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John Longchamps
Denise DeLuca
Biomimetic Design
MCAD | Summer 2015
United Nations Design Brief
Design Challenge: Supporting youth employment and career development.
Introduction:
United Nations experience indicates that investing in the development of
young people promises to benefit society in the present and in the future.
However, there is an epidemic youth employment crisis at hand. The United
Nations is positioning interagency alignment to support initiatives to foster
sustainable economic growth through actions aligned with the Post-2015 UN
Development Agenda. The UN agency spearheading the development of youth labor
frameworks is the International Labor Organization (ILO).
The Problem:
The following information and statistics are excerpted from ILO video
materials. As a potential consultative candidate for the UN, you would do
well to review said video materials here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LykE1Soyjwc There are 74.5 million
unemployed young persons (ILO). In advanced countries, youth unemployment and
discouragement remain persistent (ILO). The youth unemployment rate is 13.1%,
nearly three times the rate of adult unemployment (ILO). Young people with
higher levels of education are increasingly taking up jobs for which they are
overqualified (ILO). In developing countries, the challenge is not only
creating jobs, but also finding decent jobs for those young people who are
under-employed and working within the informal economy (ILO). More than 228
million young people are working poor (ILO). The economy will have to create
600 million productive jobs over the next decade (ILO). In 2012 the
International Labor Conference made a call for action that identified 5 key
policy areas: (1) economic policies for increased creation of employment, (2)
labor market policies for vulnerable youth, (3) education and training, (4)
entrepreneurship and self-employment, and (5) labor rights for youth (ILO).
The Opportunity:
The United Nations is seeking to engage an individual consultant to develop a
context-adaptive agile framework to support national youth employment and
career development in the United States with local modes of implementation.
Goals:
In alignment with the resolution and conclusions of the 101st Session of the
International Labor Conference, Geneva, 2012, project goals include: (1)
practical national frameworks for vulnerable groups of young people including
youth from low-income families and young women, to prepare for, enter, and
remain in the labor market, (2) assessment and recommendations for graduate
unemployment and national labor market needs, and (3) supporting national
entrepreneurship education for disenfranchised youth.
John Longchamps
Denise DeLuca
Biomimetic Design
MCAD | Summer 2015
Target Audience:
The following audiences will be supported through the efforts of this special
project: (1) vulnerable groups of young people including youth from low-
income families and young women, (2) recent college graduates, (3)
systematically disenfranchised creative and high-potential entrepreneurial
youth.
Guiding Values:
In alignment with the resolution and conclusions of the 101st Session of the
International Labor Conference, Geneva, 2012, the following guiding values
should be embodied in the methods, application, and outcomes of the practical
frameworks resulting from the efforts of this special consultative project.
(1) Respect for the diversity of national situations to develop practical
frameworks that span across sectors, context-specific, and engage a
comprehensive range of stakeholders, (2) ensuring the rights of all young
people are respected, (3) ensuring youth are heard and their creativity
engaged in the creation of the solution.
Existing Initiatives:
Seeds of Promise is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization located in Grand
Rapids, Michigan. Seeds of Promise looks to empower urban residents to direct
their own strategies to create a self-sustaining, self-transforming
neighborhood (www.seedsofpromise.org). Seeds of Promise seeks to
increase sustainable employment of local youth by implementing support
systems, and cultivating the development of businesses with local stakeholder
ownership.
Timeframe for Completion:
Completion within one year, following the establishment of the Post-2015 UN
Sustainable Development Agenda.
Non-negotiables:
A fundamental belief that the rights, voices, creativity, and value of
all young people should be respected.
Scope-of-work adherence as defined by the resolution and conclusions of
the 101st Session of the International Labor Conference, Geneva, 2012.
Previous consultative experience.
Previous experience in policy design and framework architecture.
Flawless adherence to kick-off meetings, reviews, committee
correspondence expectations.