Proposed project

ILGA-Europe and IGLYO have collected extensive material on the vulnerable situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth across the European Union, and the consequences of discrimination of LGBT youth on their participation and inclusion in society. In 2005, ILGA-Europe has completed a paper presenting the current theoretical thinking around social inclusion of LGBT youth.

Using this data and material, IGLYO and ILGA-Europe now want to bring the research to another stage. In the next phase of the project, we seek to produce a publication to highlight the particular needs of LGBT youth, present examples of good practices from different EU Member States, and formulate a set of recommendations to support advocacy and policy work in the area of social inclusion of LGBT youth.

The proposed report is intended firstly to give an overview of the situation of LGBT youth across

Europe, in particular in the field of education, and secondly to identify long-term consequences of the exclusion and marginalisation of LGBT youth. This report will review research material and best practices, and it will offer clear recommendations. The report is planned to be presented at a hearing of the European Parliament in the spring of 2006. 

Terms of employment

ILGA-Europe and IGLYO are looking for a researcher to collate and to analyse the material which has been already collected, to complete the research where appropriate and necessary and to recommend on issues which require further research. In cooperation with an advisory group, the researcher will also define recommendations to advance advocacy on the issue of social exclusion of LGBT youth. In addition to the research component of the project, the researcher will be asked to coordinate submission of material in languages other than English.

The researcher will be expected to start working in January and to complete the report by the end of March 2006. The contract is for a maximum of thirty working days (rate of 500€/working day).

The researcher will be expected to carry out the following tasks:

• Compile a list collected material and documents, and update an existing database of documentation on social inclusion and LGBT youth;
• Identify gaps in the research and conduct additional research where needed;
• Prepare a working document, based on the collected material, to be discussed and approved by the advisory group;
• Draft a report on social exclusion of LGBT youth inEurope;
  
• Prepare an annotated bibliography of the collected material;
• Coordinate submission of English summaries of resource material in other languages.

While the project is a partnership between ILGA-Europe and IGLYO, ILGA-Europe will be the coordinating body. An advisory group, made up of ILGA-Europe and IGLYO representatives and external partners will advise the researcher and review the mid-term and final report.

Requirements

The researcher will have:

• Solid research and analytical skills
• Experience of planning and conducting research
• Proven ability to compile and draft reports
• Familiarity with LGBT organisations and network inEurope (preferable)
  
• Knowledge of social exclusion issues (preferable)
• Excellent writing skills (in English)

 Tenders should include:

·        An updated C.V.

·        A statement of interest (1 page max.)

·        A sample of written work

·        A short outline on the proposed approach to the project

Completed tenders are to be sent to: evelyne@ilga-europe.org by 30 November 2005 at the latest. The successful tender will be selected by mid-December 2005.

Contact person:

Evelyne Paradis
Policy Officer (Networks)
tel.: +32-2 609 54 13