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• Assess potential approaches for increasing
  opportunities for increasing learning opportunities for young people and
  develop a strategy to scale the most promising ones.
• Develop an understanding of labor market skills in
  demand to inform project skills development activities.
• Ensure that skills development and leadership
  activities are accessible to young women.
• Promote age-appropriate learning opportunities based
  on developmental phases of different age groups.
• Offer technical leadership in community engagement
  and leadership opportunities for youth.
• With support from FHI 360 workforce experts, provide
  technical leadership in design, development, planning, and implementation;
  and capacity-building in quality technical, workforce readiness and
  entrepreneurship skills training.
• Ensure that project strategies and activities
  addressing youth are evidence-based and in line with state-of-the-art,
  globally recognized best practices; as well as aligned with Uganda’s
  National Youth Policy and USAID’s Youth in Development Policy.
• Ensure that the project engages youth in all stages
  of the project to promote $1 m Youth leadership and ensure that youth
  perspectives are taken into consideration.
• Develop and maintains collaborative relationships
  with donor/ client organizations, relevant government agencies, and,
  youth-serving organizations, and other NGOs.
• As a senior member of the project, the Specialist
  will be responsible for planning and scheduling work flow and timetables
  for the skills development project activities according to project
  guidelines.

• The applicants should hold a Master’s degree in
  education, business, or other relevant field. A Bachelor’s degree in a
  relevant field with 10 years of experience may be substituted for a
  Master’s degree. Minimum of 6 years’ experience in workforce development
  with an emphasis on youth development activities
• Possess an excellent track record of achieving
  results in similar types of skill development activities.
• Demonstrated high-level technical, analytical, and
  interpersonal skills.
• As
  such, the individual must be mature, a self-starter, a problem solver, and
  well versed in the world of business as well as the education and training
  sectors.
• The
  ideal candidate has exceptional communication skills with experience
  managing complex projects and demanding clients.
• Working knowledge of adolescent development and best
  practices to promote positive youth development
• Expertise in delivering training to diverse audiences
  with varying levels of education
• Possess critical thinking and technical writing
  skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and multi-cultural skills
  coupled with strong public speaking abilities.
• Past experience in projects promoting livelihood
  interventions and youth employment with a focus on food-based economies
  highly desired.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Uganda’s vocational
  training opportunities.
• Understanding of child labor issues, including youth
  employment.
• Significant experience with USAID or other USG
  funding highly desired.
• Experience working with relevant government agencies,
  civil society organizations, employers, and unions.
• Must have strong English written and oral
  communication skills.
• Past experience working in East Africa highly
  desired.

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