CCIVS Youth Committee

The CCIVS Youth Committee (YC)The Role of The Youth CommitteeStructure of The Youth CommitteeYouth Committee Guidelines

The Role of The Youth Committee within CCIVS Governance

The Youth Committee plays a consultative and representative role within the structure of CCIVS. It contributes to shaping policies, projects, and advocacy priorities from a youth perspective, while supporting the Secretariat and Executive Committee.

Advisory Functions
The YC provides structured recommendations, opinions, and feedback on CCIVS policies, advocacy priorities, and programmes. These recommendations inform decision-making by the Executive Committee and Secretariat, but are not binding unless formally adopted by these bodies.

Co-creation
YC members actively contribute to the design and implementation of youth-related initiatives, campaigns, and Working Teams. In these areas, the YC has a direct influence on shaping content, strategies, and youth-focused actions.

Representation
The YC represents youth perspectives in CCIVS governance spaces, Working Teams, and external events. It ensures a direct link between local youth initiatives and global advocacy platforms, such as the UN, UNESCO, and EU.

Support to the Plan of Action (POA)
The YC supports the implementation and monitoring of the CCIVS Plan of Action through youth-led contributions, aligning its work with CCIVS strategic priorities.

Boundaries of Responsibility
Final decisions on organisational policies, budgets, and governance matters rest with the Executive Committee and General Assembly.
The YC’s influence is advisory and co-creative, ensuring youth priorities are considered and integrated, while respecting the overall governance structure of CCIVS.

Application

The first generation of the YC will define the initial Working Teams and outline focus areas, establish operational guidelines, and coordinate new member selection.
Members wishing to extend their mandate must reapply through the selection process. The application will not have a fixed deadline, thus ensuring a continuous and smooth flow of active participation. The application will only close when the group reaches its maximum capacity.

Selection Criteria:
Be aged between 18-30 during the admission;
Be nominated with a support letter by a CCIVS full (paid) member organisation/ network;
Be engaged with their nominating organisation;
Creating a gender and region-balanced team;
Holding a working level of English;
Be available to serve a full two-year mandate, spanning the period between two CCIVS General Assemblies;
Being aware of the context and main issues of their country and understanding the youth’s needs and concerns.

The Role of The Youth Committee

  • Contributing to the inclusion of a youth dimension in the CCIVS organisational structures and programmes by formulating opinions and proposals on general or specific questions in relation to internal structure and integrated into the decision-making process, advocacy, communication or campaigns;
  • Each member of the Youth Committee should be involved, where relevant and where possible, in at least one CCIVS project, campaign or working group;
  • All CCIVS projects and campaigns should, where relevant and where possible, involve a representative of the Youth Committee to ensure that projects address the specific needs and interests of youth involved in IVS;
  • Formulating opinions and proposals concerning the CCIVS priorities and projects;
  • Creating biannual recommendations for the General Assembly through a participatory process led by youth with youth. These recommendations will be concrete and realistic around topics tackled by CCIVS and will result in concrete actions involving youth within the CCIVS network. Before the recommendation is presented to the GA, a member of the EC will help the YC finalise the recommendations and adjust them to CCIVS competencies;
  • Promoting CCIVS values and take on youth-led advocacy work through a local community, within the CCIVS member organisation the Youth Committee members are affiliated with, or in any relevant external event;
  • Proposing and participating in projects that promote youth engagement for solidarity and social justice;
  • Working on the steps through the Plan of Action to maintain a multi stakeholder group for youth advocacy;
  • The members who finish the period of service will be categorised as alumni, with the opportunity to transfer knowledge and become the advisor to the new Youth Committee members.