YouthLead invites you to apply to be a YouthLead Ambassador. We are looking for self-directed and motivated young entrepreneurs with a proven track record in supporting and mobilising other young people in their communities, and at local, regional or national level as advocates, community organisers or social impact entrepreneurs.
The YouthLead Ambassador form is open to eligible candidates between 31 August and 25 September at 5pm (Brasília time).
Who are the Youth Ambassadors?
The YouthLead Ambassador programme is a six-month professional development and leadership opportunity for changemakers between the ages of 18 and 35 with a proven track record in mobilising other young people to make a positive impact in their community. Ambassadors play a key role in bringing the benefits of YouthLead to national, regional and local groups of changemakers, increasing visibility and awareness of the YouthLead platform as a resource and networking centre for changemakers.
As part of the programme, youthlead Ambassadors design and implement awareness-raising campaigns on critical issues that impact young people; host learning events that contribute to knowledge, skills-building, local engagement and peer-to-peer networking; and contribute their ideas on how to make the platform more relevant to changemakers in our network to the youthlead team.
Ambassadors are competitively selected from thousands of applicants through an open application process that takes place twice a year. Our first and second cohorts of Youth Leader Ambassadors were selected from over 2,000 applicants from more than 200 countries and territories.
The successful candidates will have 4 to 6 hours per month to work in their role between November 2020 and April 2021.
Benefits for YouthLead ambassadors
YouthLead Ambassadors receive a nominal stipend of US$ 300 at the conclusion of their successful ambassadorship. [1] Success is defined as meeting 95% of the benchmarks described below.
In addition, ambassadors will be featured on the YouthLead platform, in the YouthLead newsletter, and on social media, announcements to recognise their work as a young changemaker. Ambassadors can also gain visibility with YouthLead sponsors and other relevant influencers. Successful ambassadors can apply for a letter of completion upon successful completion of their YouthLead role.
Role of the Youth Leader Ambassador
Application period: 31 August 2020 - 25 September 2020 (17:00 EST)
Duration of the Ambassadorship: 20 November 2020 - 20 April 2021
Time Commitment: 4-6 hours per month
Minimum eligibility criteria
Candidates must:
Be a young maker resident in a low- or middle-income country (LMIC), as listed here, between the ages of 18 and 35 (at the time of application and until the end of April 2021).
Are active as changemakers in the youth development sector at local, regional, national or global level, or should have some experience working on social issues. A demonstrated ability to organise community activities is an advantage.
Have an active presence on any of the following social media platforms; Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Experience in organising social media campaigns, chats, discussions, etc. will be an advantage.
Provide a convincing description of how they will use YouthLead to engage new changemakers, on and offline, and recruit new changemakers to the YouthLead network and platform.
Have the ability to access the internet to be active on the YouthLead platform, participate in conferences and lead webinars as described above.
Be available to commit at least 4-6 hours per month.
Have created or been active members of a local, regional or international network, affiliation or youth club/group.
Be able to demonstrate how you plan to leverage your network to highlight and showcase YouthLead as a place for changemakers.
Have a YouthLead profile that is at least 80% complete, including a description of your interests, work and background. Applicants are encouraged to also post their projects in the "PROJECTS" section of the YouthLead website. (Here's a video on how you can register on the youthlead.org platform HOW TO JOIN YOUHTLEAD.ORG?)
Have good conversational English skills and actively participate in conferences with YouthLead staff in English. Knowledge of other languages (e.g. Spanish, French, Arabic) is an advantage.
Be self-motivated and creative.
Have strong collaboration and communication skills.
Willing and able to fulfil the requirements described in the job description above.
Applicants can include an optional CV with their application (maximum 500 words.)
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Timetable
Please note that youthPower2: Learning and Assessment reserves the right to change dates. Any changes will be announced here.
Evaluation and Selection Criteria
Applicants must meet the basic criteria of age and language knowledge, and will be assessed on the basis of the following qualities:
Past and current experience as a young changemaker;
Scale and strength of the applicant's network;
The potential impact of the applicant's proposed contributions on YouthLead and its network; AND
A complete profile of at least 80% on the YouthLead website (www.youthlead.org)
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The evaluation and selection process will take into account various factors such as diversity in gender, sector and geographical locations to select a pool of individuals who closely reflect the global community.
Privacy Rules:
For this YouthLead Ambassador app, the same privacy rules will apply as described on the YouthLead platform.
Please submit only one application; submitting more than one application will not increase your chances of being selected as a YouthLead ambassador.
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