Lead - Youth Engagement and Advocacy

Job Description

Title: Lead - Youth Engagement and Advocacy

Company Name: CARE Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Location: Dhaka

Minimum Salary: Tk. 232630 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ 10 to 12 years

Published: 14 Nov 2024

Education:
∎ Master’s / Bachelor’s degree in political science, International Development, Gender Studies, or related field.
∎ Master’s / Bachelor’s degree in political science, International Development, Gender Studies, or related field.

Requirements:

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ In alignment with the youth-centric focus of the project, we encourage applicants with progressive and modernized thinking, and innovative and transformational approaches to required project deliverables.
∎ Department: USAID BIJOYEE Activity
∎ Location: Based at CARE Bangladesh Dhaka Office
∎ Duration: Duration of the contract will be up to June 21, 2028
∎ CARE is one of the world's leading international humanitarian and development organizations, committed to helping people in poor communities improve their lives and alleviate poverty. Founded in 1945, CARE is working with over 121 countries to fight global poverty and marginalization. CARE has been active in Bangladesh since 1949 and is one of the largest programs in CARE confederation. Women and girls are at the core of all CARE programs because they represent half of the marginalized group, and it is not possible to overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. CARE Bangladesh works to implement programs with long-term impacts that result in sustainable changes for the extreme poor and marginalized communities.
∎ CARE, in partnership with a consortium of nine partners, is implementing the USAID Bijoyee Activity, a five-year project that aims to increase the meaningful participation of Bangladeshi youth within their communities and in the economy. This will be achieved through three objectives: 1) Promote equitable access to economic opportunities, 2) Strengthen youth leadership through targeted support of local youth-led and youth-serving organizations in order to promote youth participation as decision makers and key contributors to individual, household, community, and national well-being and 3) Strengthen youth systems, in partnership with youth, to provide more coordinated and effective services, practices, and policies that embody the principles of Positive Youth Development (PYD). Bijoyee will replicate proven best practices to scale up innovative and inclusive interventions that will empower people with disabilities, the indigenous population, the SOGI population and other marginalized groups. The project will be implemented across 18 districts.
∎ CARE is inviting qualified Bangladeshi professionals to apply for the position of Youth Engagement and Advocacy Lead (YEA Lead ). The Youth Engagement and Advocacy Lead will be based in Dhaka and will report to the Chief of Party. S/he will lead a technical team of three, including Civic Engagement Specialist, Gender & Inclusion Specialist and Policy and Advocacy specialist. The YEA Lead will provide strategic guidance to the Bijoyee Project Management Unit (PMU) and the hub-level teams in the areas of policy and advocacy, youth engagement in civic actions and Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI). The YEA Lead will be responsible for program quality across various levels and ensuring that program objectives are met for objectives 2 and 3. The successful candidate should possess significant experience at the senior level with a particular focus on managing complex multi-year programs, especially with international donor-funded projects.
∎ In alignment with the youth-centric focus of the project, we encourage applicants with progressive and modernized thinking, and innovative and transformational approaches to required project deliverables.
∎ Department: USAID BIJOYEE Activity
∎ Location: Based at CARE Bangladesh Dhaka Office
∎ Duration: Duration of the contract will be up to June 21, 2028
∎ Job Summary:
∎ CARE is one of the world's leading international humanitarian and development organizations, committed to helping people in poor communities improve their lives and alleviate poverty. Founded in 1945, CARE is working with over 121 countries to fight global poverty and marginalization. CARE has been active in Bangladesh since 1949 and is one of the largest programs in CARE confederation. Women and girls are at the core of all CARE programs because they represent half of the marginalized group, and it is not possible to overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. CARE Bangladesh works to implement programs with long-term impacts that result in sustainable changes for the extreme poor and marginalized communities.
∎ CARE, in partnership with a consortium of nine partners, is implementing the USAID Bijoyee Activity, a five-year project that aims to increase the meaningful participation of Bangladeshi youth within their communities and in the economy. This will be achieved through three objectives: 1) Promote equitable access to economic opportunities, 2) Strengthen youth leadership through targeted support of local youth-led and youth-serving organizations in order to promote youth participation as decision makers and key contributors to individual, household, community, and national well-being and 3) Strengthen youth systems, in partnership with youth, to provide more coordinated and effective services, practices, and policies that embody the principles of Positive Youth Development (PYD). Bijoyee will replicate proven best practices to scale up innovative and inclusive interventions that will empower people with disabilities, the indigenous population, the SOGI population and other marginalized groups. The project will be implemented across 18 districts.
∎ CARE is inviting qualified Bangladeshi professionals to apply for the position of Youth Engagement and Advocacy Lead (YEA Lead ). The Youth Engagement and Advocacy Lead will be based in Dhaka and will report to the Chief of Party. S/he will lead a technical team of three, including Civic Engagement Specialist, Gender & Inclusion Specialist and Policy and Advocacy specialist. The YEA Lead will provide strategic guidance to the Bijoyee Project Management Unit (PMU) and the hub-level teams in the areas of policy and advocacy, youth engagement in civic actions and Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI). The YEA Lead will be responsible for program quality across various levels and ensuring that program objectives are met for objectives 2 and 3. The successful candidate should possess significant experience at the senior level with a particular focus on managing complex multi-year programs, especially with international donor-funded projects.
∎ View Detail: https://hotjobs.bdjobs.com/jobs/care/care1632.html

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Monthly gross salary: BDT 232,630 (Negotiable). In addition, CARE offers Provident Fund, Gratuity, Festival Bonus, Leave Encashment, Life and Health Insurance, Working Mother Benefits and Day Care Facilities etc.
∎ Monthly gross salary: BDT 232,630 (Negotiable). In addition, CARE offers Provident Fund, Gratuity, Festival Bonus, Leave Encashment, Life and Health Insurance, Working Mother Benefits and Day Care Facilities etc.

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Dhaka

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