Calling all young leaders aged 16-30 with a passion for sustainability and community wellbeing! Are you proud of where you live and have ideas on how to improve youth engagement around climate solutions? Are you interested in connecting with and learning from fellow youth living in other regions of British Columbia?
We are recruiting for the 2025-2026 FBC Youth Advisory Committee! Read on to learn more about the Committee and how to apply
Young people are leading the way for change when it comes to social, environmental, and climate action, yet they are still vastly underrepresented when it comes to positions of power, especially within organizations engaged in sustainability work. The Fraser Basin Council (FBC) recognizes the importance of creating and sharing spaces for youth to be involved in conversations around some of the biggest challenges we all collectively face, and youth stand to inherit – topics such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and inadequate community resilience.
To ensure that FBC’s impact reflects and is inclusive of youth voices, FBC has an appointed youth director on our Board to braid youth perspectives into our decision-making processes.
Our Youth Programs initiatives are actively informed and shaped by our Youth Advisory Committee.
About the Youth Advisory Committee
The FBC Youth Advisory Committee is composed of up to 16 youth (aged 16-30) living in six major regions of BC, who are a voice for youth in their communities on sustainability and climate change issues. Committee members share their unique insights into key sustainability and climate priorities facing their regions and can identify ideas for projects they would like to see FBC initiate that address
those specific challenges.
The Committee’s high-level input will shape FBC Youth Program initiatives to better serve youth throughout the Fraser Basin and across the province. Committee members also help create, develop, and support other youth in implementing exciting sustainability initiatives and fostering their practical skills and confidence to act on pressing issues in their communities.
The Youth Advisory Committee is one way FBC hopes to build our capacity to work collaboratively alongside youth in BC, as well as to combat the prevalence of youth input not being sought out or genuinely valued on issues that directly affect them.
The Committee will serve a one year term starting in April 2022 and will meet online approximately once per month for 2 hours. Occasionally there may be minor tasks to be completed in between meetings which may take up to an additional 2 hours. Committee members participate on a voluntary basis but FBC can provide accessibility and technology supports, as well as cover all expenses from in-person activities.
Youth Advisory Committee members will:
- Connect and collaborate with similarly passionate, sustainability-minded youth in BC
- Learn more about unique climate change and sustainability issues across the province
- Gain hands-on leadership experience in organizational governance and planning, supporting FBC in sustaining organizational momentum in the long-term
- Network and build relationships with sustainability leaders across multiple sectors such as civil society, business, and government
- Connect with nature and build bonds through a paddle trip with fellow Committee members (all expenses paid!)
Interested in joining the Youth Advisory Committee?
Thank you for your interest in joining the FBC Youth Advisory Committee! There are two stages to the application process:
- Stage 1: Fill out this survey and let us know why you would be a good candidate to join the Youth Advisory Committee.
We also accommodate applications via video, over the phone, or other preferred non-text-based mediums. Please email us at youth@fraserbasin.bc.ca for more information.
- Stage 2: After we have received your application, if you are selected as a potential candidate, we will arrange for a virtual meeting to get to know you better and answer any questions you may have about participating in the Committee.
Stage 1: Survey Application
If for any reason you would prefer for a person who knows you well (relatives excluded) to comment on questions 11 and/or 12 (speaking to the skills and experiences that you hold concerning your community engagement/volunteer history), please ask your representative(s) to provide their name and contact details in place of an answer. If you are selected as a potential candidate, we can also interview your
representatives regarding your skills and experiences on your behalf, if you prefer.
Stage 2: Virtual Meeting
Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs and considerations for this stage of the application process. For example, English as an Additional Language (EAL) assistance, sign language interpretation, supports for newcomers, and more. We will try our best to meet these requests and will follow up with you to confirm accommodations.
As part of our commitment to equity and accessibility, we encourage you to contact us to begin conversations about how we may be able to support you throughout the application process. We are available to work with you to ensure that any barriers to your participation are addressed, and that you are able to show up in ways that feel most comfortable to you.
KEY DATES:
- Friday October 10, 11:59 PM – Applications due
- Wednesday October 15 – Friday October 24 – Virtual meetings with shortlisted candidates
- Friday October 31 – Successful candidates notified