Positive Youth Development Coordinator

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 TITLE:  Positive Youth Development Coordinator

 

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Programme

LOCATION: Farafangana

GRADE: 4B

TYPE OF CONTRACT:  National

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:  

Level 3:  the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; ore because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

 

ROLE PURPOSE: 

Provide leadership and overall oversight of the development, implementation and quality assurance of Positive Youth Development approach in the Vikina project, the new Resilience Food Security activity funded by USAID/BHA  in the Atsimo Atsinanana Region.

He/she will ensure that the activities carried out in the fields of youth empowerment will enable the programme to achieve its objectives.

*The Positive Youth Development approach is a holistic approach of youth empowerment that promotes the “5Cs” : confidence, competence, connection, character and caring. In the context of Vikina, youth empowerment activities will include supporting vulnerable youth and first-time parents on coaching programs to develop transferable life skills, promoting healthy behaviours, use of existing services and equal parenting responsibilities, and on facilitating creation of decent and viable livelihoods for young people through technical and business-related skills training and asset transfer. Most activities will be implemented through a peer-based approach with community members volunteering as local Mentors and Youth Learning Champions as role models.  

 

SCOPE OF ROLE: 

Reports to: Graduation and Social Protection Advisor 

Dimensions: National

Staff directly reporting to this post: None

Budget responsibility: None

 

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Project implementation

  • Responsible, in coordination with other component managers, for developing a Positive Youth Development (PYD) strategy, including links and contributions with other components of the Graduation approach.
  • Leading in developing and/or contextualizing training curricula and implementation plan for all PYD activities, in close coordination with other coaching & mentoring activities planned in the Vikina project (ie. Livelihoods training, business-related skills training)local mentors,.
  • Facilitate training of trainers and refresher training for local mentors on PYD training curricula. 
  • In coordination with eh GESI Manager, contribute to the cross-cutting integration of gender equality and social inclusion by featuring content in core mentoring topics discussed with coaching and mentoring groups and ensuring that these groups are gender- and age-segregated to ensure meaningful participation of young women and men. 
  • Overall management and coordination of PYD activities.
  • Hold accountable of budget management responsibility for the project including monitoring budget vs expenditure
  • Comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to child rights and safeguarding, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies

Programme quality and MEAL

  • Establish clear and compelling objectives with teams and individuals and monitors progress a Programme quality and MEAL
  • Ensure that programme objectives and activities are agreed upon within the context of Save the Children values, aims and objectives
  • Ensure production of high quality donor reports, internal narrative reports, and collection, analysis and dissemination of relevant information and data relevant to the programme.
  • Work closely with the Consortium lead’s MEAL team to develop Monitoring & Evaluation  plan during the contextualisation period  for the PYD component of the programme and track on  its implementation across the different cohorts of the Vikina project.
  •  Ensure that a feedback and reporting mechanism is in place and that information on available communication channels are adequately shared with all youth participating in the Vikina project.&
  • Work with the Chief of Party, GASP Advisor, MEAL and Collaborating Learning and Adapting teams to ensure that Activity learning and best practice is applied and adapted 
  • Work closely withSave the Children National MEAL Coordinator  and technical specialists to document good practices and lessons learned to promote learning on youth interventions to inform future project
  • Ensure that the design of the PYD activities is refined and finalised during the contextualisation  phase based on consultation with youth and other relevant stakeholders.
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Leadership:

  • Establish clear and compelling objectives with teams and individuals and monitors progress and performance 
  • Take a flexible and positive leadership style, adapting to a given situation or to the needs of the team. 
  • Ensure adherence to safeguarding and security regulations by personnel directly engaged in activities under his/her supervision 
  • Identifying partners’ and local mentors’ technical capacity building needs and in conjunction with the Coaching & Mentoring Manager, devise a plan for capacity development. 

Coordination and representation

  • Maintain regular communications with the Graduation and Social Protection Adviser, Coaching and Mentoring Manager and Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Manager with regards to on-going activities
  • Establish, maintain, and improve active and regular working relationships and take the lead role in representing the principles and work of SC to representatives of other organizations.

Management

  • Pending to request from the Consortium lead organization, participate in the recruitment of local mentors who will facilitate discussions in coaching and mentoring groups.
  •  Support and coach local Mentors and Youth Learning Champions to implement peer-based coaching and mentoring.
  • Ensure quality and timely implementation using a results-based management approach.
  • Work closely and collaboratively with local implementing partners to discuss PYD strategies and methodologies.
  • Continuously monitor activities and impact to identify potential problems and take timely decisions to resolve issues in collaboration with the programme managers and technical advisors
 

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Internal: All Vikina project team, Save the Children Madagascar Coordination team, Save the Children US staff

External: Youth, parents, local mentors, authorities, Ministries (Youth, Agriculture, …) as relevant, UN agencies and (I)NGOs 

 

COMPETENCES AND BEHAVIOURS (Our Values in Practice)

Core Competencies

Leading and inspiring others – Delivering results – Developing self and others – Problem solving and decision making – Innovating and adapting – Applying technical and professional expertise

Adhere to SCI Values: Accountability; Ambition; Collaboration; Creativity; Integrity

Accountability:

  • holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
  • holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

  • sets ambitious goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
  • widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
  • future orientated, thinks strategically

Collaboration:

  • builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
  • values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
  • approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

  • develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
  • willing to take manageable risks where required and appropriate

Integrity:

  • honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
 

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Required functional skills:

  • 05 years of practical work experience of supporting youth empowerment (e.g. social work, creation/facilitation of youth mobilization, youth clubs, youth leadership, educational or vocational training, youth related business support)
  • University Degree in relevant social sciences, social work or gender studies, 
  • Experience in implementing USAID/BHA-funded projects supporting youth empowerment is a plus.
  • Fluency in spoken French and Malagasy, good command of written and spoken English
  • Excellent writing skills and ability to write technical sections in a donor-ready manner.
  • Excellent computer skills: word, excel, power point, outlook

Required behavioural skills:

  • Commitment to humanitarian principles 
  • Flexibility
  • Ability to cope with stress and basic living conditions
  • Willingness to work in unstable and remote environments 

This job description covers the main tasks. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary by the supervisor

 
   

 



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