Youth – Peace and Security Advocacy Fellow @ Search for Common Ground

Youth – Peace and Security Advocacy Fellow

Posted on 3/23/2023

INACTIVE

Locations

Washington, DC, USA

Experience Level

Entry

Junior

Mid

Senior

Expert

Desired Skills

Communications

Requirements

Experience working with young people (under the age of 25) on advocacy
Excellent written and oral English communication skills
Experience in strategic communications using social media platforms
Knowledge of the global Youth, Peace, and Security agenda, as well as the Women, Peace, and Security agenda
Experience conducting policy research and writing
With this fellowship, Search wants to elevate the voices of youth from areas directly affected by violence, as well as voices of youth from backgrounds not often heard in U.S. policy-making circles. In that light, we strongly encourage Black, Indigenous & People of Color (BIPOC) students or recent graduates from diaspora communities to apply

Responsibilities

A. Strengthening institutional commitments to youth participation and protection in peace and security policy (including a focus on youth who face sexual and identity-related violence)
Work with the US YPS Coalition and other youth partners to develop and implement social media campaign(s) on YPS and youth protection
Organize “Youth Advocacy Day(s)” in-person and online for youth advocates and partners to hold advocacy meetings on the Hill and with the U.S. government on YPS and youth protection issues
Support advocacy around institutional commitments to youth participation and protection, such as the creation of a Children and Youth Congressional Caucus and the creation of a Children and Youth White House Council, in partnership with the U.S. YPS Coalition including conducting policy research and developing advocacy materials, as needed
Support and conduct outreach and meetings with the Department of State and USAID to integrate YPS principles into existing strategies, such as the Global Fragility Act and Women's Peace and Security strategy
B. Facilitating collaboration between youth partners in the US and in other countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia on YPS advocacy
Facilitate regular meetings of the US YPS Coalition and discussions with the Global YPS Coalition, with a focus on youth protection in civic spaces
Attend and contribute to meetings and strategic coordination of The Children's Policy and Funding Initiative and Youth Alliance Working Group
Support and facilitate meetings of a youth protection advocacy team through the USAID-funded Youth Excel global program
Map and conduct outreach to new youth groups and activists, with a focus on youth who face identity-related violence and hardship
Complete training of trainers on the Common Ground Approach to Advocacy, then train youth advocates and partners on the Common Ground Approach to Advocacy
Develop opinion and policy piece(s) on strengthening youth protection (including from sexual and identity-based violence) and participation in peace and security, and support other youth advocates to do so
Host events (in-person and virtually) on sexual violence, safeguarding, and protection of young people in partnership with youth partners and advocates in the U.S. and abroad
Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Please see our website www.sfcg.org for full details of our work. All Search Employees must adhere to the values: Collaboration- Audacity - Tenacity - Empathy - Results. In accordance with these values, Search enforces compliance with the Code of Conduct and related policies on Anti Workplace Harassment, Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Conflict of Interest, and Anti-fraud. Search is committed to safeguarding the interests, rights, and well-being of children, youth, and vulnerable adults with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children, youth, and vulnerable adults. Search for Common Ground does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. View our code of conduct here and our privacy policy here
Les descriptifs de pouvant ne pouvant être exhaustifs, le titulaire du poste pourra être amené à entreprendre d'autres tâches qui correspondent globalement aux responsabilités clés ci-dessus
Seuls les candidats invités à un entretien seront contactés. Pas d'appels téléphoniques s'il vous plaît. Veuillez consulter notre site Web www.sfcg.org pour tous les détails de notre mission
Tous les employés de Search doivent adhérer aux valeurs de Search : Collaboration- Audace - Ténacité - Empathie - Résultats. Conformément à ces valeurs, Search fait respecter le code de conduite et les politiques connexes sur la lutte contre le harcèlement au travail, la protection contre l'exploitation et les abus, la protection des enfants, les conflits d'intérêts et la lutte contre la fraude. Search s'engage à préserver les intérêts, les droits et le bien-être des enfants, des jeunes et des adultes vulnérables avec lesquels elle est en contact et à mener ses programmes et ses opérations d'une manière qui soit sûre pour les enfants, les jeunes et les adultes vulnérables
Search for Common Ground ne fait pas et ne doit pas faire de discrimination fondée sur la race, la couleur, la religion (croyance), le sexe, l'expression de genre, l'âge, l'origine nationale (ascendance), le handicap, l'état matrimonial, l'orientation sexuelle ou le statut militaire, dans aucune de ses activités ou opérations
Consultez notre code de conduite ici et notre politique de confidentialité ici
Dado que la descripción de funciones no puede ser exhaustiva, el titular del puesto puede tener que realizar otras tareas que coinciden en líneas generales con las responsabilidades clave mencionadas
Sólo se contactará con los candidatos invitados a una entrevista. Se agradece no recibir llamadas telefónicas. Consulte nuestro sitio web www.sfcg.org para conocer todos los detalles de nuestro trabajo. Todos los empleados de Search deben adherirse a los valores de la organización: Colaboración - Audacia - Tenacidad - Empatía - Resultados. De acuerdo con estos valores, Search hace cumplir el Código de Conducta y las políticas relacionadas con luchar contra el acoso en el lugar de trabajo, la protección contra la explotación y el abuso, la protección de la infancia, los conflictos de intereses y la lucha contra el fraude. Search se compromete a salvaguardar los intereses, derechos y bienestar de los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables con los que está en contacto y a llevar a cabo sus programas y operaciones de una manera que sea segura para los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables. Search for Common Ground no discrimina ni discriminará por motivos de raza, color, religión (credo), género, expresión de género, edad, origen nacional (ascendencia), discapacidad, estado civil, orientación sexual o condición militar, en ninguna de sus actividades u operaciones. Consulte nuestro código de conducta aquí y nuestra política de privacidad aquí

The organization

Since 1982, Search for Common Ground has worked to prevent and end violent conflict and build sustainable peace, with young people at the core of our mission. Our Children & Youth Division was founded in 2002 to support Search’s innovative global youth programming and is part of our Strategy Alignment Department. As a founding co-chair of the Global Coalition on Youth Peace and Security, we have driven forward a new participatory agenda on young people’s participation in peacebuilding by convening UN agencies, NGOs, youth-led civil society, and other partners, linking our field experience to policy making. Through these efforts, we played a critical role in the lead-up to the adoption of UN Security Council resolutions 2250 (2015), 2419 (2018), and 2535 (2020).

Summary of Position

Search for Common Ground seeks a Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS) advocacy fellow to support the Children and Youth division’s global YPS advocacy work, with a focus on the U.S. The fellow will also support international advocacy around youth protection. Young people and people of color are particularly encouraged to apply.

The fellow will gain a unique insight into the Youth, Peace, and Security agenda and how to influence U.S. policy through this program. In this role, the fellow will support policy objectives aimed at 1) strengthening institutional commitments to youth participation and protection in peace and security policy and practice through youth-led advocacy to the U.S. government, 2) facilitating collaboration between youth partners in the US and in other countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia on YPS advocacy. The fellow will contribute to YPS policy partnerships and strategies, conduct direct advocacy meetings and briefings, and produce policy research and writing. The fellow will report to Search’s Children & Youth Senior Manager and will work closely with the U.S. YPS Coalition and Search’s Global Affairs and Partnerships team.

Key responsibilities:

A. Strengthening institutional commitments to youth participation and protection in peace and security policy (including a focus on youth who face sexual and identity-related violence)

Work with the US YPS Coalition and other youth partners to develop and implement social media campaign(s) on YPS and youth protection
Organize “Youth Advocacy Day(s)” in-person and online for youth advocates and partners to hold advocacy meetings on the Hill and with the U.S. government on YPS and youth protection issues
Support advocacy around institutional commitments to youth participation and protection, such as the creation of a Children and Youth Congressional Caucus and the creation of a Children and Youth White House Council, in partnership with the U.S. YPS Coalition including conducting policy research and developing advocacy materials, as needed
Support and conduct outreach and meetings with the Department of State and USAID to integrate YPS principles into existing strategies, such as the Global Fragility Act and Women’s Peace and Security strategy

B. Facilitating collaboration between youth partners in the US and in other countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia on YPS advocacy.

Facilitate regular meetings of the US YPS Coalition and discussions with the Global YPS Coalition, with a focus on youth protection in civic spaces
Attend and contribute to meetings and strategic coordination of The Children’s Policy and Funding Initiative and Youth Alliance Working Group
Support and facilitate meetings of a youth protection advocacy team through the USAID-funded Youth Excel global program
Map and conduct outreach to new youth groups and activists, with a focus on youth who face identity-related violence and hardship
Complete training of trainers on the Common Ground Approach to Advocacy, then train youth advocates and partners on the Common Ground Approach to Advocacy
Develop opinion and policy piece(s) on strengthening youth protection (including from sexual and identity-based violence) and participation in peace and security, and support other youth advocates to do so
Host events (in-person and virtually) on sexual violence, safeguarding, and protection of young people in partnership with youth partners and advocates in the U.S. and abroad

Requirements:

Experience working with young people (under the age of 25) on advocacy
Excellent written and oral English communication skills
Experience in strategic communications using social media platforms
Knowledge of the global Youth, Peace, and Security agenda, as well as the Women, Peace, and Security agenda
Experience conducting policy research and writing

With this fellowship, Search wants to elevate the voices of youth from areas directly affected by violence, as well as voices of youth from backgrounds not often heard in U.S. policy-making circles. In that light, we strongly encourage Black, Indigenous & People of Color (BIPOC) students or recent graduates from diaspora communities to apply.

Duration:

The fellowship will last from April 2023 through March 2024. During this time, the fellow will work on a part-time basis as an hourly employee for an average of 20 hours per week.

To apply, please submit:

Your CV

Your Monthly Rate

A writing sample (no more than 5 pages, can be an op-ed or academic research).

Please also submit answers to the following questions:

In 5-9 sentences, describe why youth-centered foreign policy is strategic for the U.S.’s global security efforts.

In 5-9 sentences, explain why and how intersectionality plays a role in people’s ability to impact systems change and curb cycles of violence.

As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.

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Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Please see our website www.sfcg.org for full details of our work. All Search Employees must adhere to the values: Collaboration- Audacity - Tenacity - Empathy - Results. In accordance with these values, Search enforces compliance with the Code of Conduct and related policies on Anti Workplace Harassment, Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Conflict of Interest, and Anti-fraud. Search is committed to safeguarding the interests, rights, and well-being of children, youth, and vulnerable adults with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children, youth, and vulnerable adults. Search for Common Ground does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. View our code of conduct here and our privacy policy here.

Les descriptifs de pouvant ne pouvant être exhaustifs, le titulaire du poste pourra être amené à entreprendre d’autres tâches qui correspondent globalement aux responsabilités clés ci-dessus.

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Seuls les candidats invités à un entretien seront contactés. Pas d’appels téléphoniques s’il vous plaît. Veuillez consulter notre site Web www.sfcg.org pour tous les détails de notre mission.

Tous les employés de Search doivent adhérer aux valeurs de Search : Collaboration- Audace - Ténacité - Empathie - Résultats. Conformément à ces valeurs, Search fait respecter le code de conduite et les politiques connexes sur la lutte contre le harcèlement au travail, la protection contre l’exploitation et les abus, la protection des enfants, les conflits d’intérêts et la lutte contre la fraude. Search s’engage à préserver les intérêts, les droits et le bien-être des enfants, des jeunes et des adultes vulnérables avec lesquels elle est en contact et à mener ses programmes et ses opérations d’une manière qui soit sûre pour les enfants, les jeunes et les adultes vulnérables.

Search for Common Ground ne fait pas et ne doit pas faire de discrimination fondée sur la race, la couleur, la religion (croyance), le sexe, l’expression de genre, l’âge, l’origine nationale (ascendance), le handicap, l’état matrimonial, l’orientation sexuelle ou le statut militaire, dans aucune de ses activités ou opérations.

Consultez notre code de conduite ici et notre politique de confidentialité ici.

Dado que la descripción de funciones no puede ser exhaustiva, el titular del puesto puede tener que realizar otras tareas que coinciden en líneas generales con las responsabilidades clave mencionadas.

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Sólo se contactará con los candidatos invitados a una entrevista. Se agradece no recibir llamadas telefónicas. Consulte nuestro sitio web www.sfcg.org para conocer todos los detalles de nuestro trabajo. Todos los empleados de Search deben adherirse a los valores de la organización: Colaboración - Audacia - Tenacidad - Empatía - Resultados. De acuerdo con estos valores, Search hace cumplir el Código de Conducta y las políticas relacionadas con luchar contra el acoso en el lugar de trabajo, la protección contra la explotación y el abuso, la protección de la infancia, los conflictos de intereses y la lucha contra el fraude. Search se compromete a salvaguardar los intereses, derechos y bienestar de los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables con los que está en contacto y a llevar a cabo sus programas y operaciones de una manera que sea segura para los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables. Search for Common Ground no discrimina ni discriminará por motivos de raza, color, religión (credo), género, expresión de género, edad, origen nacional (ascendencia), discapacidad, estado civil, orientación sexual o condición militar, en ninguna de sus actividades u operaciones. Consulte nuestro código de conducta aquí y nuestra política de privacidad aquí.

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Company Overview

Search for Common Ground's mission is to transform the way the world deals with conflict, away from adversarial approaches and toward cooperative solutions. They believe that conflict is inevitable but violence is not. Conflict is a natural result of human diversity.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Long Term Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
International Employee Assistance Plan (TCNs/Expats only)
Vacation Leave
Sick Leave
Public Holidays
Home Leave
R&R Leave
Volunteer Leave
Parental Leave

Company Core Values

Collaboration
Audacity
Tenacity
Empathy
Results