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• Lead
  in identifying private sector partners and undertake due diligence of the
  private sector partners
• Provide
  effective, innovative and technical leadership in the Livelihood &
  resilience project management.
• Ensure
  that business processes, standards and guidelines related to Livelihood
  & resilience initiatives are effectively applied in project
  implementation.
• Facilitate
  adoption of best practice/approaches/models in the course of the
  implementation of the project.
• Facilitate
  the target groups with viable market linkages, information and networks.
• Design
  appropriate strategies to address capacity and assets of the targeted
  groups based upon the needs assessments.
• Undertake
  capacity building for CARE staff and partners in entrepreneurship with a
  focus on ECO entrepreneurship in resilience building.  
• Collaborate
  with relevant line ministries to implement economic empowerment
  interventions within the defined strategies of resilient livelihoods, CSA
  and Women Economic Empowerment.
• Together
  with partners, conduct regular reflection and learning events
• Work
  with private sector partners, University Research institutions to
  identify, pilot, test or promote innovation that increase community
  resilience.

• Ensure
  all livelihoods improvement strategies are youth sensitive ,
• Provide
  mentorship and establish  incubation
  centers for youth to grow entrepreneurial skills and promote youth
  innovations
• Monitor
  uptake of enterprise development and innovations by recording information
  of youth activities Ensure youth involvement; by identifying strategic
  entry points for engagement.
• Develop
  codes of conduct and youth performance indicators and influence the
  formulation of youth related policies in BR, CC and NRG.
• Provide
  access to opportunities and platforms for youth and engage with activities
  regarding  CC, BR & NRG
• Spearhead
  Advocacy for youth specific concerns targeting key actors such as
  communities, local government and private sector.
• Lead
  and contribute to community based work directly with refugees, women and
  youth, through facilitation strategic linkages and networking for groups.
• Lead
  in monitoring and maintaining relevant manuals, training materials and
  reports relevant to entrepreneurship and livelihoods improvement.
• Lead
  the process of guiding youth grouping and clusters (refugees, host
  communities, Natural Resource dependent groups of women and youth) in
  selection, planning and management of enterprises.
• Engage
  in regular monitoring visits, coaching, mentoring of project beneficiaries
  to evaluate resilience and livelihoods Improvement effectiveness.
• Work
  closely with BR &NRG team to ensure integration of women’s and youth
  economic empowerment activities as core competencies for the project team
  and partners.

• Facilitate
  periodic Learning (vertical and Horizontal) across BR &NRG partners
  and the private sector for sound engagement with the government at various
  levels.
• Lead
  the documentation of best practices in private sector engagement,
  innovations and youth empowerment.
• Identify
  points of convergence between the private sector and CSO advocacy
  initiatives in forestry.
• Document
  models viable models for CARE engagement with the Private sector in the
  Environment and Natural component.
• Design
  appropriate business and economic empowerment models for the refugees
  community
• Participate
  in key Country Office events.
• Support
  fundraising initiatives under WENG

• The
  applicant for the CARE International Innovation and Youth Empowerment
  Specialist job placement should preferably hold a graduate degree in
  business administration, Agriculture Economics development studies,
  Economics or another relevant discipline from an accredited university;
• Five
  to seven years of experience in development work, with a focus on private
  sector engagement and facilitation of public-private partnerships;
• Knowledge
  on building resilience, climate Smart Agriculture, and gender
  transformation.
• A
  proven ability to identify high-value partnerships with the private and
  Civil Society Organizations to leverage private investment and benefits.
• Experience
  of working youth and economic development activities will be an added
  advantage
• A
  proven ability to initiate, negotiate and maintain effective working
  relations with private sector, research institutions, Government
  departments, and Civil Society Organizations
• Ability
  to work independently and effectively within tight deadlines;
• Experience
  designing capacity Development initiatives, excellent facilitation,
  communication and team work skills, Coaching and mentoring and Partnership
  nurturing skills

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