International Law Youth Action Campaign Coordinator & Outreach

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Description

Every day we hear about the consequences of war and the suffering of the victims of armed conflict. Join in the effort to raise awareness about the rules of war. The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Youth Action Campaign (YAC)- Regional Coordinator manages the YAC program at a regional level. The YAC program informs youth ages 13-24 about IHL and encourages youth to build a peer-to-peer awareness campaign on an IHL topic.

Volunteer Responsibilities include:

  • A passion for working with youth and an interest in IHL.
  • Participate in the monthly call during the implementation of the program.
  • Recruit teams of youth IHL advocates from your region to participate in the program.
  • Implement the IHL training for youth teams and help them to design their campaigns on an IHL topic.

Time Commitment:

  • At least one-year appointment.
  • Approximately 10 - 20 hours a month; 3-4 hours a week with youth teams during the implementation of the campaign (school year).