Deadline: 18 February 2019
Applicants are invited to submit their applications for “Girl Up Teen Advisors Program 2019-2020”.
The Teen Advisor program exemplifies Girl Up’s core value of being girl-led and girl-driven. Composed of a widely diverse group of teenage girls, Teen Advisors are passionate changemakers who together spread and fuel Girl Up’s work. Teen Advisors are central to all Girl Up decision-making by advising on strategy and serve as leading voices for their work to advance global gender equality. To support the Teen Advisors in this task, Girl Up provides skills-based trainings, professional development opportunities, hands-on learning, and most significantly, personal relationships with the staff.
At Girl Up, Teen Advisors are leading Girl Up’s “by girls, for girls” movement, carrying out advocacy goals, providing feedback on their strategy and energizing others to take action for girls around the world.
Responsibilities
- Attend and actively participate in and prepare for monthly calls/webinars (scheduled for the second Sunday of every month)
- Attend mandatory in-person meetings — one during the annual Girl Up Leadership Summit in Washington D.C. (July 15-17) and two additional trainings between September – November 2019 and in early 2020.
- Start and/or lead a Girl Up Club in their school or surrounding community
- Regularly contribute to the Girl Up Community, an online hub for Girl Up Clubs and Campuses
- Represent Girl Up in the media and at events in their communities
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications are open to self-identified girls from around the world.
- Must be entering the U.S. equivalent of 9th-12th grades
- Display a sense of maturity, cultural-sensitivity, and openness to learning about different cultures
- Be committed to the empowerment of girls and women
- Possess strong leadership skills and have proven desire to become a globally-minded citizen through meaningful discussion, learning and action in their community and school
- Have knowledge of and passion for Girl Up’s mission and vision for gender equality around the world.
- Girl Up is committed to seeking and maintaining a culturally diverse and inclusive Teen Advisor class. Applicants who represent underrepresented backgrounds in regards to race/ethnicity, nationality, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, religion etc., are especially encouraged to apply.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply online via given website.
For more information, please visit https://www.girlup.org/about/teen-advisors/#sthash.9RkW14Uh.a6AeO4ii.dpbs