Call for Applications: EU-PH Youth Sounding Board
The EU Delegation to the Philippines is pleased to open the Call for Applications for the 1st edition of the European Union-Philippines Youth Sounding Board (YSB).
Background
Underlining the importance of engaging and empowering young people, the EU Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen launched in 2021 the 1st cohort of the EU Youth Sounding Board (YSB). The Youth Sounding Board served as a platform for chosen young people all over the world to advise on EU policies related to youth participation and empowerment. Aside from being an advisory board to the Directorate General of International Partnership, the EU YSB is also mandated to implement and disseminate the EU Youth Action Plan.
The EU Youth Action Plan (2022-2027) is the first EU policy framework for a strategic partnership with young people around the world. It is a result of extensive consultations with various stakeholders, of course, including youth organisations. The 1st cohort of the EU YSB has also been heavily involved in the consultation of this Youth Action Plan.
Three pillars of action of the EU Youth Action Plan:
- Partnership to engage: increasing young people’s voices in policy and decision-making
- Partnership to empower: fighting inequalities and providing young people with the skills and tools they need to thrive
- Partnership to connect: fostering opportunities for young people to network and exchange with their peers worldwide
Overall, the goal of the Youth Action Plan is to shape EU’s external actions in partnership with young people – making EU actions more participatory, relevant and effective for young people in partner countries.
The EU-PH Youth Sounding Board will mainly serve as:
- Sector advisory board of the EU Delegation on the design and implementation of development cooperation initiatives, ensuring that youth’s concerns are integrated.
- Support the EU Delegation to organise activities especially if target audiences are young people
- Help increase EU Delegation’s engagement with Filipino youth
- Represent the Philippines in the Global YSB and other youth organisations in networking activities
- Filipino national and residing in the Philippines
- Age between 18-25 years old (before the end of the application period)
- Not an elected official
- Motivated, strong leadership and advocacy skills
- Experience in youth participation and youth empowerment
- Outreach and youth engagement skills and experience, including work with youth organisations or youth-led initiatives and experience with youth that are in disadvantaged or vulnerable situations
- Communication skills including language skills and experience with traditional and social media
- Creativity and motivation, including ideas for the YSB functioning and activities.
- The YSB should be diverse and inclusive. We encourage applicants from across age groups, gender, socio-economic background, geographical background, interest and expertise. Candidates with special needs, disabilities or in situation of vulnerability are also encouraged to apply
Being a member of the EU-PH Youth Sounding Board is on a voluntary basis (unpaid mandate) for a maximum term of 24 months.
The EU-PH Youth Sounding Board will have between 10 members and 12 members.
- EU-PH YSB members will hold formal meetings at least every three months.
- Meetings can either be face to face and/or hybrid (noting the possible geographical distribution of the members)
- Members will be provided “trainings” and “orientations” so they can have a better understanding and appreciation of the EU’s work to the Philippines, also enabling them to carry out their mandates effectively.
All applicants will be selected based on their submitted credentials; only shortlisted applicants will be invited for interview
To prevent potential technical issues, advance application is encouraged.
For any queries, please email to delegation-philippines-ysb@eeas.europa.eu