huridocs-tech Global Youth Connect Seeks Design Team Consultants

GLOBAL YOUTH CONNECT

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: DESIGN TEAM CONSULTANTS

Closing Date: November 10, 1999

GLOBAL YOUTH CONNECT (GYC) is a global organization, led by and for
young people, which supports and encourages youth activism, community
building, reconciliation and non-violence. Our goals are to build a
support a community of frontline young activists from around the world,
and to inspire a new generation of young people to work for human rights
and social transformation. GYC was created by a steering committee of
young people from around the world, and is led by a board of directors
made up entirely of youth.

GYC is putting together a Design Team to develop curriculum materials
and a training program for a Human Rights Learning Community to take
place in April 2000. Design team members may also serve as primary
facilitators for the two-week Learning Community. The Human Rights
Learning Community is a unique educational opportunity that will provide
much needed training and support to both established youth activists and
to a new generation of activists.

We are presently searching for 2-3 individuals to serve on the GYC
Design Team. This is a part-time consultant position. We estimate that
total involvement will be approximately 20-25 days over a period of 6
months. We are looking for individuals who can be involved in this
process as soon as possible.

Qualifications: Preferred candidates will have excellent written and
oral communication skills; experience and/or interest in social justice,
human rights, international development, conflict resolution, mediation,
intercultural understanding, curriculum development, workshop
facilitation and/or education; be familiar with and open to innovative
teaching pedagogies; familiarity with non-profits is helpful; ability to
attend meetings during weekend hours; and a sense of humor is
invaluable. We are looking especially for high school, college students,
graduate students and/or recent graduates.

Responsibilities Include:

     a.. Attending and participating in monthly Design Team meetings;

     b.. Reviewing, revising and developing curriculum and training
materials for the Human Rights Learning Community;

     c.. Working with GYC staff and the Design Team to design a training
agenda and structure;

     d.. Serving as a primary facilitator at the April 2000 Learning
Community, if appropriate; and

     e.. Working with the program evaluators to assess the success of the
curriculum and Learning Community training model.


Salary: Consultants will be paid on an hourly basis for hours worked.
Salary range is between $20-25 per hour, based on experience.


GYC is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages
applications from people of diverse backgrounds, women, people of color,
people of diverse sexual orientations, people with disabilities, etc.

If you are interested in joining GYC's Design Team, please send a
cover letter and resume AS SOON AS POSSIBLE and no later than November
10, 1999 to:


Ms. Jennifer Kloes, Executive Director, Global Youth Connect, 220 East
25th Street, Suite 5B, New York, NY 10010, e-mail:
jennifer@globalyouthconnect.org



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