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• 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;
• Engage in coalition building and
  public-private partnerships promotion;
• 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;
• Manage project staff and monitor work of
  IRC partners. 

• Master’s Degree or higher in development
  studies, economics, livelihoods, education or related fields.
• Experience in a leadership role
  implementing complex youth livelihoods development projects in East
  Africa. 
• Minimum of five years experience in
  project management, supervision, administration, and implementation of
  cooperative agreement and/or contract requirements (including meeting
  deadlines, achieving targets, and overseeing the preparation and
  submission of required reports).
• Experience in sustainable livelihoods;
  workforce development; microenterprise development; improving educational
  quality and access; 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. 
• 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.
• 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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