I. Background
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) seeks an experienced Youth Advisor to provide technical support for a proposed for a program to combat exploitive child labor among youth, age 14 through 18, in Africa. The project will work to promote education and vocational training and decent work opportunities for those of appropriate work age. Project interventions must address the following areas: (a) enhance livelihoods for youth and their households, (b) support civic engagement by youth, and (c) encourage youth to take on leadership roles within their communities. This position is contingent on the IRC being awarded the cooperative agreement.
II. Responsibilities
The Project Director will be responsible for overall project management, supervision, administration, and implementation of the requirements of the cooperative agreement. He/she will:
• Be responsible for the overall management, planning, and coordination of the project;
• Establish and maintain systems for project operations;
• Ensure that all cooperative agreement deadlines are met and that targets are achieved;
• Maintain working relationships with project stakeholders, including USDOL and government counterparts;
• Provide creative leadership in identifying opportunities to enhance project impact through linkages with the private sector, the youth sector, and other potential partners;
• Oversee the preparation and submission of technical and financial reports to USDOL;
• Actively participate in youth development and child labor-related implementation meetings and policy discussions;
• Maintain working relationships with all project stakeholders, including advocacy, coalition building and public-private partnerships promotion;
• Manage project staff and monitor work of IRC partners.
III. Qualifications
Individuals should hold a Master’s Degree or higher in development studies, economics, livelihoods or related fields and possess a minimum of five years of professional experience including three years of professional experience in a leadership role in implementation of complex basic education, technical education or youth livelihoods’ programs in developing countries. The successful candidate will have experience in: sustainable livelihoods; workforce development: microenterprise development; improving educational quality and access; educational; development of youth leadership or civic engagement programs; and monitoring and evaluation of youth specific projects. Consideration will be given to candidates with additional years of experience working with officials of ministries of education, youth and/or labor.
Candidates must also have knowledge of exploitive child labor issues, and experience in the development of transitional, formal, and/or non-formal vocational education and training of young people removed from exploitive child labor and/or victims of the worst forms of child labor. Experience managing USDOL-funded projects is preferred.
Candidates should have strong writing and editorial skills; be able to work under pressure; and possess strong interpersonal and intercultural skills that enable them to work well with a diverse team. Fluency in English is required.
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