Youth Voice, Country Committee Member / Llais Ieuenctid

Could you help decide how National Lottery money supports communities? The National Lottery Community Fund has an exciting opportunity for 18-30-year-olds that are passionate about making a positive difference for their communities. We are looking for one young representative to join each Country Committee in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. As the largest funder of community activity in the UK, we're trusted to turn money raised by players of the National Lottery into game-changing grants across the UK. Working within and alongside communities, we respond to their unique needs and opportunities, keeping our decision-making local. And we are determined to focus on the areas of greatest need, meeting communities where they are, as they are and helping them to tackle poverty, disadvantage, and discrimination. Country Committees help to shape the strategic direction of The National Lottery Community Fund with a focus on the four missions: supporting communities to connect, supporting environmentally sustainable communities, enabling children and young people to thrive, and enabling people to live healthier lives. The primary role for Committee members is to use their knowledge and strategic thinking to help provide the direction for The National Lottery Community Fund, make decisions on large funding applications and be an ambassador for the Fund. This is an exciting time of significant renewal at the Fund following the launch of our new strategy, 'It starts with community', setting a new direction to 2030. We are committed to helping children and young people to thrive by ensuring they are part of decisions that affect them and their communities. We are therefore seeking 18-30-year-olds who will bring a broad range of knowledge, skills and lived and learned experience of being a young person in today's society., Agreement: This is a non-executive role requiring a time commitment of around 2 days per month (although this may vary from month to month) and is for a term of two years.

• Youth leadership: Understanding of the needs of young people and experience of representing the voices of young people in a leadership/ Governance role
• Country context: Interest in your country's political, social and cultural landscape and the role of the voluntary and community sector in it
• Communication skills: confidence in verbal, written and listening skills in situations where prioritising and sometimes challenge will be required
• Decision making: The ability to understand complex issues and make decisions by considering competing demands
• Relationship management: Ability to nurture, develop and promote effective relationships and communication with committee members, senior leaders and community organisations with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion
• Representing the Fund: Experience of representing an organisation or something similar and willingness to represent the Fund at public events with a commitment to the principles of holding a public post
• Equity Diversity and Inclusion: Understanding and commitment to achieving equity, diversity and inclusion and its advancement in the context of a public body and a funder
• Governance: Awareness of the importance of governance frameworks in line with The National Lottery Community Funds strategy and public responsibility