Youth Advisory Board Member

Location: Living anywhere in England or Wales

Commitment
: 5-hours per month

The Youth Endowment Fund’s is here to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence. We do this by finding out what works and building a movement to put this knowledge into practice.

It’s a mission that matters and one that we can only achieve by putting young people at the heart of our work. That’s why we’ve set-up a Youth Advisory Board (YAB). Most often meeting virtually
, they help:

• Shape our decisions
  by influencing how we spend almost £200m of funding on programmes, interviewing grantees and staff, participating in governance boards and working alongside YEF staff.
• Generate new ideas and approaches
  through co-producing our communications and projects to reflect perspectives of young people, and developing resources with insight based on lived experience.
• Be a critical friend and provide a youth perspective
  on what we say and do. They work with stakeholders, including government, to identify gaps and advise on how to understand and amplify young people’s voices. In addition, they sit on advisory groups for the seven essential sectors that YEF work closely with.

All applicants should complete the online application form to provide your key information (e.g. address, date of birth, contact details and diversity information).

As a part of this form, you will be asked to choose how you want to apply. There are 3 options, and you can choose what suits you best:

• In writing: To apply in writing, you can complete written answers using the application form mentioned above
• Video: To apply with a video, you can create a short video (no more than 3 mins) to tell us who you are, why you want to join the Board and what you hope to bring to it.
• Phone: To apply by phone, you can select this option in the online form, and we will contact you to arrange a time to gather your answers by phone.