Development of National Youth Strategy -7 months project

The consultant will undertake the following tasks: 

• Conduct a Desk Review: Assess the current youth landscape, institutional capacities, and policy gaps in existing publications/ research. 

• Stakeholder Mapping and Engagement​:​ Identify and engage key actors including youth organizations, private sector representatives, ministries, municipalities, civil society, academia, and development partners. 

• Establish Youth Strategy ​steering committee​​: ​​     ​ Form a multi-stakeholder ​​​​​committee​ to guide strategy development and ensure alignment with national priorities. 

• ​​​Launch National Youth Consultations​:​ Design and implement inclusive consultations with youth (including youth with disability​​ and young girls) across regions and backgrounds using town halls, digital platforms, surveys, and focus groups. 

• Draft Strategy Pillars and Implementation Roadmap Co-develop strategic pillars (e.g., education, employment, health, civic engagement, digital inclusion) and a phased roadmap with short-, medium-, and long-term goals​ ensuring alignment with national plans​.
• ​​Align with Existing Platforms​:​ Integrate ​M​​OYS digital portal to enhance outreach and feedback ​​     ​​with other tools like​ Nahno Volunteers, and other existing platform​​s​​.​​ 
• ​​​​Validation Meeting​: ​​Conduct a stakeholder workshop as validation meeting on the strategy​​ 

​​Develop Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Framework:​ ​Include​ youth-led monitoring mechanisms, indicators, and feedback loops​

Profile requirements

Minimum 8-10 years of responsible experience in development and youth work 
•    Solid background on policy making work, strategic planning, and development of action plans/monitoring frameworks 
•    Experience working with government ministries and international organizations. 
•    Strong experience with youth issues in general and in Lebanon in particular  
•    Strong facilitation and communication skills, especially with youth audiences 
•    Strong analytical skills, a team player, dedication to perform within a multi-disciplinary collaboration, and the capacity to communicate efficiently and coordinate within a wide spectrum of partners 
•    Fluency and good writing skills in English and Arabic 
•    Excellent computer skills in various applications especially word processing, power point