Several MasterCard Foundation Jobs - Youth Engagement Officers at Restless Development ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Organisation: Restless

Development

Project Name: MasterCard

Foundation Driving Youth-led New Agribusiness and Microenterprise (DYNAMIC)

programme

Reports to: Programme

Manager

Duty Station: Abim, Kaabong,

Agago, Lira, Gulu, Lamwo, Kitgum, Pader, Uganda

Salary: Annual Gross UGX 39,555,138

Restless

Development is an international non-profit organization which is embarking on

becoming the global banner carrier for youth-led development; demonstrating at

the grassroots and policy levels that young people can and must play a lead

role in development. Over the past five years, Restless Development has more

than tripled the size of its budgets and programmes, and has been repeatedly

cited as a model of best practice in youth-led development by the World Bank,

DFID, UNICEF and others.

Working in

consortia with GOAL, Mercy Corps, VSO, the MasterCard Foundation Driving

Youth-led New Agribusiness and Microenterprise (DYNAMIC) programme will strengthen

systems and facilitate the creation of sustainable economic opportunities for

disadvantaged Ugandan youth. DYNAMIC’s overall goal is to increase the number

of young people who are in secure employment or self employment and to promote

effective and efficient agricultural market systems for youth. Through a

market-driven and holistic approach, DYNAMIC will engage an array of public and

private sector actors to increase access to goods, services, markets,

information and productive and social assets to increase productivity of

Ugandan agribusinesses and non-farm enterprises. DYNAMIC will reach 125,000

out-of-school youth aged 15 – 24 living in peri-urban and rural areas within

eight districts of northern Uganda over five years. Through an innovative,

market facilitation approach, DYNAMIC will promote long-term efficiency in

existing agricultural systems. Youth already engaged in on-farm activities will

move from subsistence to more productive and profitable farming. DYNAMIC will increase

the employability of Ugandan youth by facilitating access to demand driven

technical skills, knowledge and market information that directly respond to

business opportunities in the agricultural sector. In parallel, DYNAMIC will

link agribusinesses and microenterprises to market opportunities and diverse

stakeholders, and ensure they can utilize appropriate (formal and informal)

financial services. DYNAMIC’s design recognizes that youth are a diverse age

group requiring tailored interventions to fit their stage in life and

transition into the workforce. In particular, DYNAMIC will ensure that

participating youth, particularly young women, are engaging in appropriate,

safe, and productive economic opportunities.

Job Summary: The Youth

Engagement Officer will provide the technical backstopping to the peer models.  The incumbent will take full responsibility of

capacity-building of youth throughout the project by offering oversight to the

delivery of the Peer Educator model.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

1.

Programme Implementation:

·        
Oversee the recruitment and selection process for

peer educators which will involves developing selection criteria and materials,

advertising in the target communities and management of peer educator agreement

of responsibilities through formal MOUs

·        
Work closely with other Dynamic team members to

organize foundation and topup trainings for peer educators

·        
Manage peer educator outputs through monthly work

plans, regular support, supervision and mentorship visits

·        
Ensure linkage of Peer educators to the oriented

private sector actors to identify and develop opportunities to engage youth

effectively in their businesses.

·        
The incumbent will render support in the development

of programme progress reports

·        
Work in liaison with peer educators to strengthen

youth groups by supporting registrations, networking and resource mobilization

·        
Organize peer educator debrief to ensure learning

from each peer educator cohort is factored into the next

·        
Support the youth-led market research to inform

program design, implementation and advocacy

·        
Support the DYNAMIC evaluation and learning

component that will add to the body of knowledge on viable models to support

access to secure employment and self-employment for youth in Uganda

·        
Ensure achievements and best practices in the Peer

Education model are documented and shared for programme learning and

improvement

2.

Management of peer educator welfare:

·        
Provide discipline, care and guidance in an

approachable, supportive and helpful way to all the peer educators

·        
Ensure peer educators adhere to the provided

policies and procedures governing the Dynamic Programme

·        
The incumbent will mediate between the volunteers

and communities, when and if communication or programme related problems occur

·        
Ensure peer educators’ relevant activity funds are

spent in accordance with donor and DYNAMIC guidelines

·        
Ensure Programme Manager is aware of emerging issues

related to the work of peer educators

3.

Partnerships and relationship building:

·        
Build and maintain working relationships with

District and sub-county government as necessary to support implementation of

the DYNAMIC programme

·        
Support the establishment and maintenance of

relationships with target communities, and local government.

·        
Ensure regular engagement of youth groups with youth

structures including the Youth MPs and National Youth Council

·        
Ensure information on government programs is shared

with youth

·        
Work closely with peer educators to ensure youth are

linked and represented in relevant networks such as farmers’ groups and

business associations

·        
Ensure opportunities are created for youth and

policy-makers to dialogue and make joint decisions.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  

·        
The Restless Development Youth Engagement Officers should

hold Degrees in Development studies or other relevant field

·        
A minimum of three years’ experience designing and

delivering youth engagement programmes

·        
Past exposure and experience in Agribusiness and

Microenterprise

·        
Broad knowledge and understanding of contemporary

development issues particularly those related to economic opportunities for

youth

·        
Ability to analyse problems and make sound

operational decisions

·        
Excellent organizational, written and verbal

communication skills

·        
Prior experience working in a consortia type of

programmes

·        
Past exposure and experience with Monitoring and

Evaluation systems and research, including  participatory research approaches

·        
Strong computer literacy with full knowledge of

office applications

·        
Experience as a volunteer will be an added advantage

·        
Prior experience working in Northern Uganda

All suitably

qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send a completed

application, form, download

here and send it to: ugandajobs@restlessdevelopment.org, stating the

vacancy job title Uganda – Youth Engagement Officer.

Deadline: Monday 12^th October 2015

by 5pm (East Africa Time)