Call for Applications: DTH Lab Regional Youth Champions 2024 (Stipend available)
The first cohort of Regional Youth Champions (RYC) was established to champion the report’s key recommendations to improve the health and well-being of young people at regional and national levels. RYC represents eight different regions based on the groupings used by the Sustainable Development Goals including Sub-Saharan Africa, Northern Africa and Western Asia, Central and Southern Asia, Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, Europe and Northern America.
The Champions role is as follows, but not limited to:
- Support the development of events, articles and other outputs led by DTH-Lab;
- Provide insights and expertise on the three work streams of the DTH-Lab;
- Collaborate with other RYC to provide written/oral contributions;
- Support in partnerships building with key stakeholders and other youth networks;
- Share strategic and innovative ideas that support the overall vision and mission of the DTH-Lab;
- Serve as messengers and disseminators of the DTH-Lab work at the regional level;
- Ensure that key outputs are distributed across social media platforms ranging from Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, Facebook, Whatsapp, etc.;
- Involved in partnerships to learn about scholarly communications in the digital health space, with an emphasis on understanding and contributing to the peer review process;
- Improve the diversity and inclusivity of young people in the #MyHealthFutures Youth Network;
- Join panel discussions, podcasts, and other forms of knowledge sharing platforms as youth champions.
Stipend of Regional Youth Champions
- To support the work of the Regional Youth Champion, the DTH-Lab will provide a monthly stipend of $200 USD in the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. RYC should plan to spend roughly 7 hours a month dedicated to this role.
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Eligibility for Regional Youth Champions
- You are between the age of 18 and 30 years old at the time of applying.
- You are based in the region you are applying to represent during the full term.
- You possess great oral and written communication skills in English. Working knowledge and/or the ability to translate to other UN languages is an added advantage.
- You have access to a bank account.
Interests
- You are passionate about global health governance, the future of health, digital transformations of health, data solidarity and/or UHC.
- You have similar foundational values for digital health governance such as democracy, solidarity, inclusion, equity and human rights.
Experience
- You are pursuing a professional career in health, STEM, international affairs and/or governance.
- You have experience or training in communications, advocacy, policy writing and/or research.
- You have leadership experience in fostering change and/or innovation.
- Training or experience in futures thinking or foresight is an added advantage.
Networks
- You are in a youth network and/or have experience with youth networks at the regional and/or local level.
- You use social media for knowledge sharing and are well connected to other young people.
- You have excellent working knowledge of digital platforms and the use of technology to increase digital engagement.
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Application
Interested applicants are asked to share a current CV/resume and a short expression of interest in becoming a RYC.
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