About the role

European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) is implementing a capacity-building initiative aimed at strengthening cooperation between election-focused civil society organizations, youth organizations, and media representatives in specific African countries in the context of voter education, youth engagement in elections, and active citizenship.

The initiative will consist of a 3-day in-country training and workshop bringing together relevant stakeholders to enhance their understanding of electoral processes and develop practical coordination mechanisms for youth voter registration, voter information, and civic engagement activities, as well as election campaign financing specification.

The training is planned to take place for the first time, in May 2026 in Zambia, followed by Kenya and possibly South Africa later in the year.

 

Deliverables

• Final 3-day training agenda
• Training materials and tools
• Delivery of training
• Short outcome document (working group roadmap)
• Participation in post-training reflection/planning follow-up\ meeting

 

Objectives of the Assignment

The overall objective is to:

• Strengthen knowledge of electoral processes, voter education, and monitoring campaign finance (where relevant);
• Provide methodological tools for effective youth engagement in democratic processes, specific methods and techniques on how to work with youth as a target group and their inclusion in election monitoring processes;
• Facilitate the creation of structured working groups and a joint action roadmap for continued cooperation.

 

Scope of Work:

The two experts will jointly:

• Conduct desk research on the electoral and youth engagement context in the respective country
• Design a tailored 3-day training programme
• Develop training materials and methodological tools
• Deliver the training on the ground in English.
• Facilitate structured working group sessions, conduct follow-up 1-2 online engagement events to refresh the working group format
• Contribute to the drafting of a short outcome document (action roadmap)

 

Requirements:

Expert 1: Election and Campaign Finance Expert

The expert should have:

• At least 5 years of professional experience in election observation, monitoring ofcampaign finance, or voter education
• Proven experience in designing and delivering trainings
• Experience in facilitating interactive workshops and working group formats
• Strong knowledge of electoral processes and voter information frameworks
• Experience working in African electoral contexts (preferred)
• Proven ability to conduct research and tailor training materials to specific country contexts;
• Excellent command of English (spoken and written)
• Ability to cooperate closely with a youth engagement expert in joint programme design.

 

Specific Responsibilities

• Design and deliver sessions on: (1) Electoral processes and integrity; (2) Monitoring of campaign finance (where relevant); (3) Voter education and information frameworks
• Provide contextualized analysis relevant to the respective African society
• Support facilitation of working group sessions
• Contribute to the final action roadmap.

 

Expert 2: Youth Engagement and Non-Formal Education Expert

The expert should have:

• At least 5 years of experience in youth work related to democracy, active citizenship, civic engagement, or political participation;
• Experience in designing and facilitating non-formal education trainings
• Strong methodological expertise in participatory and youth-centered approaches
• Experience in developing training materials and practical tools
• Familiarity with EU youth policy frameworks (preferred)
• Experience in facilitating workshops in multicultural environments
• Excellent command of English
• Ability to jointly design and deliver training with an election expert.

 

Specific Responsibilities

• Design methodological framework for the training
• Provide tools and strategies for youth engagement
• Deliver sessions on: (1) Youth participation and democratic engagement; (2) Non-formal education methods; (3) Designing youth-focused voter education initiatives
• Facilitate working group processes;
• Support the development of an action roadmap.

 

How to apply

Interested individuals may send their CV and a brief cover letter (e-mail body text), describing relevant working experience and expertise specifically to this project. 

The aforesaid documents shall be sent to info@epde.org Please indicate which expert track you are applying for in the subject line.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early. The position will remain open until filled.

The European Exchange is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.