Fully Funded Leadership Seminar in Malta. The Anna Lindh Foundation, in partnership with the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies (MEDAC) and the World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid, is organizing on 14-19 January 2019 the first Regional Leadership Seminar in the framework of its flagship “Young Mediterranean Voices” programme. The Regional Leadership Seminar will bring together 20/24 young emerging leaders from the participating countries of the Young Mediterranean Voices (YMV) for a 5-day programme including access to international institutions, media mentoring networks, and European peers. The Seminar will combine innovative methodologies to support the participants to work together in a fresh and exciting way, with a focus on tackling a common challenge relevant to societies to the south and north of the Mediterranean.

The Seminar:

The components of the seminar programme include leading through values, cultural intelligence and digital outreach, and will provide trainees with direct exposure to established leaders (Club de Madrid member) and EU policymakers (co-ordinated by MEDAC and in close collaboration with the EU headquarters).

Eligibility

Skills and knowledge. The following criteria will be applied in the selection procedure:

• Interest in and proven capacity for engaging in policy advocacy on the regional stage.
• Knowledge of the socio-political environment at a local and national level.
• Capacity and capability to reach out to communities, to ensure opportunities are provided to all members of the network.
• Interest in Euro-Mediterranean issues/culture.
• Knowledge around youth sector issues.
• Proven research and analytical skills.
• Strong English speaker, and comprehension.
• Added value: Experience on virtual exchange debate/dialogue; familiarity with the Young Mediterranean Voices programme; interest on diversity; knowledge of other languages of the Mediterranean.

Application procedure:

If you are interested in being a participant please fill in the application form.

Please note that applicants are asked to submit their CV and a motivation video explaining what they plan to do on the back of the leadership training if they are selected to participate.

The deadline for the application is 20 September 2018, 17:00h Malta time.

The results of the selection will be decided by 4 October 2018. Only the shortlisted applicants will be contacted. A reserve list with those who have not been selected will be kept as a pool for upcoming opportunities.