What is the NICCY Youth Panel?
The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY) will be recruiting young people to join the NICCY Youth Panel (NYP) during 2021. The purpose of the NYP is to advise the Commissioner in her day-to-day work of promoting and safeguarding children’s rights in Northern Ireland. It is made up of young people from across Northern Ireland, who share their experiences and thoughts with the Commissioner and her staff to help NICCY make decisions about issues that affect children and young people.
Why should you join?
. Help us change things for the better for children and young people in Northern Ireland
. Have the opportunity to travel across Northern Ireland and depending on different projects, outside of NI for free
. Have your say, and help to raise awareness of issues affecting young people
. Meet young people from all walks of life
. Help build up your experience and expand your CV for future education, training and job opportunities, with training and development in a wide range of skills, from public speaking and working with the media, to events, projects and staff recruitment
Video
Check out our videos to see a snapshot of the panel’s work:
https://www.youtube.com/user/NICCYYouthPanel/videos
How to join?
Recruitment is open to young people aged between 12-17 years, or up to 18 if you have a disability or have experienced living in care.
We are recruiting throughout NI. We will particularly welcome applications from rural areas and from boys. At present most of the opportunities, projects and meetings are held online.
www.niccy.org/JoinTheYouthPanel
Apply Online
Click here to fill out our online application form:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/9D5VMBR
The closing date for applications is Friday 29th January 2021.
If you have any questions, contact a member of the Participation Team on 07825 140 465 or participation@niccy.org
