Deadline: December 28, 2025
The Malawi Youth Sounding Board (MW-YSB) is an opportunity for young Malawians to be closer to the European Union cooperation policy, to make it more participatory, relevant and effective for young people. The YSB is a space for creativity and exchanges that will allow members to provide their perspectives and contribute to the work of the European Union in Malawi.
Given the promptly evolving policy context following the elections, the Malawi Youth Sounding Board will play a pivotal role in advocating for priorities of the youth, promote job creation, vocational training, and entrepreneurship, which are essential for alleviating youth unemployment. It will also focus on vulnerable youth, by promoting youth empowerment and employment through EU initiatives in Malawi and by strengthening connections with local and community-based youth organizations.
The MW-YSB will aim to make EU action more participatory, relevant and effective through carrying out the following (non-exhaustive) list of activities:
- Ensure active youth involvement in dialogues and collaborations between the EU and Civil Society Organisations to advocate for youth perspectives and priorities;
- Contribute to the roll-out of programmes specific activities relevant for youth especially in the area related to employment and entrepreneurship development;
- Supporting EU initiatives in the country by collecting youth feedbacks on these Actions, with the objective of ensuring that these align with the needs and expectations of the youth;
- Enhance youth knowledge on EU work in Malawi as well as contribute to the dissemination of information on programmes benefitting Malawian youth, including on sectors related to youth employment, skills development and education;
- Create real partnerships with similar structures and existing networks in Malawi, and potentially globally, facilitating collaboration and sharing of learning opportunities.
Benefits
Participation to the MW-YSB is on a voluntary basis. Notwithstanding, the EU Delegation in Malawi will reimburse costs incurred by members in the implementation of all the activities organised in the context of the MW-YSB.
The MW-YSB will further:
- Participate in trainings to acquire the necessary knowledge to perform ad-hoc activities;
- Hold at least four meetings a year with the whole Youth Sounding Board;
- Participate in activities and field visits organised by the EU Delegation;
- Provide reports and feedbacks throughout the two years mandate.
Eligibility
- Be Malawian nationals resident in the country, between 18 and 30 years of age;
- Be creative, motivated and ready to contribute to a good functioning of the Board;
- Have a keen interest in development cooperation and specifically in those areas prioritised by the EU in its partnership with the Government of Malawi, including in education/Technical, Entrepreneurial, and Vocational Education and Training (TEVET) and employment;
- Have a good command of spoken and written English.
Application
The selection process will be conducted in two stages:
- First stage: only shortlisted candidates will be informed on the outcome of the first stage (shortlist) of the application by January 9, 2026 (tentative).
- Second stage: shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews by January 15, 2026 (tentative).
For more information, visit MW-YSB.
