Welcome to the Youth Opportunities e-alert. In this email we list the latest opportunities for young people in the UK. Full details of each opportunity are available on the notice board on the UKYP forums

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UNICEF child rights advisors

UNICEF UK is looking for fresh talent to represent the voices of young people to decision makers on child rights. Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child says that children and young people have the right to say what they think should happen on decisions that affect them, and to have their opinions taken into account. UNICEF UK is looking to sign up four Article 12 Advisors, supporting UNICEF with an exciting new programme driving child rights across the UK. In this voluntary role, the Article 12 Advisors will influence and negotiate with many different people, from the top of organisations to young people on the streets.

Candidates must be under 18 on the 31st August 2009, commit to this role for at least 12 months and be able to travel to London for meetings and training. The closing date is midday on 5th October 2009.

Click here for more information

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Commonwealth Competition for Young People

Are you under 25?  Do you want your views to be passed to Heads of Government from 53 countries?  Do you want to share your ideas with other young people all around the world? Do you want to win up to £200 of Amazon vouchers to spend as you wish? Are you good at writing or drawing? If so, this opportunity is for you! The Royal Commonwealth Society are running a competition, where you have to write or draw a response to the following:

"The year is 2049. It’s the Commonwealth’s 100th birthday! Imagine that you are the Commonwealth Secretary General. What would your Commonwealth look like and do?"

Entries must be received by 31 October 2009.

Click here for more information
 
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Survey: Getting work, Getting Paid and Going Out

The British Youth Council (BYC) wants to hear about your experiences with getting work, getting paid and how you spend your time off. In particular BYC wants to hear about whether the recession has had an impact on your life: your work, your training, your study, your volunteering, your leisure time. BYC will be feeding back the results of this survey directly to the Government’s Cabinet Office for the Third Sector.

The deadline for completing the survey is 20th September 2009.

Click here to complete the survey

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Last chance to nominate an issue for the UK Youth Parliament debate in the House of Commons

This is your last opportunity to nominate an issue to debated by Members of Youth Parliament in the historic House of Commons event on 30 October 2009. What is it that you care so passionately about? What do you want to see change? This is your opportunity to have your say, set the national political agenda, and make British political history.

The deadline to nominate an issue is Sunday 6th September.

Click here for more information and to nominate an issue

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NB: These opportunities are being offered by the above external organisations, and are not the responsibility of the UK Youth Parliament. If you have any questions or queries about the opportunity please contact the organisers directly.

If you have an opportunity for young people you would like to promote in this e-alert, please send details to opportunities@ukyouthparliament.org.uk