Are you a Young Person who lives in Wednesbury aged between 14 and 25, looking for a chance to make a difference in Wednesbury?
Sandwell Council is inviting Expressions of Interest from Young People to join the Wednesbury Levelling Up Partnership Board.
The Wednesbury Levelling up Partnership Board (WLUP Board) brings together a range of partners including elected Members, MPs, public sector organisations, representatives of the business and voluntary community.
The Board is overseeing the delivery of £20.4m investment in Wednesbury. Funding has already been allocated to projects. You can find out details of the programme here Regenerating Sandwell
There is 1 vacancy for a young person.
What you can gain from being a Board Member:
- Chance to influence projects in Wednesbury
- Chance to advise and support with getting more young people involved in levelling up Wednesbury
- Chance to offer your opinion on how projects will / are impacting young people
- Experience of being a Board Member
- Insight into governance and decision-making
- Understanding of how projects are delivered
- Understanding of issues, challenges and opportunities to regenerate Wednesbury
- Connections with a range of partners
- Great experience for your CV!
What you will offer:
- Enthusiasm and willingness to learn
- Opinions about young people’s issues in Wednesbury
- Opinions about Wednesbury’s future
- An understanding and awareness of the issues, challenges and strengths of Wednesbury based on your work, attendance at school or life in Wednesbury
- A willingness to work with others on the Board and put your views forward
- A commitment to equalities, diversity, and inclusion
- A passion for making a difference in Wednesbury
What you need to do:
Please prepare an expression of interest and send this to Wednesbury_LUP@sandwell.gov.uk by Wednesday 31st July.
This can be in any format of your choice e.g., video / written submission.
If you are preparing a written submission, please provide no more than 1 side of A4. If you are providing a video, please provide this as an mp4 and no longer than 5 minutes.
Your expression of interest should include:
- Your name
- Your school, college, or youth group
- What interests you about joining the board
- What skills you would bring to the Board
- Any support you would need to help you in your role as a Board Member
- If you have any previous experience of representing young people e.g., as part of a School Council / Youth Group please tell us about this. Previous experience is not required.
Your expression of interest will be shared with the selection panel and retained by the Council for 6 months after the conclusion of the selection process.
Key Information about Board Meetings:
Meetings of the Board take place every other month in person in Wednesbury.
We currently alternate between the Wednesbury Town Hall and the Friar Park Millennium Centre.
The meetings start at 3:30pm and generally last until about 6pm.
Applicants for WLUP Board vacancies must not be Elected Members, Council Officers, or Co-opted or independent members of any current council committees.
Please note: If you attend Friar Park Millennium Centre e.g. Youth Club, you would not be able to vote on matters to do with the Friar Park Millennium Centre project.
Successful applicants will be required to sign the Councillor Code of Conduct which is based on the Seven Principles of Public Life (Nolan Principles) and will be required complete a register of interest setting out any private interests which may conflict, or may be perceived to conflict, with their board duties. Please see the WLUP Board Terms of Reference for further details.
You will be given help to understand these documents and to complete them.
The young person representative will be selected by a panel involving a representative from the Sandwell Youth Service and a representative from the WLUP Board.
If you need more information or have any questions, please contact:
Steve Walker
Senior Youth Officer
Simran Rhoad
Regeneration Programme Support Officer
