Young people with disabilities face double discrimination and experience barriers towards fully participating in society. The goal of ADD Leadership Academy is to nurture a critical mass of leaders in the disability movement through a leadership and transformational skills programme that provides persons with disabilities, particularly women and young people, with an opportunity to develop their leadership capabilities, and creativity and explore the future direction of their leadership, activism, and an incubation hub for their ideas for activism in their chosen sector.

Role and Responsibilities of Disability Justice Mentors.

The ADD Global Disability Leadership Academy mentors will be a multidisciplinary group, with members who have a range of experience, notably lived experience of disability, transformational Leadership skills, expertise, and skills from a broad range of disciplines relevant to leadership for young people.

Based on expertise, your roles will include:

• To offer guidance, mentorship, reflection and feedback on professional and personal matters related to the leadership development of persons with disabilities in the Academy.
• Strengthen persons with disabilities’ knowledge and competence in advocating for disability inclusion and other rights.
• Supporting persons with disabilities in developing valuable networks that can enhance the development and execution of their creative ideas.
• Equip persons with disabilities with digital skills for various activism causes.
• Sharing experiences on how to initiate, launch and run successful organisations or initiatives for persons with disabilities.
• Support persons with disabilities in learning, developing, and practicing leadership skills.
• Any other skills needed in the Global Disability Leadership Academy.

The Disability Justice Mentors should offer the following experience:

Work Experience

Leaders and representatives from organizations of persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The following are considered assets:

• Demonstrated experience in providing leadership mentorship to young people, and advice on planning, implementation, and monitoring of programmes.
• Familiarity with disability rights and inclusion of disability in projects and programmes, as well as a foundational understanding of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and other international instruments and relevant frameworks.
• Experience working with OPDs, organisational strengthening and capacity building in any movement around the globe.