Call for Application: DEPP Youth Advisory Council

The Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) is looking for five young leaders from around the world to help inform youth-inclusive democracy, rights and government (DRG) programming through its DEPP Youth Advisory Council (YAC). The YAC will be engaged for a 10-month tenure (approximately December 2024 – September 2025) to support CEPPS in designing youth-informed strategies that strengthen effective, sustainable, inclusive youth inclusion in DRG programming.   

Specifically, members of the YAC will collaborate with CEPPS to:  

• Strengthen its overall youth inclusion approach through the revision of existing youth inclusion strategies 
• Support CEPPS partners in the inclusion of youth priorities in program design and reporting through the development of indicators to measure youth focused intermediate result statements 

Design and present learning events and resources that increase DRG practitioners’ understanding of the challenges that prevent a diverse population of young people from participating in political and civic life and offering approaches to address this.  

Mainstream youth inclusion and priorities into key cross-cutting areas.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate for the DEPP Youth Advisory Council should possess the following skills and qualifications:
• Ages 18 to 30 years old;
• National of one of the following geographic regions: Europe/Eurasia, Middle East/North Africa, Latin America and Caribbean, Africa, or Asia;
• Demonstrated leadership in civic and/or political engagement;
• Strong understanding of the importance of fostering youth political and/or civic participation and leadership and how to advance this goal;
• Demonstrated leadership and participation across one or more sectors, including, for example, health, business, gender equity and social inclusion, education, peace and security; climate and environmental sustainability, etc.;
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing local and/or national-level initiatives promoting or enhancing the participation of youth and members of marginalized groups in politics, electoral processes, and/or civic life;
• Strong understanding of inclusive, intersectional approaches in working with diverse groups of young people with multiple marginalized identities;
• Experience working with diverse stakeholders, including civil society organizations, universities, local and national government bodies, political parties, businesses, development actors, etc.;
• Some experience with research and monitoring and evaluation preferred, but not required;
• Fluency in English (speaking, reading, and writing);
• Have strong collaboration and communication skills;
• Be self-motivated and creative; and
• Have access to a strong internet connection.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the DEPP Youth Advisory Council

Deadline: November 15, 2024, at 11:59pm EST.