Executive Assistant

This is a new role designed for anyone wanting to better understand
how an executive team works but who is not yet ready to take on Board
level duties. The Executive Assistant would assist the IYPF Board of
Directors with their day-to-day operational tasks and facilitation of
Board meetings and Board Working Groups. It is anticipated that
people applying for this role would already be IYPF members, who have
the intention of progressing to the IYPF Board in future. Evidence of
having worked in a voluntary position previously would be desirable.

The Executive Assistant is a voluntary position requiring a
commitment of approx. 5-10 hours per week. It is primarily internet /
email / web based, and open to anyone in the IYPF who has access to
regular internet connections.

Member Projects Assistant

The IYPF is currently seeking someone with Project Management skills
and Communication skills to join our team as a Member Projects
Assistant. Overseeing exciting international projects, you will be
the main point of contact for these projects. You'll provide support
and guidance to IYPF Members on marketing, project planning,
administration and continuation. Interactions with your designated
IYPF Member Project teams are by email, and you are a member of an
international virtual team. This is a voluntary position and requires
a commitment of approximately 5 hours per week. You will need to have
the following skills:

- Experience in Project Management, preferably from start up to
completion
- Regular access to the Internet and emails
- Good customer service approach
- Good written English: able to communicate in written English in a
clear and concise manner.
- Team work in a virtual team - Able to organise and communicate
strongly by email

If you are interested, or have any questions about either of the
above roles, please email our very friendly volunteer HR leader Britt
Jacobsen at brittjacobsen@iypf.org. If you wish to apply, please
include a brief CV / resume of your previous experience and a few
words about why you are applying.

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2007 International Essay Competition: Engaging Youth in Reform

Young people can be a powerful force for change! As future reformers,
young people (18-30) have innovative ideas on how to solve the
political, economic, and social problems facing their countries.
However, they often lack the voice to bring these ideas to
policymakers. Simply, young people are often regarded as recipients
of reforms, not active participants in the reform process. CIPE´s
essay contest gives you the opportunity to share your ideas about
citizenship, democratic and market-oriented reform, youth leadership,
and the ways that your country can create avenues for youth to
participate in the political and economic spheres. We encourage you
to get thinking, get involved, and use your own experiences to
develop concrete solutions to these development issues. A $1,000
honorarium will be given for each winning essay. You can download a
flyer about the contest, including guidelines, at
http://www.cipe.org/programs/women/pdf/CIPEcontest.pdf. Visit the
essay contest website at
http://www.cipe.org/programs/women/essay.php.

Contest Guidelines and Eligibility: Open to students and young
professionals aged 18-30.

Special weight will be given to essays submitted by citizens of non-
OECD countries.

The essay topic categories are as follows:
1. Citizenship in a Democratic Society,
2. Educational Reform and Employment Opportunities
3. Entrepreneurship and Leadership

In each category, a first, second, and third place winner will be
chosen by a panel of CIPE staff and international partners. The three
winning essays from each category will be published as Economic
Reform Feature Service articles. CIPE will provide each of the nine
winners an honorarium of $1,000. Other essays of merit will be
considered for publication as well. CIPE may translate certain
articles into other languages, including Arabic, Russian, Spanish, or
French. Judging Criteria Essays will be judged on clarity,
originality, and their contribution to the understanding of
development issues facing countries. The logic of the ideas expressed
is more important than perfect English grammar. Essays will be
evaluated by a panel of judges comprising CIPE staff and CIPE´s
international partners.

Formatting Guidelines: All essays must be written in English, and
must be original and unpublished, with a word count of 2,000-4,000,
and must be submitted by May 31, 2007.

The Center for International Private Enterprise is a non-profit
affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and one of the four core
institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy. For more
information about CIPE, please visit www.cipe.org.

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Change of Venue and Date for ICASA 2008

The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) hereby announces the change in
the venue and date of the 15th International Conference on AIDS and
Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA), which was
originally scheduled to take place in Libreville, Gabon in December
2007. The next ICASA is now scheduled to hold in Dakar, Senegal from
8-11 December 2008.

This decision was taken by the Executive Council of the SAA in
conjunction with the International Steering Committee during the
meeting held in Libreville, Gabon in January 2007 after it became
clear that it would be impossible to hold the ICASA in Gabon owing to
logistical problems that could not be overcome by December 2007. It
therefore became necessary to appoint a new chair for the 15th ICASA
in the person of Professor Souleymane Mboup who has already put all
machinery in place to ensure a highly successful ICASA in 2008.

We apologize for any inconveniency hereby caused to all stakeholders,
and well wishers. We wish to thank the Gabonese government for the
effort made to host ICASA 2007. We also thank the Senegalese
Government for accepting to host the conference in 2008. For further
information, please visit the SAA website at www.saafrica.org.

Announcer: Professor Femi Soyinka - The President, Society for AIDS
in Africa.

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Funding for Young Environmental Advocates

$15,000 Grant for Environmental Advocates, aged 21 to 30 worldwide!

Applications are now open for the Wild Gift, a program that grants up
to $15,000 to youth-led year long projects that benefit people and
nature.

The Wild Gift provides grants ranging from $10,000 to $15,000 to
leaders who wish to embark on a self-designed year long project to
protect nature or promote sustainability. The program is open to
young leaders aged 21 to 30 worldwide and is provided at no cost to
the recipient.

"Do you want to serve your fellow human beings and protect the earth?
Do you have a great idea you wish to realize? And are you ready to
make that dream a reality today? If so, then Wild Gift wants to honor
your commitment to make a difference," said Wild Gift founder, Bob
Jonas.

Past leader-designed projects that the Wild Gift has supported
include a documentary film on community farms, a nature-writing
program for urban youth in southern California, and the founding of a
solar construction company that provides green technology to
development projects in Ladakh, India. The Wild Gift program
consists of four parts: mentoring to help refine leader-designed
projects, a 20-day wilderness trek, a year's support to ensure the
project's success, and a seven-day trek after one year to share
project results and strategize for continued achievement.

Please visit Wild Gift on the web at www.wildgift.org for more
information and to download an application. Applications are due on
April 1, 2007.

Wild Gift is a five-year-old nonprofit organization based out of
SunValley, Idaho. Don't forget the IYPF´s Member Projects team can
assist you in turning your ideas in to fantastic, successful projects
that make the world a better place. It is open to all IYPF members.
See www.iypf.org/member-projects.htm.

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Earth Day falls on March 22 this year, and is a great day to raise a
call for action on climate change.

Here are some good links to find out more:

http://www.earthday.net/
http://www.earthsite.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day

and go to Google and type in "Earth Day" for more!

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Useful Tools and Resources for Saving the Earth

From Redefining Progress

The Genuine Progress Indicator 2006 - update shows that true economic
progress has stagnated since the 1970s, and that the GPI can be used
to inform public policy debates over tax cuts, free trade agreements,
and urban sprawl.

Learn more about the GPI: http://actionnetwork.org/ct/d11zwQK1ZzjR/

Read the report (pdf, 2MB):
http://actionnetwork.org/ct/dd1zwQK1ZzjY/.

Read the executive summary (pdf, 105kb):
http://actionnetwork.org/ct/d71zwQK1ZzjT/

The Community Indicators Handbook, 2nd Edition - is an informative
tool for community groups looking to foster well-being where they
live. It's available as a PDF download for $25 or in a binder for
$50. Learn more about the Handbook:
http://actionnetwork.org/ct/ed1zwQK1Zzjp/

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Youth Microenterprise Development Conference

Making Cents International is excited to announce the Youth
Microenterprise Development Conference to take place September 10th-
11th, 2007 in Washington, DC at the Cafritz Conference Center. This
interactive event is designed to develop strategies to meet the needs
of young entrepreneurs. The conference will bring together
international development practitioners, and policy makers, as well
as youth and experienced professionals in education, global health,
microenterprise creation, and youth entrepreneurship.

Together we will share experiences, best practices, priorities, and
ideas for how to reduce poverty, vulnerability and unemployment of
youth around the world.

You are invited! If interested in submitting a proposal session
submissions are being accepted through March 23, 2007.

To obtain additional information visit www.ymeconference.org/ or
contact Conference Manager jodi@makingcents.com.

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Press Release about the Launch of the YES Global Fund

Dear friends of the YES Campaign, partners and organizations around
the world, it is a honor to share with you the Press Release about
the Launch of the YES Global Fund. It can be accessed via

www.yesweb.org

Please diffuse it trough your contacts!

Ursula Carrascal
YES Latin America Media Coordinator
ucarrascal@yesamericalatina.org

Position/Title: City Director - CCI

Clinton Climate Initiative, William J. Clinton Foundation
Location: See below for list of cities with vacancies

Background

The Clinton Climate Initiative will utilize the global influence of
President Clinton, and the skills that the Foundation has developed
in worldwide mobilization to confront crises such as AIDS, to help
initiate programs that directly result in substantial reductions in
greenhouse gas emissions. In its first phase, CCI will work with a
group, including 40 of the largest cities in the world, to develop
and implement a range of actions that will reduce greenhouse gas
emissions. Specific actions will include provision of technical
assistance and the formation of a purchasing consortium to accelerate
the evolution of markets for alternative energy products.

For more information, visit www.clintonfoundation.org and click
Clinton Climate Initiative

Job Description

The City Director (CD) works with the political and administrative
leadership to establish the highest priorities for developing and
implementing programs that reduce energy use, use cleaner energy, and
reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The CD agrees with government on the
specific role the Foundation can play in achieving these priorities,
and then ensures that the Foundation delivers to the satisfaction of
government.

The CD manages the overall city program, including planning,
budgeting, relationships with the government and other key
stakeholders, implementation, monitoring and reporting, and
expectation management.

The CD also determines when specialized expertise needs to be made
available within the city, and coordinates with the appropriate staff
of the Foundation worldwide to ensure delivery. As the ambassador of
the Foundation in a city, the CD ensures that all actions of the
country team are consistent with the Foundation's values, and
continually strives to strengthen the mutual respect between the
Foundation and government.

As the senior representative of the Clinton Foundation in the
country, the CD is responsible for:

* Taking ownership of the Foundation's agenda and successfully
executing it

* Building a small yet highly effective team on-the-ground to pursue
the various streams of work Establishing the appropriate processes
and tools for planning, budgeting, reporting, and monitoring progress

* Developing trust and strong relationships with all the key
stakeholders in government, at both ministerial and administrative
levels, as well as international agencies, NGOs, and donors

* Maintaining appropriate bi-directional communication and information
flow with HQ to ensure the Foundation's capabilities are being fully
leveraged on-the-ground.

* Continuing to identify the most critical hurdles to taking action to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and refining priorities to address
these hurdles.

* Maintaining and strengthening the reputation of the Foundation as a
highly capable organization, whose agenda is primarily to partner
with government and assist with its most pressing needs in climate
change mitigation.

Required Skills
* Fluency in English and the local language of the city
* Demonstrated ability to favorably influence decision making processes
in a diplomatic and collaborative manner
* Additional skills might be required on a city by city basis.

Required Experience
* Five to ten years experience in a business position involving inter-
organizational cooperation and/or negotiation
* Experienced in working with government
* Have lived and worked in the city previously
* Knowledge of the energy sector is desirable but not mandatory. Must
place significant value on the reward from doing something about
climate change that is practical and effective.
* Additional experience might be required on a city by city basis.

Education / Qualifications

MBA or Masters in relevant discipline


Current City Vacancies

The Clinton Foundation is currently recruiting City Directors - CCI
for the following cities:

Bangkok
Buenos Aires
Cairo
Dhaka
Jakarta
Johannesburg
Lagos
Manila
Mexico City
Moscow
Mumbai
Rio de Janeiro
Seoul
Tokyo

How to Apply

Please email CV and cover letter to ccijobs@clintonfoundation.org.
In the subject field please type: City Director - CCI - (city).

Applications must be received by 30 March 2007.


Position/Title: Domain Specialist - Asia
Clinton Climate Initiative

William J. Clinton Foundation

Location: Tokyo, Korea or Beijing

Job Description

Domain Specialists work directly with suppliers of green and efficient energy products to further the Purchasing Consortium?s agenda. He or she is an integral part of the domain team that is led by a Domain Director and supported by one or more Domain Analysts. The Domain Specialist is typically assigned to a small number of suppliers. He or she develops analytic modules and performs supplier-engagement tasks under the guidance of the Domain Director. Representative responsibilities include helping to define product areas of mutual interest between CCI and suppliers; working with supplier finance personnel to elucidate the relationship between sales volume and production cost; evaluating terms and conditions for framework supply agreements; and drafting product specifications to be incorporated in city purchasing tenders. Considerable travel is required.

Required Skills

- Fluency in English and the local language of position location
- Analytic mindset
- Proficiency in inter-personal relationships

Required Experience
- Three years experience in a business position involving inter-organizational cooperation and/or negotiation
- Knowledge of the energy / environment sectors and climate change is desirable but not mandatory. - Must place significant value on the reward from doing something about climate change that is practical and effective.

Education / Qualifications
- MBA or Masters in relevant business discipline

How to Apply

Please email CV and cover letter to ccijobs@clintonfoundation.org In the subject field please type: Domain Specialist ? CCI. Please include details of your preferred location. Closing date for applications is 30 March 2007.



Position/Title: Supplier Relations Director
Clinton Climate Initiative

William J. Clinton Foundation

Location: Tokyo, Korea or Beijing

Background
The Clinton Climate Initiative will utilize the global influence of President Clinton, and the skills that the Foundation has developed in worldwide mobilization to confront crises such as AIDS, to help initiate programs that directly result in substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. In its first phase, CCI will work with a group, including 40 of the largest cities in the world, to develop and implement a range of actions that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Specific actions will include provision of technical assistance and the formation of a purchasing consortium to accelerate the evolution of markets for alternative energy products.

For more information, visit www.clintonfoundation.org and click Clinton Climate Initiative

Job Description

The Supplier Director serves as the day-to-day face of the Purchasing Consortium to suppliers across all targeted product domains and categories in Asia. The Director helps develop CCI's strategy in each domain, develops contacts with relevant suppliers, leads the process of analyzing supplier economics, helps negotiate framework purchasing agreements, and manages supplier relationships through initial implementation and beyond. The Director is supported by consultants and other outside experts, as well as in-house analysts. Considerable travel is required.

Required Skills
- Fluency in English and the local language of position location
- Analytic mindset
- Proficiency in inter-personal relationships

Required Experience
- Three years experience in a business position involving inter-organizational cooperation and/or negotiation
- Strategy experience
- Knowledge of the energy / environment sectors and climate change is desirable but not mandatory. - Must place significant value on the reward from doing something about climate change that is practical and effective.

Education / Qualifications
- MBA or Masters in relevant business discipline

How to Apply

Please email CV and cover letter to ccijobs@clintonfoundation.org In the subject field please type: Supplier Relations Director ? CCI. Please include details of your preferred location. Closing date for applications is 30 March 2007.

Peace Child International has created the "Be the Change!" Programme (BTC!) to support young people under 25 years of age with small grants of US$500 - US$1,000 to get involved in local community action and development projects.

Projects must be genuinely youth-led with two experienced and committed adult mentors, and benefit the community rather than an individual need. All projects must have measures of achievement (indicators) by which projects may be evaluated. Projects may be either income-generating (funds to start up a small business and creating jobs) or non-income generating (for health, education, environmental clean-up or community improvement) social projects.

To apply, download the application form from the website and send proposals to the appropriate desk officer at Peace Child International before the deadline of March 31 2007. Visit www.peacechild.org

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Green Economics Conference
Mansfield College, Oxford University
3-4 April 2007

Warm invitation to exciting conference on environmental and social
justice

This conference has the most exciting and varied range of speakers
including a green delegation from China and Nigeria and speakers from
Brunei and India. Subjects covered include megacities and the effects
on local eco systems, salinity on plants, energy, climate change,
ecology, feminism, aviation, transport, people displacement and the
meaning of social and environmental justice.

The conference will bring together campaigners, members of NGOs,
government officials, politicians, academics and business people to
change the way we do economics. We have top Buddhist economists and
top Ecological economists among the speakers.

No prior knowledge or expertise is necessary to attend the conference
and get involved in the debate. Everyone is most welcome and if you
would like to discuss this further, please do not hesitate to contact
Miriam Kennet on greeneconomicsinstitute@yahoo.com.

The conference is receiving much attention, at the time of writing
there are however still many places available. If you are interested
please ensure you book as soon as possible.

Kindest regards and looking forward to seeing you at the conference

Some concessions are possible, please enquire.

Volker Heinemann
director green economics institute

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State of the Future Report 2006

The 2006 State of the Future was the best selling book at the World
Future Society Conference in Toronto. Those who would like to
purchase copies, go to: www.acunu.org/millennium/sof2006.html can also get it
online if you prefer at: www.acunu.org/millennium/new.html

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World Bank Essay Contest 2007

Participate now and have your voice heard! The World Bank and its
partners invite you to participate in the International Essay
Competition 2007 to share your experience and ideas on fighting
corruption.

Answer both topic questions: 1) How does corruption affect your life?
and 2) What can you do to fight the corruption that you face?

If you have been personally involved in concrete initiatives, write
specifically about your experience: How did you recognize corruption?
Who have you worked with? Who have you helped? What have you
accomplished? In what way would you consider this work to be
innovative? How have you measured the results of your work? How would
you improve your impact? How can other youth replicate your
experience?

If you don´t have practical experience, write specifically about your
ideas: How would you work to fight the corruption that you face?

The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2007. The essay competition
is open for nationals of ALL countries of the world, students and non-

students alike, aged 18-25. Students enrolled in Ph.D. courses are,
however, not eligible to participate.

Go here for more information: www.essaycompetition.org

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Applied Sustainable Development
Forum June 2007

The Universite de Sherbrooke and its partners are pleased to invite
you to the International Forum on Applied Sustainable Development, to
be held from June 18th to June 20th, 2007, in Sherbrooke (Quebec,
Canada). The keynote speaker is Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland. To submit a
proposal and learn more about this event, visit:
www.usherbrooke.ca/rvdd_eng/speakers/

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IIE Scholar Rescue Fund Fellowships - Application Deadline: April 1,
2007

The Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund
provides fellowships for scholars whose lives and work are threatened
in their home countries. These fellowships permit scholars to find
temporary refuge at universities and colleges anywhere in the world,
enabling them to pursue their academic work and to continue to share
their knowledge with students, colleagues, and the community at
large.

When conditions improve, these scholars will return home to help
rebuild universities and societies ravaged by fear, conflict and
repression.

For more information, see http://www.iie.org/SRF

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Sexuality Leadership Development Fellowship (SLDF)

www.comminit.com/funding2007/fellowships2007/funding-91.html

Fellowship for Young African Professionals - Application Deadline:
March 31 2007

The Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre (ARSRC) calls for
applications to its annual Sexuality Leadership Development
Fellowship (SLDF) Programme. The Fellowship is scheduled to take
place in Lagos, Nigeria from July 9-27 2007.

The objectives of the SLDF programme are to:
· Provide exposure to cutting-edge conceptual, theoretical and programmatic issues in sexuality, sexual health and sexual rights.
· Provide opportunities to conduct research or action projects on sexuality issues.
· Promote mentoring of young African professionals by experts in the field.
· Facilitate the emergence of a new generation of leaders.

During the three-week intensive course, participants explore both
theoretical and practical dimensions of sexuality. In addition to
skills development, the SLDF curriculum covers contemporary debates
in sexuality studies including: sexuality and human rights; gender,
sexuality and religion; sexuality, health and the public policy;
cultural practice and sexual violence; sexual rights; sexual
orientation; narrowing the gap: sexuality, knowledge, policy and
programme; sexuality and the state; and sexuality and the media. The
course is designed for young researchers, academicians, civil
servants, programme officers, programme managers, media practitioners
and others resident in Africa, aged 35 years and below with a
Bachelor's degree or its equivalent and with demonstrable experience
and/or interest in the area of sexuality, sexual health and rights.

The ARSRC offers a few highly competitive, fully-funded scholarships
that are open to qualified residents of Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria or
South Africa. ARSRC scholarships cover tuition fees, post-fellowship grant,
roundtrip travel expenses as well as accommodation, meals and
incidental expenses. Interested citizens of other African countries
are encouraged to apply, but will need to seek funding from other
donors to cover their travel, accommodation and living expenses, as
well as post-fellowship project.

Completed application and sponsorship forms and other documentary
requirements should be sent to the address below. To be considered,
the application should be received by ARSRC by March 31 2007.

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Clean Clothes And Fair Food, April 2007

A Conference to Promote Justice in Factories and Fields Organized by
SweatFree Communities and the Alliance for Fair Food, Columbia Law
School

New York City | April 27-29, 2007
www.sweatfree.org/conference

Building off the success of SweatFree Communities' past three annual
conferences and the growing power of the Alliance for Fair Food,
SweatFree Communities and the Alliance for Fair Food have teamed up
to hold a joint conference to advance worker justice in factories and
fields.

The conference will provide information and skills to support
communities, groups, and individuals in creating more socially
responsible economic models that ensure the human rights of workers
and respect the environment. Through strategies such as worker
organizing, selective government procurement, corporate pressure,
consumer education, and solidarity relationships, it is possible to
contribute toward a more just economy at local and national levels,
impacting not only workers in this country but also communities and
workers around the world.

We are currently seeking workshop proposals (due Feb 15) and
conference sponsors (due April 10). All details are online at
www.sweatfree.org/conference.

Following and building on the success of previous International Young
Professionals Summits in 2001 and 2004, our next summit IYPS2008
seems set to move to Manchester, England in the Summer of next year.

IYPF President, Sarah-Jo Dawson, has volunteered to chair a local and
an international team of volunteers who will organize this conference,
with the core theme being One Planet.

"I see the Summits as being extremely important in the IYPF journey"
says Sarah-Jo. "Previous Summits have seen the formation of new
projects and collaborations. They allow IYPF members to meet face-to-
face and bring in international expertise and interest".

Having had both previous summits in Australia, it is an ambitious
move to have the Summit in England. A new team will have to be formed, who
will hopefully bring in their own new ideas as well as benefiting
from the experience of previous Summit organizers. "The idea of having a
local and an international team is to get as many IYPF members
involved as possible, whilst having a core team in the UK dealing
with the administrative side of things" said SJ. "We Aussies are very
happy to hand the baton over to the UK team and are sure they´ll do a
fantastic job" said CEO Cameron Neil.

Getting involved

There are several ways IYPF members can get involved at this stage: -
Join the UK or international organising teams - Send in ideas for
conference themes - Send in any ideas for guest speakers, workshops,
fundraising or UK based networks

Please contact us via iyps2008@iypf.org