10 NSC Dnipro of EYP-Ukraine Selection Report
The selection panel has received a total of 120 applicants: 77 internationals 43 Ukrainians
Selection procedure The selection panel of Dnipro 2016, consiting of Nathan Hunter (President), Sherbaz Ahmed (NC President), and Olha Chychykalo (HO), used a two-step anonymous selection procedure to ensure fairness among applicants.
Step 1. All applicants’ names were removed from the excel sheet, leaving only applicant number
and answers to questions. Each panel member was asked to grade each answer using a colour code (green, blue, orange, and red). Step 2. Once all applicants were graded, Nathan intergrated all grades into a mastersheet with all applicants’ names, nationality, gender, and session history. This second document was sent to all panel members on the same day as the selection meeting in order for them to review applicants, but they were not allowed to change any grades or make any modifications. Step 3. The National Board of EYP Ukraine has reviewed the final list of selected officials and had a collective right to veto the candidate if substantial concerns were raised.
Selection criteria The criteria with the highest value was the quality of the application. For each answer the panel evaluated the applicant’s understanding and vision of the role they had applied for In general we prioritised future development, thus when two applications were of a similar quality we would opt for the least experienced candidate in order to develop them furthe At the end of each selection panel we then took into account gender, nationality, and experience in order to create a diverse team, however this was not used as the deciding factor if there was a great difference between the quality of two applicants