Call for Erasmus+ Youth in Action Contact Points in Eastern Europe and Caucasus
SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus Resource Centre (part of Foundation for the Development of the Education System in Poland) is looking for organisations interested to establish and operate Erasmus+ Youth Contact Points in Eastern Partnership countries and Russia in the period of June 2017 - December 2017.
Formal requirements
- interested organisations should have experience in Erasmus+ Youth since 2014 and proof to host at least 5 youth activities within Erasmus+ programme of at least 2 kinds (youth exchanges, EVS, mobility of youth workers).
- interested organisations should have experience in local youth projects since 2014 and proof to implement at least 5 such local projects.
- interested organisations should be able to present at least 1 recommendation letter from local/national youth policy actors.
Minimum responsibilities of Erasmus+ Youth Contact Points
- consultations of organisations interested in Erasmus+ Youth opportunities, that includes among all answering to e-mails, phone/skype calls and offering a possibility for on-spot and distant consultation minimum once a week for 2 hours (the consultation should not cover project applications itself, but rather Erasmus+ Youth opportunities and quality aspects within Erasmus+ Youth projects);
- comprehensive organisation of at least 2 promotional/informational activities per year about Erasmus+ Youth opportunities aiming at youth organisations and youth leaders as well as local media and youth policy makers. Additional value can be achieved inviting local experienced Erasmus+ beneficiaries (both youth workers and youngsters) as well as responsible officers from EU delegations, national Erasmus+ offices and diplomatic services of EU countries. Each activity, beside reaching its aims, should produce as minimum participants signature list, press release, a short movie and set of photos.
- creating and managing a community of youth workers and policy makers interested in Erasmus+ Youth around dedicated Facebook page. The page should be run in national language. The page should generate minimum 2 posts per week that would focus at Erasmus+ Youth opportunities and quality aspects of youth projects as well as youth work development and achievements / success stories of Erasmus+ Youth in the country.
- cooperation with SALTO EECA on its own promotional/informational activities. This would include as minimum preparation of articles presenting youth work developments and achievements of Erasmus+ Youth in the country for annual publication as well as cooperation in creation of other publications and promotional/informational materials.
- cooperation with media as well as with youth work stakeholders that will allow for broad visibility of Erasmus+ Youth programme as well as its recognition. Support in dissemination of projects results to local communities will be also an important aspect.
- participation of two representatives of the organisation in opening meeting and workshops for Contact Points 19-21 June 2017 as well as in Eastern Partnership Youth Forum 22-23 June 2017. Warsaw, Poland.
- participation in dedicated Facebook group created for internal communication among Contact Points and SALTO EECA.
- preparation of annual workplan, interim and final reports (including participants’ lists with signatures from all events and individual consultations).
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