Position: OCIC Youth Policy-Maker
Employer: Ontario Council for International Cooperation
Location: Working Remotely
Deadline: July 20, 2022
Employment Type: Volunteer
Position Level: Entry Level
Salary Range:
Closing Date: July 20, 2022
Brief Description:
OCIC’s Youth Policy-Makers Hub (YPH) is a dynamic space for youth ages 18-35 from across Ontario to meaningfully engage, build their capacity, and make an impact on policy-making and advocacy efforts towards achieving gender equality and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Are you:
– Living in Ontario and between the ages of 18-35 (by August 31, 2022)?
– Passionate about gender equality, social and environmental justice issues?
– Keen on utilizing your experience and ideas to contribute to advocacy and policy processes occurring at sub-national, national, and international levels?
YPH applicants do not need to have formal work experience or academic background in policy and advocacy, but do need to demonstrate an active interest in policy-making and advocacy processes through past investment and intention, and meet the following requirements:
– Live in Ontario, and be between the ages of 18.00 and 35.00 years (as of August 31, 2022)
– Be passionate about gender equality, social and environmental justice issues
– Be keen on utilizing your experience and ideas to contribute to advocacy and policy processes at sub-national, national, and international levels
– Commit to actively participating in 1.00 face-to-face gathering in Toronto, monthly virtual meetings, and ongoing communications with other YPH members, from September 2022.00 to April 2023
– Have interest in building skills for policy advocacy with an international cooperation, SDG and gender equality focus
– Demonstrate commitment to working with peers, mentors and OCIC members to co-create events, activities and opportunities to engage youth and the broader public on specific issues
– Seek to share and to learn from unique perspectives informed by lived experiences to develop nuanced and inclusive policy-making approaches.
Applications from youth representing historically marginalized communities and those who are mis- or under-represented in policy and advocacy spaces will have priority focus, as well as those located outside the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
As an equity seeking organization, OCIC encourages applications from individuals who represent the full diversity of communities in Canada, including complexities of intersecting identities such as ability, age, class, gender, race and sexual orientation. Please let us know if you have any needs for accommodation throughout the process by reaching out to emmanuelle@ocic.on.ca.
Applications close on Wednesday, July 20.00 at 11:59 PM EST. Apply by clicking the "Full Description" link above.