Youth Engagement Specialist

nairobi cityKE

full-time

bachelor

6 months ago11/11/202312/11/2023

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Operational Responsibilities / Tasks

Technical Support to Programs, Projects and Trainings

  • Provide technical leadership to ensure that project activities address youth considerations, and that project activities specifically address the needs of female and male youth.
  • Provide strategic technical guidance on youth integration to key personnel, project staff, government ministries, and project partners and stakeholders.
  • Review and provide input to project work plans, with attention to youth dimensions of technical activities and operations and discuss issues and priorities with project senior management and other technical specialists.
  • Engage available and active youth networks and organizations in the planning and implementation of project activities.
  • Support development of youth monitoring and evaluation indicators for the project.
  • Develop appropriate youth resources and tools for project staff.

Project Management and Reporting

  • Support various performance management, budgeting and communications functions.
  • Assist with tracking analytical data on youth and education programming including tracking results around relevant indicators.

Knowledge Management and Coordination

  • Collect, analyze, and find ways to apply best practices and lessons learned from youth activities on youth engagement and locally led development to education programming.
  • Serve as point of contact in the Center for reporting, coordination, and sharing of guidance and best practices related to local capacity development and youth engagement in education programming, such as strengthening capacity of youth-led and youth-serving organizations to implement local education activities.
  • Interface with the colleagues to ensure consistent, quality communications on USAID youth and education programming.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).

Academic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in education or a related field and 5 years of relevant work experience.
  • Previous relevant work experience required.
  • Bachelor’s degree in education or a related field.
  • 5 years’ experience on donor-based programming.
  • Experience working in institutions with a focus on serving the needs of youth.
  • Technical knowledge and experience in skills development, curriculum development, positive youth development, and related support services for at-risk youth.
  • Deep understanding of the best practices, approaches, and methodology in programming related to Community Development, or Youth Engagement.
  • Minimum of five years of experience managing field-based workforce and development initiatives.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and teamwork.

Method of Application

Apply by sending your cover letter and CV (attached as one document) addressed to the Human Resource Manager, Zizi Afrique Foundation, on email address: [email protected].  The cover letter should illustrate your suitability to meet requirements of the position.  The closing date is 23rd September, 2022.  Clearly indicate the position title in the subject line of your email message.

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