Call for CSO Nominations: Two New Civil Society Oversight Board Members
Nomination Two New Civil Society Oversight Board Members
For the period: May 2025- April 2027
The governance of NAP 1325-IV is in the hands of the Oversight Board (OB). The OB mirrors the broad support that NAP 1325-IV enjoys. It includes representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and WO=MEN (the NAP 1325-IV coordinators), the Ministries of Defence, Justice & Security, and Education, Culture & Science, and two civil society organisations (CSOs) which rotate every two years.
The OB has three functions with respect to NAP 1325-IV:
(1) Ensure and improve NAP 1325-IV’s governance, accountability/ reporting and learning agenda
(2) Ensure governmental support and timely political involvement
(3) Strive for greater public support for the WPS agenda and for knowledge-sharing.
Thalia Malmberg (Human Security Collective) and Yordi Lassooy (Migration Inc) are the current CSO OB members. For the period May 2025 - April 2027 we would like to invite new civil society signatory nominees to serve on the Oversight Board. We are looking for people who
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Work for a signatory organisation of the NAP 1325-IV, either a small CSO or a larger CSO
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With a preference for
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At least one CSO with proven international experience/ expertise (in conflict affected countries, or at the level of international organizations/ fora)
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At least one CSO with proven experience/ expertise and/or willingness to strengthen the WPS agenda in the Netherlands (the NAP 1325-IV’s ‘domestic pillar’)
3) Have a commitment to participate in the quarterly meetings (with delegated decision-making power) till April 2027, and a commitment to consult with the wider CSO community to gather input before meetings, when needed
4) Have a good command of both Dutch and English