Role description: CLP Youth Officer

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CLP Youth Officer

Engage young members and help build the next generation of activists and leaders.

As CLP Youth Officer, you support young members to get involved in the Labour Party, develop their skills and play an active role in campaigning and organising. You also help ensure young people’s voices are heard within your CLP. All Labour members aged 26 and under are automatically members of Young Labour.

This role suits someone who is approachable, organised and interested in supporting young people’s participation in politics.

What success looks like

A strong Youth Officer helps create a local party that is:

  • Active – young members are involved in campaigning and activity
  • Supported – members feel confident and encouraged
  • Growing – more young people are engaged and participating
  • Representative – young people’s voices are heard and respected

What you’ll do

Support young members’ participation

  • Encourage young members to take part in meetings, campaigns and events
  • Support young members to take on roles within the CLP, become conference delegates and stand for elected office
  • Promote local and national Young Labour activities
  • Help ensure meetings and activity are accessible and relevant to young members

Build engagement and activity

  • Organise events, discussions and social activity for young members
  • Create opportunities for young members to connect and get involved
  • Encourage participation in campaigning and wider CLP activity

Engage with young people in the community

  • Support campaigning that engages young people locally
  • Build links with youth organisations and networks
  • Create connections with local further and higher education institutions
  • Help ensure campaigns reflect issues affecting young people

Work with officers and structures

  • Support the Policy Officer to ensure young people’s voices are reflected
  • Work with campaigning officers to build an active base of young members
  • Link with Young Labour locally and regionally, any local university Labour Clubs and other relevant structures
  • Ensure CLP engagement with Young Labour nationally including nominations to Young Labour National Committee

How you’ll work with others

You’ll work with officers and members to support inclusion, engagement and participation.

  • CLP Chair – supports participation and inclusion
  • CLP Secretary – helps communication and engagement
  • Policy Officer – works with you to reflect voices in policy 
  • Other equalities officers – work together to support inclusion across the CLP
  • Vice Chair and/or Campaign Co-ordinator – support campaigning activity

Top tips to get you started

  • Make it welcoming – help people feel comfortable getting involved
  • Keep it relevant – focus on issues that matter to young people
  • Build gradually – start with simple activity and grow
  • Work with others – share responsibility
  • Stay visible – promote your role and activity

Your first 90 days

  • Meet with officers and young members
  • Introduce yourself and make your role visible
  • Review current engagement and activity
  • Plan your first event or campaign activity

Tools, guidance and support

If you need support or advice, you can contact the CLP Support team on [email protected], your regional office, or Scottish or Welsh Labour. You can also reach the Stakeholders team supporting young members via [email protected].

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