Red Cross: Youth Action Campaign Regional Coordinator

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Service to Armed Forces: International Humanitarian Law, Youth Action Campaign Regional Coordinator

The Regional Coordinator for the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Youth Action Campaign (YAC) coordinates the program at a regional level. The YAC informs youth ages 13-24 about IHL and encourages youth to build a peer-to-peer awareness campaign on an IHL topic.

Responsibilities:

-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.
-Commit 2-4 hours a week with youth teams during the implementation of the campaign.
-Take responsibility for youth registration, evaluation of the campaign, purchasing of supplies, and process for selecting who to send to DC for the annual summit.
-Report data related to metrics to regional staff in a timely manner.
-Communicate as necessary with Divisional Leadership
-Participate in the monthly call during the implementation of the program.
-Perform other job-related duties, as assigned.

Time Commitment:

The coordinator will be assigned to the role for a full year, however the weekly time commitment will vary greatly. Depending on the coordinator's schedule and availability, the coordinator will commit roughly 10 - 20 hours a month on the program.

Qualifications:

-A passion for working with youth and an interest in IHL.
-Excellent project management, group facilitation, and communication skills.
-Must display flexibility, adaptability, initiative, and teamwork.
-Must possess the ability to present politicized issues in compliance with the American Red Cross’s neutrality mandate.
-Experience working with youth, the Red Cross, and IHL is preferred.
-Willingness to comply with current public health and Red Cross policies.