Safeguarding professional quality and accuracy.
The advisory council (fagráð) of Hagsmunasamtök Æskunnar is made up of specialists from the many fields that touch children's and youth issues. The council's role is central to our work: reviewing the organization's analyses and publications before they go live. That is how we make sure our data is always sound, our sources reliable, and the context clear.
The council is an advisory body and holds no management or decision-making power over the organization's strategy. Membership is volunteer work by people who want to do their part to improve the debate and the systems that serve children.
How the council works.
Time commitment
Meetings roughly four times a year, plus requests to review reports or articles as needed.
Arrangement
Volunteer work where professional integrity comes first.
Quality review
All major publications go through council review before release.
Transparency
The organization publishes a list of council members (with their consent) to show the breadth of expertise behind our data.
Professionals from many directions.
We are looking to add professionals from across the field. If you work in an area that touches children and youth — whether on the front line, in public administration, or in academia — your expertise could serve us well.
Healthcare and social services
Pediatricians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, and people working in child protection or at Barna- og fjölskyldustofa (the National Agency for Children and Families).
Public administration and law
Specialists from ministries or municipalities, and lawyers with expertise in child law, public administration, or the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Academia and research
Researchers in education science, sociology, psychology, or other disciplines concerned with the welfare of young people.
Education, leisure, and sports
People with deep knowledge of schools, youth work, the sports movement, or organized leisure activities.
Join the advisory council.
We welcome all applications and review them with a view to securing the broadest possible professional expertise within the council.
Thank you!
We've sent a confirmation email to your address — click the link to complete the registration. The link is valid for 48 hours. We review all applications and will be in touch. Note: the confirmation email is currently sent in Icelandic.
We are now assembling the organization's first advisory council.
A list of members will be published here as soon as the council has been fully staffed across the key fields.