Youth Officer

Generic Responsibilities: 

Ensure adherence with HAND policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines 

Coordinate the Youth activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets and plans 

Involve and inform communities and community leaders about the activities 

Break down the annual operational plans into weekly, monthly and quarterly implementation plans 

Ensure that procurement, development and distribution of materials and equipment are timely and according to procedures 

Supervise, train and develop team 

Prepare periodic progress reports and other documents as required 

Investigate and facilitate introduction of new technology, methods and approaches in order to improve the quality of the activities 

Ensure that HAND related activities are implemented within HAND Protection mainstreaming guidelines and reports any breaches/concerns to the line manager and/or focal point for proper action. 

Specific Responsibilities: 

Supervision of works on field and workshops in accordance with course curricula, and technical specifications, ensuring correct implementation of vocational works according to quality standards and designs. 

Participate in design and implementation of youth assessments (i.e. trainers’ training needs, youth participation, workshops management, community involvement in youth etc…) 

Responsible for the day-to-day activities at workshop level and all workshops level participation. 

Create and maintain a safe classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate to the physical, social, and emotional development of youth both inside and outside the centers. 

Develop and maintain positive relations with refugee and host communities, local authorities and other local actors. 

Plan and prepare outreach work and conduct frequently outreach information and counselling sessions with identified communities. 

Ensure that the projects implemented are realized in a timely manner and as per the objectives and activities in the project work plan. 

Monitor and maintain quality youth programs 

Collect and enter data for monitoring and evaluation processes e.g. data base, youth daily attendance 

Process, document and archive all administrative processes 

Competencies: 

Professional competencies: 

youth development, bachelor’s degree in social work or related field 

2-3 years’ experience from working in youth and vocational training projects 

Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts 

Fluency in English, both written and verbal 

Knowledge of NGO operations and the dynamics of the humanitarian sector 

Strong documentation, research and report writing skills 

Knowledge and experience in child protection issues 

Experience in designing and presenting training and participatory programs 

Experience in community sensitization/ mobilization