Ashoka - Youth Years Leader (Europe) - UK

Job description

Youth Years Leader (Europe) For a general introduction to Ashoka and how this leadership role fits into the European and global Ashoka work, see the broader context and overview text further below. Over four decades of work, Ashoka has distilled four essential changemaking elements. It’s mission now is to ensure that every person has an opportunity, from childhood, to master them. We realized that these changemaking skills are now as necessary as literacy was in the Industrial Age. They are essential for living and working in our fast changing world. At Ashoka, we believe the following elements are essential for living and working in our fast-changing world: 1 Conscious Empathy The ability to be aware of and understand our own, other individual’s and groups’ perspectives, and to use that understanding to recognize patterns over time and guide one’s actions to contribute to the good of all. 2 Sophisticated Teamwork The ability to con- tribute and thrive in a fluid ecosystem of teams that mobilizes around a problem or opportunity. 3 New Leadership The capacity, as a leader, to envision, en- able, and ensure that every player is an initiator and sees the big picture. 4 Practicing Chan...