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Job Title:  Youth Outreach Coordinator

Organisation: Education Development Center (EDC)

Duty Station:  Mbarara, Uganda

About US:

Education Development Center (EDC) is one of the world’s leading nonprofit research and development firms. Established in 1958, EDC designs, delivers and evaluates innovative programs to address some of the world’s most urgent challenges in education, health, and economic opportunity. Our services include research, training, educational materials, and strategy, with activities ranging from seed projects to large-scale national and international initiatives.

Job Summary: Reporting to the Youth Development Specialist, the Youth Outreach Coordinator will provide technical support and monitoring to youth-serving grantee organizations (YSOs). The grants will fall under two tracks:

• Track 1: Alternative & Accelerated Education Grants: Focus on preparing out-of-school youth to return to grades 5-7 through accelerated catch-up programs.
• Track 2: Workforce Readiness & Soft Skills Grants: Focus on out-of-school at-risk youth and OVC, youth transitioning out of pediatric HIV care, and HIV+ young parents/household heads, in alignment with USAID/Uganda’s youth strategy and other ICYD project objectives.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support Youth Transitional Support with Private Sector Engagement (PSE). Link youth to trainings delivered in partnership with the private sector and help coordinate the delivery of targeted trainings in the assigned zone.
• Contribute to ICYD’s youth work by liaising with EDC’s Home Office Youth Technical Advisor, Youth Development Specialist, and ICYD Grants Manager at the national level and working closely with the Senior Zonal Managers at the field level to provide technical guidance and support to youth-serving organizations (YSOs) implementing activities under Tasks 1 and 2, including in planning and implementation of accelerated learning programs, work readiness training, financial literacy, VSLA models, Income Generating Activities (IGAs)/entrepreneurship, work-based learning activities and other support to help youth transition to livelihoods.
• Conduct regular monitoring of all project activities implemented by YSO grantees.
• Coordinate with ICYD’s monitoring, evaluation & learning team to monitor relevant project indicators.
• Participate in surveys and impact assessments on youth return to school and/or work readiness preparation.
• Conduct quarterly and yearly planning with YSO grantees and contribute YSO grantee plans and strategies to an integrated zonal-level project work plan.
• Review progress against the work plan monthly and quarterly with national and zonal project teams.
• Prepare written reports on project activities and results monthly and quarterly.
• Document and share achievements and best practices to improve programming.
• Liaise with and support the Private Sector Engagement (PSE) team to link youth to trainings delivered as part of partnership agreements and to help coordinate delivery of those trainings in the assigned zone;
• In collaboration with M&E, other technical teams, and grantees, track youth outcomes post-training;
• Conduct these and other tasks as required to support ICYD Activity goals.

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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The candidate for the position of Youth Outreach Coordinator shall have, at a minimum, the following qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Social Sciences majoring in Sociology and Gender inclusion, and Secondary education and 4 to 5 years of directly relevant experience required;
• Additional technical skills in Project Planning and Management and or Monitoring and Evaluation are an added advantage.
• Four years of experience in education, accelerated education, OVC work readiness training, entrepreneurship, financial literacy/VSLAs, youth livelihoods, youth development, and/or private sector engagement activities
• Experience building technical capacity of local youth-serving organizations through coaching and supportive supervision.
• Experience conducting training for YSOs and other stakeholders.
• Understanding of the Ugandan context for education, youth livelihoods, and out-of-school youth.
• Understanding of best practices in positive youth development approaches.
• Demonstrated experience monitoring project activities and managing for outcomes.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, prioritizing multiple tasks.
• Ability to communicate verbally in an engaging manner and write clearly and concisely.
• Ability to build effective relationships with all clients, peers, and stakeholders.
• Ability to work within a cross-cultural setting with tolerance and respect and negotiate diplomatically.
• Knowledge of/experience with USAID-funded projects preferred.
• Language: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Runyakitara and Rutooro is strongly preferred.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested applicants should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 15^th November 2022

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