Educational Activities Coordinator
Design the educational framework of the event and ensure quality education.
The Educational Activities Coordinator is responsible for the design of the educational framework of the event, recruiting the Heads of Tracks and Track Leaders and working with them so they can deliver high quality workshops at the event itself.
In addition to the general volunteer requirements at the YES, you should
Have experience with preparing and implementing educational activities.
Have an active interest in understanding and countering hate speech, discrimination, narratives and storytelling. If you’re interested, you can read more on the topic inspired by the We CAN manual here.
Have basic knowledge in designing and implementing e-learning content or are willing to learn and work on this topic.
Be able and ready to distribute and delegate tasks.
Feel comfortable conducting meetings, organizing small activities for volunteers and creating team spirit.
Have attended the YES before, preferably in a content-related role (e.g. as a Track Leader or Head of Track). You may be exempt from this requirement if you can demonstrate extensive experience in similar events.
Have a very advanced level of English.
Be available to attend the 1st prep meeting (8 - 11 October 2026), EDU prep meeting (February, depending on funding), and 2nd prep meeting (March- April, dates TBD).
Additional beneficial points:
Have leadership and mentorship experience, ideally in a content position.
Be able to coach other volunteers, identify their potential and weak points, suggest improvements, and assess educational outcomes.
Be able to manage group dynamics, resolve disagreements constructively, and take final decisions under pressure.
Due to financial restrictions, we are currently only recruiting one volunteer for this role. If we successfully acquire a grant in December, we will select a second EAC in the second wave call to support the additional workload arising from grant requirements. In case we are successful with our applications, the Educational Activities Coordinators - together with the Head of Content - will be the trainers of a parallel training course specifically designed for the EDU team (Heads of Track and Track Leaders).
About your role
Recruit and select trainers and other volunteers who will design and implement, under your coordination, different educational activities.
Take stock of feedback from previous YES educational activities’ structure to assess strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
Develop initial concepts of educational activities for students and for volunteers, and incorporate inputs from the team.
Depending on successful grant acquisition, work with the Head of Content in the development and implementation of a training course. This might include also taking care of an e-learning course for the EDU team as well as follow up activities.
Prepare a very detailed plan of activities, including time-slots, groups’ division, venue arrangements, etc.
Enter information into the database, both about the volunteers in charge of educational activities and about the educational activities themselves.
Ensure that educational activities for students meet the learning objectives of the YES and that the YES theme is well integrated in all of them.
Assess educational objectives and learning outcomes of the proposed activity and educational competences of the candidates.
Coordinate with the Project Coordinator for any possible grant requirement for all the phases of the YES and parallel training course (e-learning, practical phase at the YES, follow-up).
Make sure that Training Session Outlines (TSOs) are ready before the YES, and adjusted, if necessary, within one month after the YES.
During the YES, lead daily meetings with Heads of Track and take part in Core Team meetings.