Global Youth Service Day is quickly approaching! With only two months to go, we hope your plans are under way and that you are excited to celebrate the involvement of youth in your community. We encourage all project organizers to register on www.GYSD.org.
In many countries, a National Lead Agency serves as the lead convener and organizer of Global Youth Service Day. National Lead Agencies promote GYSD in their country, organize high profile events, engage local media and government officials, and coordinate project registration and reporting. All NLAs will be selected and supported by the new Regional Lead Agencies. Apply to serve as a National Lead Agency at: http://gysd.org/node/add/nla-reg.
Local Organizers play a critical role – everyone who plans, registers and implements a GYSD project is a Local Organizer. Global Youth Service Day is a grassroots movement of youth improving their communities and changing the world – and would not achieve the scale, diversity, and impact it does each year without the tireless efforts of thousands of Local Organizers in NGOs, schools and universities, youth programs, government agencies, faith communities, and families around the world. To be recognized as a Local Organizer, register your project at http://gysd.org/node/add/gysd-international.
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UN-HABITAT is now inviting nomination for the 2010-2012 Youth Advisory Board. The Board will serve a two year term and comprises 12 advisors. One male and one female candidate will be picked from each of the following regions: Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, North America and West Asia.
Additionally, the board includes one observer representing young people with disabilities and two observer members appointed by UN-HABITAT; one representative from informal settlements and one external advisor.
The Youth Advisory Board advises UN-HABITAT on strategies to engage young people in sustainable urbanization and urban development, and seeks to strengthen youth participation and advocacy in youth-led initiatives. Given the important and unique mission of UN-HABITAT, we are especially interested in nomination of young people who meet the following requirements;
Candidates should be between 18 and 32 years old at the time of the elections.
Candidates must be members of youth-led or youth-servicing organizations and have access to youth networks within their regions.
For communication purposes, candidates must have good oral and written skills in English. Fluency in other United Nations languages is an asset.
Candidates should have access to and be reasonably proficient in using the internet and email.
Candidates must be available and accessible for conference calls with the rest of the members, UN-HABITAT representatives, and be able to avail themselves for Board activities.
Candidates are eligible for nomination from a region where they have proven residency of at least five years.
It is also expected that the Youth Advisory Board members shall avail themselves to attend youth focused meetings as required by UN-HABITAT, and provide quarterly reports to UN-HABITAT detailing activities and impact at local, national and global levels.
If you have the profile to take on this important role, please complete the online nomination form by 3 March 2010.
An initial assessment of candidates will be carried out by UN-HABITAT. Youth will then be invited to vote for their candidates from the list of screened candidates. The final Board Members will be selected based on the number of votes they receive and will be announced at the World Urban Youth Assembly in Rio de Janeiro.
IATP seeks a full-time senior program officer to serve as its representative in Geneva, working on climate change, food security and economic policy. Work will be focused on the international institutions operating in Geneva and elsewhere in Europe, in collaboration with like-minded NGOs and social movements. The senior program officer will advocate for rights-based approaches to climate change, food security and trade policy in support of IATP goals. This position reports to IATP’s International Program Director.
The successful candidate will have extensive experience relating to policy makers and negotiators on sustainable agriculture, climate and economic policy, the ability to forge coalitions across sectors and cultures, and very strong writing and communication skills.
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Location Cairo, Egypt
Summary Description
The Program Officer will design, implement, monitor and evaluate a portfolio of grants addressing issues relating to promoting transparent, effective and accountable government in the Middle East and North Africa region. S/he will be expected to evaluate current strategies against the changing context and identify new priorities for the future in close consultation with a broad range of activists and civil society representatives, government officials, scholars and public policy analysts. The program currently supports:
Improved capacity by non-governmental and governmental organizations to analyze, monitor and report on government expenditures and policymaking, particularly as they relate to key areas of economic and social policy; Training and educational opportunities to build individual and organizational skills and mechanisms related to promoting governmental effectiveness, accountability and transparency; Research and analysis to fill knowledge gaps and develop new tools for public awareness and advocacy; Strategic communications and advocacy to promote public awareness; Public discourse about the importance of governmental transparency, accountability and effectiveness.
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