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nuance seeks youth advisors who are curious, engaged, and excited about expanding sexual health conversations around newcomer, immigrant and sexual and reproductive health issues and perspectives! You are open to, and comfortable with, sharing your thoughts, opinions and stories in a safe, closed in-person group. As the first cohort of nuance youth advisors, you will have the opportunity to help define and shape both a physical and online space for newcomer, immigrant and second generation youth.

This position is for a nine-month period from September 2017 to May 2018.

Please send applications here: https://goo.gl/forms/f1jIZ0lvGIkA2hSc2.

Role Description:

• Identify as a newcomer, immigrant and/or second-generation youth between the ages of 16 to 29, living in the TGTA (this is a requirement of our funding grant)
• Participate in monthly in-person meetings through collaboration, brainstorming and workshops alongside the full nuance team
• Engage with nuance content and be an active voice in identifying ways to improve the nuance platform, ensure content is relevant and impactful, and effectively engage relevant communities
• Build relationships with student clubs and identify ways to promote nuance on campus and expand nuance’s reach
• Promote nuance online via social media through partnerships with student clubs and/or personal networks
• This is a volunteer position but all volunteers will be reimbursed for travel costs up to a specified limit (i.e. subway tokens) for in-person meetups (food and drinks will also be provided!)

• Identify as a newcomer, immigrant and/or second-generation youth between the ages of 16 to 29, living in the TGTA, and able to attend in-person meetings (these are requirement of our funding grant)
• Interest in newcomer, immigrant and sexual and reproductive health issues and perspectives
• Experience working with social media and/or has a large social media following a plus
• Experience working with student clubs and youth groups a plus
• Involvement in your cultural and/or religious communities (examples can include active participation in university/college student clubs e.g. Chinese Students Association, regional community/activist/faith groups e.g. Alliance for South Asian Aids Prevention (ASAAP), large online social media engagement etc) a plus

Please apply here: https://goo.gl/forms/f1jIZ0lvGIkA2hSc2. Application deadline is August 18 , applicants will be notified and interviewed, if applicable, prior to the end of August.