Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassadors Network (CYPAN) Country Representatives 2025 – YOA

Deadline: July 15, 2025

Apply to be part of the Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassadors Network (CYPAN) Country Representatives 2025. As the principal intergovernmental group of the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth Secretariat implements the collective selections of its 56-member governments. The Commonwealth Youth Program (CYP) works with Commonwealth member governments, youth leaders and youth work professionals to develop and implement coverage and packages for the empowerment of younger folks.

The CYP goals to help member governments, youth leaders and youth professionals to create optimum enabling environments for younger folks to take part as equal companions in improvement and democracy. The CYP additionally facilitates and helps consultant youth leaders to construct nationwide, regional and Pan-Commonwealth networks.

Under this backdrop the Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassadors Network (CYPAN) was created and goals to carry collectively younger folks from throughout the Commonwealth to optimize grassroots, nationwide, regional and pan Commonwealth efforts that promote peace, respect & understanding and stop violent extremism. These younger folks might vary from neighborhood-degree and coverage-degree peace advocates and artistic. 

Role of the Country Representative

The foremost position of the Country Representative will probably be to coordinate the on-floor peace constructing work with a concentrate on supporting modern peace-constructing campaigns achieved within the nation.

There will probably be a rustic consultant recognized for every Commonwealth nation. Specific Duties embody: 

• Serving as a hyperlink between the Pan Commonwealth and Regional CYPAN to native communities. 
• Setting up a working crew at nation degree, to help in executing no less than 12 packages throughout the stipulated time-frame while helping in regional and community degree packages. 
• Overseeing all Network operational actions at nation degree, together with managing public communication and visibility of the Network. 
• Coordinating: sponsorship, directing, recruiting, coaching, and administration of Network members within the nation, with shut session with the Regional Executives Committee. 5. Driving the Implementation of Network actions/ packages on the nation degree. 6. Organizing pre-convention proceedings on the nation degree and making certain energetic participation of Network members in main Conferences, discussion board and occasions. 
• Establishing partnerships with nationwide organizations and establishments, non-public sector, authorities and different stakeholders inside the nation. 
• Regular reporting to the Network on the nation-degree in addition to to the CYPAN Executive. 
• Working in-nation to advertise social cohesion, respect and understanding. A month-to-month report and a ultimate report due on the finish of the time period of appointment or earlier than the Country consultant leaves workplace. 

Eligibility

The place is home-based, with an estimated time dedication of about 48 hours per week. Candidates should be between 18 and 28 years to be eligible; and should be a citizen of a Commonwealth Country. Note the Country Representative’s position is nonpaid and voluntary.

The preferrred candidate has:

• Substantial information of Peace and safety, human rights and Preventing and countering Violent Extremism P/CVE sustainable improvement and discussions happening at a world degree. 
• At least two years of demonstrated work expertise within the design and supply of youth improvement and/or youth-led improvement initiatives or participation packages associated to sustainable improvement. (The work expertise could also be gained by way of both paid employment, volunteer, placement or internship positions or a mix of the aforementioned.) 
• Knowledge on United National Security council 2250 and subsequent resolutions. It will probably be a plus if the candidate has been/or is a member of a technical working group within the international locations UNSCR2250 implementation technique.
• Experience establishing and sustaining productive working partnerships with key inner and exterior stakeholders. 
• Demonstrated dedication to Commonwealth values and expertise planning and prioritizing work actions, in addition to handle tight deadlines successfully. Ability to work autonomously and in groups, and in a multi-cultural work setting. with glorious management and diplomacy expertise. 
• Verbal and written communication expertise in English.

Duration of Appointment

The nation consultant will serve a time period of two years, topic to efficiency evaluations. The Country Representative is eligible for re-appointment so long as age and nationality standards are met. If the Representative needs to resign earlier than the time period of appointment expires, they might achieve this giving one month’s discover, in writing, to the CYPAN Coordinator together with handover paperwork.

Application

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For extra data, go to CYPAN.