The 2021 Diana Award Judge Application Pack About the Diana Award

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THE 2021 DIANA AWARD JUDGE APPLICATION PACK ABOUT THE DIANA AWARD_

THE DIANA AWARD_ The Diana Award is bestowed upon inspiring, courageous, compassionate young people, positively transforming the lives of others in Diana, Princess of Wales’ memory and legacy. They can be nominated for a variety of activities not limited to: campaigning, volunteering, fundraising, and overcoming extreme life challenges. What they all have in common is that they are changing their communities and the world, as Princess Diana believed they could. If successfully nominated, Award recipients will be invited to attend a celebratory event, receive a personalised certificate and gain access to a network of like-minded change makers through the Development Programme. This programme aims to further increase their already proven capacity for innovation, leadership and social change and is achieved through access to resources, opportunities and training, both face to face and online.

THE LEGACY AWARD_ All successful Diana Award recipients from 2020 – 2021 will also be considered for the Legacy Award, which takes place every two years. The Legacy Award celebrates the achievements of 20 outstanding young leaders, visionaries and role models from across the world, who have demonstrated their ability to inspire and mobilise new generations to service their communities, as Princess Diana did herself. As well as receiving The Legacy Award at a prestigious ceremony in London, UK, recipients also have access to a bespoke Legacy Award Development Programme. Find out more about the Award programme and read our 2020 Diana Award recipient stories.

About The Diana Award © Diana Award 2020 CONTENTS_

03 The External Judging Panel

04–05 Judging Timeline

06 Criteria

07 The Benefits

08 How To Apply

09 The Independent Awards Standard Council Accreditation

09 Get In Touch

09 Next Steps

The Diana Award: Judge Application 2021 © Diana Award 2020 THE EXTERNAL JUDGING PANEL_

There are 13 Diana Award Judging Panels representing each UK region or nation and a further three panels representing countries outside of the UK. Panels consist of three judges who understand the value of young people, including one young person representative. The Panels have an important main purpose: to determine which nominations from each region, nation or country will receive The Diana Award. In addition, up to five successful Diana Award recipients from each region will be shortlisted for consideration for the 2021 Legacy Award. Judges are required to select who they feel are the most inspiring young people and who they believe to be the strongest nominations.

The External Judging Panel 03 © Diana Award 2020 JUDGING TIMELINE_

Before completing your application form, please ensure you are available to participate in the judging timeline as detailed below. Note that you will only be required during the stages highlighted in gold.

STAGE ACTIVITY DATE

Judges participate in Judges to dial in to a virtual training 2nd and 4th March 2021 virtual training session with The Diana Award to ensure (times TBC) you feel equipped to judge Diana Award nominations. Details and timings of the training to be confirmed via email, if successful.

Contact fellow judges Judges make contact via email, decide Before 1st April 2021 on a Chair Person and arrange a time for a virtual panel meeting over the judging period.

Nomination deadline 2021 nominations for The Diana Award 12th March 2021 at 5pm close.

The Diana Award initial Each nomination will be given an initial 12th March – 1st April 2021 assessment review by The Diana Award team before it is put forward to the relevant panel.

Judges receive You and your fellow judges will receive 1st April 2021 at 5pm nominations nominations for assessment. Note: last year, our judges read on average 20 nominations.

Judging Timeline 04 © Diana Award 2020 STAGE ACTIVITY DATE

Judging period You and each judging panel member make 1st – 15th April 2021 an independent assessment for each nomination to determine recipients of The Diana Award over this 2 week period. You can do this in your own time with each nomination taking on average 45 minutes to read through and assess.

Virtual panel meeting You and your panel meet virtually to 1st – 15th April 2021 determine recipients of The Diana Award.

Results sent to The Chair Person (decided amongst you 15th April 2021 5pm The Diana Award and the judging panel) will email results directly to [email protected]

Award Ceremonies Judges invited to celebrate the young June – July 2021 people successfully nominated for The Diana Award in their region/nation/country (this is optional). You may be invited to in person or a virtual celebration.

Judging Timeline 05 © Diana Award 2020

CRITERIA_

In order to be eligible for the position of The Diana Award Judge, you must:

• Be a minimum of 13 years old (successful 13 – 25 year old applicants are ‘Young Judges’, with a minimum of one Young Judge on each regional panel).

• Be available during the judging time period as detailed in the judging timeline table.

• Not be involved in the judging of a nomination from your own organisation or know a nominee in any context.

• Not be a 2020 Diana Award recipient (this would be a conflict of interest as 2020 Diana Award recipients will also be considered for the 2021 Legacy Award).

• Demonstrate a passion and enthusiasm to celebrate the achievements of young people.

Criteria 06 © Diana Award 2020

THE BENEFITS_

Participating in the judging process is a lot of fun, and you will gain a lot in the process!

• Learn new, transferrable skills e.g. confidence, communication, analytical judgement, critical skills, team work.

• Make your CV stand out.

• Network with your business/youth professional judging panel members.

• Attend a Diana Award celebration event.

• Be inspired and motivated by the stories of young people in your area.

• Make a difference. Shine a spotlight on the incredible difference young people are making within their communities!

HOW TO APPLY_

CLICK HERE TO APPLY DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY 20TH JANUARY 2021, 17:00 GMT

The Diana Award is one of the few award schemes accredited to ‘Outstanding’ Standard by The Independent Awards Standards Council. The Awards Trust Mark Scheme was established with the aim of encouraging more award programmes to focus on their own ethics and transparency. The scheme scrutinises everything from criteria, scoring, feedback, transparency and judging. Chris Robinson, Co-Founder of the Independent Awards Standards Council, and MD of the world’s first award entry consultancy: ”The Diana Award is an exemplar in how awards should be operated. Their attention to every detail, from the transparency of the scoring system, to the briefings provided to judges, to the quality of websites, the clarity of the entering process, and the quality of customer service throughout is exemplary. I hope more schemes will aspire to this level of service and also earn the Outstanding Standard Awards Trust Mark.”

QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS?

For more details about the nomination process please contact: [email protected] 020 3934 2160 (Ext 2004) For updates on the nomination process follow us here: T. @DianaAward F. /thedianaaward

NEXT STEPS_

If you are selected to be a Judge for The Diana Award, the Awards Team will guide you through the process, including providing a detailed Judging Guideline pack and virtual training sessions.