Kyiv`19 - Call for President(s) & Editor(s)

Call for Leadership of Kyiv’19 1-2 President(s) and 1-2 Editor(s)

The 13th National Selection Conference of EYP Ukraine will take place in Kyiv on ​July 9-14th for delegates, July 8-14th for officials or July 7-14th for the leadership and organisers. The President(s) and the Editor(s) are expected to arrive in Kyiv on the 7th of July before 12:00 EEST and the departure may be planned from Kyiv on July 15 16:00 EEST​

onwards.

July 8th will be dedicated to pre-session training of all teams. ​The Leadership of the Session are also expected to have a brunch with the Board of EYP Ukraine on July 15 around 11:00 EEST in Kyiv and share first-hand feedback regarding the Session. The Session President is also invited to join one of the Organisers’ weekends via Skype or in person.

Head Organiser’s vision:

1. Two umbrella topics The EYP Ukraine umbrella topic for the year is ​“Innovative democracy”​. We give the freedom to the Session ​President(s) to develop the session’s umbrella topic and committee topics together with the Chairs’ Team. The President(s) are also expected to take care of the academic aspect of the event at all stages.

“​Technology is now firmly embedded throughout our everyday

activities, sometimes to a degree where digital becomes invisible, blurring the lines with the physical world.

But the reach of innovation is even larger than that: ​innovation is reshaping our society​. This level of integration is the next great societal evolution. The world is reimagining itself.

Taking this into consideration, how technological advances influence the development of democratic society? How the democratic society is changing under the influence of innovations? What is the role of democracy in modern world?

These and more questions will be discussed this year by EYP

”

Ukraine.​

Apart from the academic topic of President’s choice, Kyiv 2019 will also have the so-called “organisational topic” – ​Sustainability and Minimal Ecological Footprint​. The organising team will ensure we come as close to ​zero waste format as possible and will show that it is a realistic goal for Ukraine. We hope that the participants will not only get better acquainted with the EU matters but will be able to take away practical tips on sustainability and further implement them in their lives.

2. The Educational Day The National Selection Conference will consist of the three traditional session elements: 1,5 days of Teambuilding, 2,5 days of Committee Work, and 1 day for the General Assembly. ​The additional 6th day will be devoted to the organisational topic ​ explained above. During the Educational Day, the participants will be able to find out about ways to produce less waste in daily life by participating in workshops and lectures, attending recycling stations and learning about the concept in other ways.

For the Chairs’ Team, this will be an opportunity to reflect on the work already done, properly plan the last day of Committee Work and start working on the resolutions with the Board of the Session. All officials will also be able to join workshops, lectures, and tours, or spend a few hours in the centre of Kyiv exploring the city. The extra day will give the Media Team some more time to work on creative projects.

3. Co-leadership Following the example of EYP the Netherlands, and specifically the Amsterdam National Selection Conference, Kyiv 2019 will provide leadership applicants with an option to co-preside or co-jury in the same way we allow session Editors to co-edit.

This does not mean that the Selection Panel will prefer or prioritize double applications in any way, it is simply a semi-innovative attempt to expand the range of possibilities for prospective leadership candidates.

Call for 1-2 President(s)

The selection criteria:

● excellent English language skills; ● academic ability to engage with a wide variety of current European issues; ● high sense of responsibility, strong motivation and commitment to further EYP’s objectives; ● extensive relevant EYP experience and a solid understanding of EYP; ● excellent planning and organisational skills; ● excellent leadership skills and an advanced understanding of group dynamics as well as the ability to provide feedback; ● ability to work as a member of a team and with individuals from various cultural and socio-economic backgrounds; ● ability to facilitate and work together with different teams; ● a strong personal vision for the Session and role; ● motivation to preside the particular session; ● extensive training experience: an ability to plan, run and evaluate training modules; ● a sense of awareness of one’s own strengths and weaknesses; ● ability to be innovative, supportive and active leader; ● a positive record of pre-session and post-session reliability.

Questions for President(s): 1. If you are applying to co-preside, please state the name of another applicant here.

2. What is your vision for Kyiv’19? (max 500 words) 3. Please describe your leadership style and explain how your approach will be beneficial for the members of the Chairs’ Team. (max 500 words) 4. Please suggest an umbrella topic for the session, explain how it is related to the EYP Ukraine topic of the year, and what are the possible committee topics. (max 350 words) 5. How do you envision cooperation with the Leadership and the Board of EYP Ukraine? (max 250 words)

If you are applying together with another candidate, please submit two applications with the same responses to the questions on the Members’ Platform since the Selection Panel would prefer to have access to evaluations of both applicants.

Call for 1-2 Editor(s)

The applicants for the position of the Editor(s) are expected to meet the following criteria: ● excellent English language skills; ● good knowledge and interest in current European issues; ● high sense of responsibility, strong motivation and commitment to further EYP’s objectives; ● previous group facilitation and relevant EYP experience; ● good planning and organisational skills; ● a good understanding of group dynamics as well as the ability to provide feedback; ● ability to work as a member of a team and with individuals from various cultural and socio-economic backgrounds; ● a strong personal vision for the role and the media team; ● previous media team experience; ● ability to be innovative, supportive and active leader; ● a positive record of pre-session and post-session reliability.

Questions for Editor(s): 1. If you are applying to co-edit, please state the name of another applicant here.

2. What is your motivation to Edit this event in particular? Why should you be selected over other applicants? (max 400 words) 3. Please explain your vision for the event. (no word limit) 4. How do you envision the working process with the media team? (max 400 words) 5. Please provide us with examples of your previous work in media (within EYP or outside of it).

If you are applying together with another candidate, please submit two applications with the same responses to the questions on the Members’ Platform since the Selection Panel would prefer to have access to evaluations of both applicants.

Please note that applicants for the position of the Editor(s) have an opportunity to answer the questions in any form other than in writing - video, booklet, presentation, etc. If you choose the creative option - please send your application to ​pohorila.lesya@gmail.com​ , but fill in the application on the Members’ Platform as well.

The Selection Process The Selection Panel consists of Tetiana Lavrichenko - President of EYP Ukraine, Mariia Kovalchuk - Board Member on Public Relations, Yuliia Kralevska - Board Member on International Activities, Anastasiia Tokareva - Board Member on Human Resources, Kateryna Neznaiko - Secretary of the Board, Alexandra Nych - Project Coordinator, and Lesya Pohorila - Head-Organiser of the Session.

However, the Selection Panel reserves the right not to select any of the applicants in case none of them meet the requirements for the Session.

The deadline for submitting your application on the Members’ Platform is ​Thursday, the 21th of February 23:59 EET​.

The selection will begin once the application deadline is over. All the applicants will be informed individually about the outcome of the selection process via email ​no later than 10 days​after the deadline.

Should you have any questions regarding the application procedure, please contact Lesya Pohorila, the Head Organiser, on ​Messenger​or ​via email​.