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#Undi18 is a Malaysian grassroots movement, spearheaded by a group of young people that have successfully lobbied the Government and Parliament of Malaysia to amend Article 119(1) of the Federal Constitution to reduce the minimum voting age in Malaysia from 21 to 18 years old. The main aim of the #Undi18's programs is to develop competences (knowledge, skills, attitudes) of Malaysian youths on how to organize and run activities that aim to motivate and educate young people about citizenship, voter education and participation in political, economic and social life through experiential learning and simulations.

The lowering of the voting age to 18 and other titanic political shifts in Malaysia recently means that young people are getting more interested and involved in social and political issues. But there are few opportunities for those young people to learn, speak up, or get involved in issues that are important for them outside the existing party organs, which are usually built on identity politics. Undi18 wants to become a hub to help young people constructively participate in the larger political process of the country.

Despite the political instability and the pandemic, Undi18 strives to give a voice to the people by  organizing programmes like Parlimen Digital, and Undi Ketiga that has provided the platform for Malaysian youth to voice up and participate in democracy. These activities have led to several other spin-off activities by the participants themselves. Throughout the years, we have organized numerous town halls, forums and public engagements to raise awareness on youth democratic representation and lowering the voting age. We have also engaged with politicians from multiple sides of the political divide, where they presented their case for the lowering of the voting age in Malaysia. Our core belief is that youth empowerment transcends political lines.

Objective:

• To strategize, execute and manage ongoing internal and external projects with key stakeholders. 
• To support Undi18 to run media campaigns, manage marketing and promotional initiatives including outreach and engagement with media-related personnel, and executing campaign strategies.
• To develop and advise on key communications material production and design.

Roles & Responsibilities: 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Manage existing and develop new relationships with different stakeholders and partner organisations.
• Develop, implement and evaluate campaigns and engagement strategies that achieve positive change. This includes designing and running events, liaising with stakeholders and attending meetings, events and advocacy platforms on behalf of the organisation.
• Develop and maintain effective and collaborative relationships with partners and within networks.
• Undertake research as required to inform campaign activities, legal and policy work.
• Coordinate the development of campaigning materials in line with the organisation’s current strategic plan. 
• Targeting specific demographics with content in line with strategic objectives. 

Note: This job description is not a definitive list of tasks; rather it is designed to give an overview of the job. It is envisaged that the post-holder will use their own initiative and develop the job under guidance so that the organisation’s aims are achieved. It should be noted that the organisation is dynamic and fast-paced and it may be necessary to step beyond the areas outlined above to support others from time to time.

Requirements:

• Some experience in building and cultivating organizational networks/grassroots communities is an added advantage.
• Familiarity with collaborative tools such as Slack, Notion, Canva and Google Sites.
• Ability to analyse policy documents and keep up to date with legislative developments.
• Ability to monitor and analyse the output of academics, government, political parties, journalists, funding bodies, think-tanks and/or NGOs.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, ability to communicate with a wide range of specialist and non-specialist audiences of diverse backgrounds and political views.
• English and BM proficiency.

Ideal, but not compulsory:

• Experience in government relations, including but not limited to correspondence, stakeholder engagements and protocols.
• Experience in the subject matter of electoral reform, democracy and politics. 
• Research experience, especially campaign or policy research, and an ability to carry out research with a wide range of methodologies. 
• Experience in working with the media.
• Experience in creating and executing strategies for creative campaigns, especially digital.
• In-depth knowledge of Google Analytics, Google Adwords, Facebook Ad Manager, YouTube etc. 
• Proficiency in any Malaysian local languages.