NGO IRC Jobs – Training and Development Specialist African Youth Empowerment and Development Initiative

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Organisation: International
Rescue Committee (IRC)
Duty Station: Uganda
About IRC:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst
humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.
Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving
care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or
disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore
safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure.
The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
Job Summary:  The IRC seeks an experienced Training and
Development Specialist to provide technical support for a proposed US
Department of Labor (USDOL) program to help Ugandan youth develop the skills to
secure decent work and to serve as civic leaders in their communities. The
project will target vulnerable youth ages 15 to 18, promoting education and
vocational training and decent work opportunities for those of appropriate work
age. The project will also seek to enhance livelihoods for youth and their
households, support civic engagement of youth, and encourage youth to take on
leadership roles within their communities. 
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Providing technical support, training and
    guidance on best practices to the proposed project as related to
    interventions promoting youth employment and participation;
  • Ensuring the quality and relevance of the
    project’s activities to assist youth in securing decent work
    opportunities  and promote improved livelihoods for youth and their
    households; 
  • Supporting the establishment of or
    strengthening of targeted support and opportunities for youth, including
    non-formal education, technical vocational education, apprenticeships,
    entrepreneurship training and support,  microenterprise development
    opportunities and access to financial services;
  • Working with the project team, including
    partner staff, and others to ensure that all interventions take into
    account the holistic needs and capabilities of youth and support their
    protection and development;
  • Working with private sector partners, as
    well as relevant ministries and officials, to provide youth with
    employment, entrepreneurship, financial service access and networking
    opportunities;
  • Ensuring that in all interventions, there
    will be an explicit inclusion and expectation of promoting the active
    engagement of youth at all stages of the project cycle, and building
    leadership capacity and engagement in community and national forum.  
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • Master’s degree in economics, education,
    international development, or other human development related field.
  • Minimum of three years of experience in a
    leadership position and with demonstrable success in developing
    employment/livelihoods training and development interventions, preferably
    in Uganda.
  • Experience with skills training,
    employment generation, entrepreneurship,  
    alternative/additional income generation, and projects promoting
    leadership development, preferably with a youth focus.
  • Understanding of youth empowerment and
    development issues.
  • Experience working successfully with
    government agencies and private organizations engaged in promoting youth
    empowerment and development, including the provision of livelihoods and
    social services.
  • Experience working with employers’ organizations,
    trade unions, or other civil society organizations.
  • Previous work experience in conducting and
    interpreting market surveys and designing and implementing monitoring and
    evaluation plans is highly desirable. 
  • Experience managing USDOL-funded projects
    is a plus. 
  • Fluency in English is required.
How to Apply:
If interested in this vacancy, please click link below and review
details and express interest if you much the profile http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH02/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=IRC&cws=1&rid=9382
Deadline: 31st July,
2013
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