Senior Specialist - Youth Skills and Empowerment

Job Description

Title: Senior Specialist - Youth Skills and Empowerment

Company Name: CARE Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's / Bachelor's degree in political science, international development, gender studies, or related field

Experience Requirements:
∎ 6 to 7 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Award of job under this recruitment is subject to securing fund from respective donor
∎ Position Title: Senior Specialist- Youth Skills and Empowerment
∎ Project: Bangladesh Integrated Youth Activity (BIYA)
∎ Location: Based at CARE Bangladesh Dhaka Office
∎ Duration: Duration of the project will be up to 5 years

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Project & Job Summary: CARE is one of the world's largest international humanitarian organizations, committed to helping families in poor communities improve their lives and alleviate poverty. Founded in 1945, CARE is working across 93 countries to fight global poverty and marginalization. In Bangladesh, it has more than 65 years of experience in improving food and livelihood security, water sanitation and hygiene, promotion of gender equality and women empowerment, improve child health and nutrition to eventually reduce child mortality. CARE has a long history to work with USAID; presently CARE-Bangladesh is implementing the world's largest food security program receiving grants from USAID. CARE-B has received other grants from USAID to implement other programs including humanitarian programs.
∎ Recently, USAID has a business forecast on 'Bangladesh Integrated Youth Activity (BIYA)', which is supposed to be awarded by this year. According to the forecast, this initiative is to empower youth to advance economic and democratic opportunities by building skills through appropriate training and linkages with the private sector. The activity aimed at enabling youth to better contribute to Bangladesh's inclusive, resilient social and economic growth, will be accomplished using a cross-cutting, multi-sectoral approach. The activity will empower youth and strengthen the capacity of government and non-government community-based organizations to address youths needs and provide quality, relevant services. This will include youth better able to support communities affected by natural disasters resulting from climate change.
∎ CARE Bangladesh seeks a Senior Specialist- Youth Skills and Empowerment for the anticipated USAID-funded Integrated Youth Activity in Bangladesh (BIYA). This position is subject to project award and funding. Only citizens of Bangladesh or permanent residents with work authorization are encouraged to apply. The position will be based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
∎ The Senior Specialist- Youth Skills and Empowerment will work under the supervision of the Deputy Chief of Party (DCoP). The Youth Governance Senior Specialist will serve as the focal point of BIYA project in terms of youth leadership, partnership management with youth agencies and ensure their governance. S/he will report to the Deputy Chief of Party and provide the overall vision on governance, ensure the objectives are made, and take the responsibilities for delivering results within maintaining the timeline and budget. The successful candidate should possess significant senior experience managing governance program, especially with USAID or other international donor-funded projects.

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 6 - 7 years of relevant experience including programs focused on youth leadership and engagement, youth economic empowerment/workforce development, youth civic education, or civil society
∎ Proven leadership in the management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of international donor-supported programs, with skills in strategic governance planning and thinking, management and supervision, and experience managing complex activities involving coordination with multiple program partner institutions.
∎ Strong oral and written communication skills; excellent demonstrated interpersonal and negotiation skills.
∎ Experience in implementing a project's vision, aligning key stakeholders with that vision and ensuring that vision is translated into achievable strategies.
∎ Experience in managing required programmatic reporting.
∎ Demonstrated commitment to gender equity.
∎ Demonstrated skills in adapting project team and scope to the rapid evolution of the context.
∎ Fluency in English required, knowledge of Bangla highly preferred.
∎ Ability and willingness to travel as required.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 28 Jul 2022

Company Information:
∎ 16 Jul 2022
∎ CARE Bangladesh

Category: NGO/Development