Chief Youth Representation Officer ·
General Information
Position Description
The Chief Youth Representation Officer is the primary support and oversight between UN Youth Australia and the Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations, ensuring effective collaboration across UN Youth divisions (states and territories) and holistic management of the Youth Representative Program. The Youth Representative tours the country, collecting views of young people in Australia on issues that are important to them. The Australian Youth Representative to the UN is a role appointed annually by UN Youth Australia in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In October, the Youth Rep travels to New York to represent Australian youth at the United Nations.
The 2026 CYRO will work with the new Youth Representative to design and complete a Listening Tour, a posting to the Australian Permanent Mission to the UN, and a report back tour. Towards the end of their term, the Chief Youth Representative Officer will also be responsible for running the selection process for our 2027 Youth Representative.
Responsibilities
- Coordinating the process for selecting the 2024 Youth Representative;
- Working with the National President to maintain critical relationships with the Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade, with peak youth representation bodies, and with other major partnerships;
- Working with the Youth Representative, including their vision and capacity, to coordinate consultations and meetings across the Listening Tour.
- Integrate the Listening Tour across UN Youth through collaboration with Divisions to engage their delegates, events, and engagement with community organisations and government.
- Managing Board processes related to the tour including financial oversight (creating and adjusting the budget for the tour), risk management, and UN Youth’s ethical sponsorship policy.
- Overseeing the Youth Representative Team as they seek opportunities and carry out critical logistics for public engagement and major sponsors and partnerships for the Program ;
- Ensuring the Youth Representative report is compiled and coordinating the ‘Report Back’ tour prior to the end of the incumbent Youth Rep’s term;
- Developing the long-term strategic direction of the tour
Applications close at Thursday, 6th November 2025, 11:59pm AWST
About UN Youth
UN Youth Australia is a national youth-led non-profit organisation that empowers young people across Australia as global citizens. Our programs provide environments where young people can build knowledge, develop connections, and find their voice on matters they care about. All our activities are run by young people for young people.
Each year more than 15,000 young people benefit from UN Youth Australia’s programs, including: Evatt, Australia’s largest model United Nations competition; the Young Diplomat’s Tour across Europe; and a host of local State and Territory conferences. We also work with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to deliver the Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations Program.