IPPF Youth Networker Position in Malaysia 2026: Apply for a Three-Year Youth Leadership and SRHR Role

Overview

The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is recruiting a Youth Networker based in Malaysia. The full-time, fixed-term post is expected to last three years and is positioned as a stepping-stone role for someone starting a career in youth leadership, sexual and reproductive health and rights, comprehensive sexuality education, advocacy and social justice. The Youth Networker strengthens meaningful youth participation across IPPF's East, South East Asia and Oceania Region, connecting young people with regional and global platforms, supporting youth-led accountability, amplifying youth voices within the Federation and helping Member Associations develop programmes and services that respond to young people's needs.

Responsibilities include building and strengthening inclusive regional youth networks, advising regional structures and Member Associations on youth-led accountability, supporting Regional and Global Youth Forums, embedding youth participation across the programme cycle, supporting youth leadership and activism, championing youth voices in the Secretariat, supporting youth-friendly services and comprehensive sexuality education, collecting and analysing evidence, and monitoring youth-related commitments under IPPF Strategy 2028. One Youth Networker role serves as rotating Team Leader.

Who can apply

Applicants should be committed to IPPF's mission and comfortable advocating for its positions, and have experience working with youth groups through employment, volunteering, activism or community organising. They need cross-cultural communication, coordination and organisational skills, analytical and problem-solving ability, competence in Microsoft Office and social media, and Business English in writing, reading and speaking. Lived experience of belonging to a marginalized group is an asset. Safeguarding is central: the successful candidate must follow safeguarding procedures, sign IPPF's Code of Conduct and Safeguarding Policy for Children and Vulnerable Adults, and cooperate with background checks.

How to apply

Applications go through IPPF's Personio recruitment portal and require a CV or resume and a short cover letter, with a relevant work sample optional. The portal accepts applications in English, Arabic, French or Spanish.

Key dates

The deadline is 18 August 2026.