USAID Project Jobs - Early Childhood Development and Youth Specialist at ANPPCAN ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

• Provide strategic leadership of
  
  programmatic activities concerned with training and youth empowerment and
  
  development.


• Provide creative vision, technical design,
  
  and implementation oversight to the training and development component of
  
  the youth development program.


• Manage and contribute technical input on
  
  youth development training and develop the creation of appropriate
  
  training curriculum for youth and youth-serving professional


• Technically support the formation of and
  
  activities for youth- serving organizations and networks.


• Ensure that activities and milestones are
  
  implemented on track and that deliverables are of high quality.


• Work in liaison with other partners and
  
  program staff to ensure project targets are achieved and exceeded.
  
  Maintain and strengthen effective working relationships with local
  
  partners and stakeholders, including government


• Work closely with the team, contribute to
  
  the development and manage the implementation of annual technical work
  
  plans/targets, budgets, and reports.


• Actively coordinate strategy and
  
  activities with any implementing partners, national and local government
  
  authorities involved in and responsible for economic development.


• Coordinate closely with other team members
  
  and stakeholders on data collection to measure impacts, incomes, household
  
  and business investments, and savings.


• The incumbent will serve as the technical
  
  lead and supervise staff and/ or consultants in the following areas:
  
  public-private partnerships, enterprise development, child labor
  
  prevention; workforce development for legally aged working children;
  
  occupational safety and health (OSH)/decent work, vocational education/
  
  training, microfinance/micro insurance access,


• Youth and women’s empowerment or youth
  
  civic engagement


• Producing timely, informative project
  
  reports, capturing project highlights and challenges.


• Ensure that the program is implemented
  
  according to design, quality standards and schedule.

• The applicant should preferably hold a
  
  Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies or a closely
  
  related field is required.


• At least three years’ experience working
  
  in projects promoting livelihoods, training, and development interventions
  
  in areas including skills training, youth employment, income generation,
  
  entrepreneurship, youth civic engagement and leadership development, and
  
  social services for donor-funded development programs required.


• Demonstrated technical expertise in
  
  public-private partnerships, enterprise development, vocational education
  
  /training, microfinance/micro insurance access, youth and women’s
  
  empowerment, and child labor prevention.


• Detailed knowledge and understanding of
  
  youth empowerment and development issues and experience in projects
  
  promoting leadership development.


• Demonstrable training skills, development
  
  of training materials and capacity building of community based
  
  organizations.


• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written
  
  communication and negotiation skills. Fluent written and spoken English.


• Supportive attitude towards processes of
  
  strengthening staff capacity;


• Leadership qualities, personnel and team
  
  management including mediation and conflict resolution;


• Demonstrated skills in critical thinking,
  
  assessment and analysis; strong competency in conceptualizing and
  
  designing strategic frameworks;


• Excellent communication, team building and
  
  training skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective
  
  working relations in and outside the organization;


• Skills in report writing and presentation
  
  to ACODEV Management and other stakeholders.


• Extremely flexible, and have the ability
  
  to cope with stressful situations.


• Possess the ability to maintain
  
  performance expectations and strong working relationships in diverse
  
  cultural contexts, psychologically & physically stressful environments


• Past experience with and enthusiasm for on
  
  the job training.


• Computer literacy i.e. knowledge of
  
  Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet) required.


• Desire to work effectively in a team
  
  oriented environment.


• Ability to travel within rural Uganda.

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