Heads of Track (HOTs)
Deliver your own sessions and support Track Leaders to design and deliver theirs
The Heads of Tracks (HOTs) coordinate teams of facilitators (YES Track Leaders), who are in charge of leading educational sessions for the participants. As a HOT, you will lead a team of 2-6 Track Leaders to design and implement educational activities for your chosen Track.
Within your Track, you will propose a vision for the activities and define the learning outcomes. You will ensure that the YES theme is present in all sessions, and that they are well-structured and interactive. You will work closely with the Education Activities’ Coordinator (EAC), who will help you select your Track Leaders.
Tracks divide the YES participants into sub-groups. This year, we aim to have 4 tracks, but we have not predefined any of them.
In addition to the general volunteer requirements at the YES, you should
Be fluent in English.
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 experience in designing and leading educational activities.
Have experience in training, facilitating, or coaching.
Understand the YES event and its aim in the YFU world.
Be organized and able to coordinate a small team.
Have time to work with the team during the 8-9 months leading up to the YES.
potentially be able to attend a 3-4 day EDU prep meeting (February, depending on funding)
About your role
Recruit and select (together with the EAC) the track leaders who will design and deliver sessions at the YES, under your coordination.
Support and mentor the track leaders who will deliver sessions at the YES under your track.
Develop the detailed educational content for your track together with your track leaders.
Deliver your own session at the YES.
Collaborate with other team members, responsible for content at the YES 2026, to ensure a comprehensive approach across the different educational components of the event.
Coordinate with the EAC for any grant requirement & support the development of a training course if we secure funding, e.g. collaborate on the creation of an e-learning course, implement a follow-up activity after the YES 2027.
During the YES, organize meetings and/or small training sessions with your track leaders.
During the YES, attend team meetings with the EAC.
We want to emphasize innovation and interactivity of the educational content at the YES. The goal is to move away from Tracks loaded with theory or facilitator’s input, and to offer a new exciting way to look at the YES theme.
The Tracks will have one session per day, aiming to make connections with other sessions that participants have attended previously.