OUR GENERATION FOR INCLUSIVE PEACE | VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY | OGIP ADVOCATES NETWORK COORDINATOR

Who are OGIP?

Our Generation for Inclusive Peace (OGIP) is a feminist organization that aims to advance, shape, and influence the Women, Peace, & Security (WPS) and Youth, Peace, & Security (YPS) agendas to be more inclusive, intersectional, and decolonized through advancing young voices and experiences. Through our three foundational pillars - research, advocacy, and outreach - we provide a multimedia platform for young voices to expand and push forward conversations on WPS and YPS. We aim to advocate for the redistribution of power in security spaces, aiming to contribute to an inclusive and positive peace.

OGIP is a youth-led, grassroots and volunteer-led organization, established in 2019. OGIP believes fair compensation of labor is an essential part of feminist principles of work. At this early stage of the organization’s development, however, we do not receive any form of organizational funding. We therefore cannot currently compensate our volunteers monetarily. Previously the valuable work of the OGIP community has been compensated in diverse ways, whether it is through professional development, building your network, support in job hunting, public speaking or educational opportunities. Please come to your interview prepared to discuss how you would like to be compensated for your work if you are to join the OGIP community.

OGIP Advocates Network Coordinator

OGIP is about to launch our Youth Advocates Network, a member-led forum with the aim of raising the profile of young people working to make peace and security more inclusive and equitable. Our inaugural cohort of 26 members from 21 different countries came together in December 2020 and have begun lay the foundations of the network, playing a leadership role in shaping the network’s activities working towards achieving three main goals:

1. Creating an environment for peer support and professional development
2. Raising the profiles of youth as experts in peace and security
3. Supporting young people in connecting to “high-level” peace and security spaces, and advocating for institutions to ensure diverse youth representation in peace and security initiatives

Over the last 9 months, we have established the basic network processes. We are now looking to bring on an Advocates Network Coordinator to help with the day to day management of the network and ensure our ways of working are fit for purpose and in line with the network’s values. The Network Coordinator would be in charge of engaging and coordinating our youth advocates, supporting them to launch their own advocacy initiatives and organizing events and workshops. The Network Coordinator would also oversee the expansion of the network and the onboarding of new network members.

Responsibilities

The OGIP Advocates Network Coordinator will develop a work plan in collaboration with the OGIP central team based, activities could include:

• Engage network members to maintain their interest and participation and ensure they have adequate support to pursue their advocacy objectives;
• Coordinate the sustainable growth of the network and integration of new network members, including managing member recruitment and designing the onboarding process;
• Support network members to design and implement their advocacy activities and initiatives;
• Day to day correspondence with network members (e.g. sharing upcoming opportunities and events, keeping members up to date with one another's' work);
• Facilitate and help shape network member workshops and meetings;
• Facilitate and support network members to attend events to represent OGIP;
• Work with Organizational Growth Lead and other OGIP colleagues to research and apply for funding to support network activities; and
• Ensure the network’s operations uphold OGIP’s values of equality, diversity and inclusion and that activities are designed in line with the network’s working principles.
  

Skills and Experience

Here are some of the skills and experience that we think would help you in this role. But don’t be limited to just this list in your application - we’re more interested in hearing what skills and experience you think are needed for this role:

• Experience of working with young people and/or youth advocates
• Experience in coordinating work across multiple continents, time zones and different cultures
• Experience of designing and facilitating meetings and workshops
• Experience in relationship building and strong communication skills
• Ability to set timelines and work independently to meet organizational needs
• Commitment to OGIP’s values and working principles
• Respect for diversity and commitment to anti-oppression
• An understanding of feminist principles, women human rights, youth movements and feminist advocacy
• Flexibility and adaptability to work collaboratively with a diverse and remote team
• Interest in inclusive peace and security policy and practice

Application process

Through the application process we want to get to know you, what you stand for and what you will bring to OGIP. For the application we ask you to respond to the following four questions. Your response can be in written, video, audio or any alternative form of media.

1. Why do you feel that ensuring the inclusion of diverse youth voices in peace and security is important?
2. Why are you interested in volunteering with OGIP?
3. Tell us about your relevant experience for this role.

Each answer should be 250 words long or less than a minute of audio and should be sent via email to OGIPcontact@gmail.com by October 3, 2021. Please contact us if you require any accommodations, assistance, or have any questions about the recruitment process. A CV and cover letter are not necessary.

Responses to the application will be reviewed by a recruitment committee formed of current members of OGIP. Applications will be assessed based on:

• Your alignment with OGIPs values
• Your motivation to be involved with OGIP
• The experience, perspective and skills you can bring to OGIP

Once shortlisting has taken place successful candidates will be invited to interview with the recruitment committee. Interviews will take place over Skype and time will be flexible to take into account time zones and other commitments you may have.

Working practices

OGIP is an intersectional feminist organization that has a non-hierarchical structure. In practice this means that everyone in the organization has equal say and equal power in decision making processes. We are a small organization, currently run by 5 volunteers who dedicate their spare time to working on OGIP alongside full-time employment. We meet fortnightly and aim to communicate regularly.

As a voluntary role we do not dictate the amount of time you will need to dedicate weekly to OGIP; this will be flexible depending on the changing workload of your role and your personal commitments. We do, however, ask that before applying you ensure that you are driven to engage with a new and developing organization and have in mind the level of commitment you will be able to make as this will be discussed during your interview.

The OGIP team is global and all work is undertaken online through various platforms. We work across global time zones which is taken into account in team planning

Equality, diversity and inclusion

As OGIP is a youth led organization we will only be accepting applications from those aged 35 and under. OGIP is an intersectional feminist organization and accepts applications from anyone of any gender identity.

OGIP is currently run by a team of women from the global north but OGIP’s community is truly global and we are looking to diversify our central team to fully reflect the OGIP community. We particularly encourage applications from individuals from groups who are currently underrepresented in global decision making processes in peace and security, including but not limited to Black, Indigenous, minority ethnic, people of colour, residents of the global south, disabled and LGBTIQ+ applicants

We recognize that only recruiting for volunteers creates barriers to entry and we are highly sensitive to the gendered impact of unpaid labour, especially on youth. We are working hard to be in a position to put OGIP on a sustainable footing so we are able to raise funds and be in a position to compensate for labor as we grow as an organization.

Please submit your application to OGIPcontact@gmail.com by October 3, 2021. Please contact us if you require any accommodations, assistance, or more time to submit your application.