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From:	Lindsay Menard-Freeman [ profile ]
Subject:	Fwd: Call for nominations for representatives to the Working Group ofUNAIDS Secretariat New Generation Leadership Strategy
Sent:	Sep 26th, 2011 - 17:59:12

	Please see the opportunity below! * * Development of the UNAIDS Secretariats New Generation Leadership Strategy Call for nominations for representatives to the Working Group This call for nominations aims to identify three additional representatives form youth organizations and networks to join a Working Group that guides the development of a New Generation Leadership Strategy for UNAIDS which entails to outline how the UNAIDS Secretariat may become a champion for youth leadership by fully integrating principles of youth participation and leadership into its organization and work. ** The tasks of the Working Group will be as follows: · Give feedback on specific strategy development activities · Formulate recommendations for the outreach and content of the external consultations · Provide input on the strategy draft · Liaise with major youth networks to assess the suitability and viability of the Strategy · Connect UNAIDS to relevant youth organizations for outreach and implementation The working group members will have the following competencies: · Good knowledge of the mandate and functions of the UNAIDS Secretariat and preferably some working experience with UNAIDS** · Country, regional or global level experience in the HIV response* * · Represent a national, regional or global HIV youth network · Fluent English speaker UNAIDS is seeking for: · Representation of young people living with HIV and young key affected populations. · Representatives in the age group, 15-29 years old · The composition of WG will reflect a reasonable gender and geographical balance. · The number of WG members will not exceed 8 (including the two UNAIDS representatives). · Representatives need to commit to the process from October - December 2011 and should be able to undertake at least one hours work on the working group per week, including reading documents, responding to emails, attending teleconferences and consulting with their peers. Working Group members: · Adam Garner , GNP+ · Caitlin Chandler, HIV Young Leaders Fund · Ricardo Baruch, GYCA · Anne May Andersen (UNAIDS) · Shantih van Hoog (UNAIDS) The selection process will be handled by the co-chairs of the Working Group (Shantih Van Hoog and Anne May Andersen/UNAIDS) who will decide on the final selection based on a review of nominations against the above listed principles. There is no financial compensation for the participation in the Working Group.** Applicants are requested to submit a motivational letter not exceeding 300 words and a short CV (max 2 pages). Nominations are to be submitted to Shantih van Hoog no later than September 28, 2011, at: vanhoogs (at) unaids.org ** The selection process will be finalized by October 1st. Best regards, Shantih Van Hoog ** -- Lindsay Menard-Freeman, M.A. Program Officer Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS, a program of TakingITGlobal www.gyca.org www.tigweb.org (T): +212.661.6111 (E): lindsay (at) gyca.org 540 President St. 3rd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11215 Donate now! http://tigurl.org/gycadonate/ GYCA is a youth-led global network of over 6,000 young leaders and adult allies working on youth and HIV/AIDS in 173 countries world-wide. GYCA's mission is to empower young leaders with the skills, knowledge, resources and opportunities they need to scale up HIV/AIDS interventions amongst their peers.