Youth Mobilization Officer 75 views

• Provide necessary expertise support to ensure effective implementation of the project activities.
• Implement the best youth mobilization strategies designed by the project and deal with any
• bottlenecks that are impeding the delivery of effective youth services
•  Keep documentation of an inventory of effective methods and strategies for demand generation, youth mobilization, and participation
•  Support pre-community service orientation sessions in collaboration with woreda implementation team and interns.
• Work with woreda and kebele level implantation team and ensure smooth implantation of  community service activities.
• Conduct pause and reflect, review meetings and supportive supervisions activities.
• Support and follow-up business development and entrepreneurship training for youth in community service activities.
• Support the establishment of MSEI at one stop service and documentation mechanism.
• Data Quality Control: Conducting quality control checks to identify and resolve data discrepancies or errors.
• Documentation: ensure proper documentation of project data at the woreda
• Create a tracking strategy for data and outcomes related to youth intake registration and enter the data into computer systems.
• Engage in youth-focused demand-creation initiatives based on “what works” and evidence-based  practice.
• Provide timely response, and feedback, and assist the program team leader and focal persons on technical and management matters relevant to youth program implementations.
• Share best practices regarding youth within the project through the Success Model platform.
• Ensure advocacy support, knowledge and building high quality programming for youth, gender  equality and inclusion.
• Carry out work duties in a way that does not harm children, adults, staff or volunteers, and does not expose them to further risk of abuse or exploitation.
• Promote an environment of respect and trust with program participants, community members, partners, and staff both at the office and in communities.
• Perform Other similar duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Employment Terms

Required no. 2 (two)

Duration of Employment: 1 year with possible extension

Required Qualifications & Skills

•  Bachelor’s degree social science and relevant experience in youth mobilization, community engagement or other related disciplines.
• 2 years of work experience
• Experience in working with different stakeholders at zonal, woreda, kebele level actors.
• Training or education in the delivery of youth-related programs and/or youth program development, or any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities, is preferable.
• strong commitment to young people and an understanding of the factors affecting their lives.
• Ability to treat young people’s concerns with respect, tact, and sensitivity, while being aware of the limits that are required by confidentiality and the boundaries that govern the
• youth/youth worker relationship.
• excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish good relationships with young people.
• willingness and ability to travel to the regions in
• Skill in demand generation and youth mobilization/engagement, strengthening service; delivery projects, training, performance, and quality improvement, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills in English.
• Experience in capacity-building activities, preferably across a diverse group of individuals