50 Fellows to empower and improve their skills in working on advocacy and awareness raising, or in public/media reporting, in the areas of law and policy reform, intercommunal harmony and religious freedom, and peace and national reconciliation. At the same time, civil society and media organizations will benefit from additional human resource capacity and personal experience brought by the Fellows.

CSM II works to promote the participation of civil society and independent media in strengthening democratic governance, intercommunal harmony and religious freedom, and peace in Myanmar.

Benefits

CSM II will provide a monthly stipend of MMK 300,000 and provide a monthly communication and local travel allowance of MMK 20,000 to Fellows during the Fellowship period.

• CSM II will provide a laptop, and cover the costs of basic computer training for the Fellow if needed.
• CSM II will not be able to cover long distance travel, relocation and accommodation costs if a Fellow works with an organization located outside their hometown.

Eligibility Criteria

• Host organizations:
  • Should be civil society organizations or independent media outlets
  • Have programs to advocate and raise community awareness, or produce public/media reports on:
    • Law and policy reforms
    • Intercommunal and religious freedom
    • Peace and national reconciliation
  • Each organization can accept a maximum of two Fellows throughout the program period.
• Fellows
  • In this final call, 7 Fellows will be selected from among:
    • Women and third gender;
    • Ethnic and religious minorities;
    • Persons with disability;
    • Former political prisoners.
  • Fellows should:
    • be between 25 and 65 years old;
    • not currently have a full-time job;
    • not be an immediate family member and relative of the leaders and key personnel of the host organization.
    • not be a leader of a political party.
    • not be a current staff of the Host organization (paid or unpaid).
  • Former Political Prisoner Fellows supported under the Civil Society and Media Project I are not eligible.

Application Process

• Interested Fellows must first identify a Host organization which is willing to accept them for the 9-month Fellowship period.
• Host organizations may also identify Fellows it is willing to support for a Fellowship.
• The Fellow and Host organization must then agree on proposed duties and responsibilities and working arrangements for the Fellow; these must be attached with the application.
• The prospective Fellow and Host organization must submit a joint application using the enclosed Application Form.

How to Apply

Application forms can be requested by sending an email at the address given on the website.

For more information, visit https://www.themimu.info/calls-for-proposals