CYF Leadership Program

Gain leadership experience as you fight inequality

7-10 hours per week (flexible hours). Includes Saturdays.

6 - 12 months

Leadership Program

Gain leadership experience as you fight inequality

5-7 hours per week (flexible hours)

Includes Saturdays. 6 - 12 months.

Applications are closed for the 2022 programme.

For the 2023 Leadership Programme intake, you can register below.

Unlock your leadership potential

CodeYourFuture is a grassroots community that trains people facing economic and social challenges to get a job in tech.

Passionate, talented and engaged volunteers like you drive the mission. We created a program for future leaders to guide our regions. Leaders create the foundation for a movement serving communities worldwide.

A crucial part of CodeYourFuture's community-building project is supporting individuals to become compassionate future leaders. We offer a path for those looking to develop their leadership skills and gain real-life experience. A CYF leader builds and guides empowered local teams to organise and deliver classes, community-building activities and mentorship programmes.

Leaders organise one of the CYF volunteer teams for one cohort.

Why join the Leadership Program?

Join a project that reduces the diversity gap in the tech industry.
Develop your leadership skills and gain real-life experience.
Network with and learn from people from different cultures, backgrounds, ways of thinking and working.

Watch Liliana's video to learn about the program

More about the Leadership Program

How do I know if if this program is right for me?

You would like to play an important role in a social impact organisation.

You believe gaining leadership experience will benefit you in the future.

You have weekly availability (7h-10h) to dedicate to this programme for 6-12 months.

Note: this is a volunteer role

In addition to gaining leadership experience, you will:

Count on regular feedback from the Regional Programme Manager.

Receive relevant training and support on CV writing and mock interviews.

Receive a certificate & letter of recommendation.

The selection process

Onboarding consists of joining as a normal volunteer - to become familiar with the organisation.

We will invites candidates to share why they would like to become one of the leaders of our teams.

The selected leaders will form the organising team for one cohort.

If you wish to join the leadership program, you must be able to travel to a CodeYourFuture class

Register here

Frequently asked questions

There are roles for people who can code at all levels. For some roles, only an understanding of the principles of coding are needed. For others, more advanced knowledge is required. You can learn more about these roles on our Wiki.

We suggest you register as a volunteer, and attend a Welcome event, where you can find out more about volunteering at CodeYourFuture.

If you have worked professionally as a developer in the past or have experience working in what we teach then you can provide valuable mentoring to our students. No professional teaching or mentoring experience nessessary.

We have four volunteer teams and many roles at CodeYourFuture. Some volunteer roles involve a few hours during the week and support for a class on a weekend. For volunteers who have less time, there are roles for support during the week only, or only helping on occasional weekends.

During any week you will be supported by your team members as well as CodeYourFuture staff. We are a supportive community for our volunteers as well as our students!

Register for as a volunteer and you can find out more about our roles at an online Welcome Event.