JOB VACANCY FOR YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST
Company: Plan International
Category: NGO / International
Agencies
Location: Accra
Job status: Full-Time
Salary: GH
Education: Degree
Experience: 5 years
Job expires: 17 Feb-2021
Dimensions of Role:
The Youth Engagement Specialist will be
responsible for developing and implementing activities that will enhance
collective action and activism by GYW and also enable their meaningful
participation in decision-making. The Youth Engagement Specialist will provide
capacity development in lobby and advocacy to women’s rights and GYW-led
organizations. He/she will ensure that feminist principles of co-creation of
knowledge, collaboration, participation, transparency and respect for the
agency of women’s rights and GYW-led organizations will be integrated in all
aspects of this role. The post-holder will be based in Accra with regular
travel to the project locations in Upper West, Northern and North East regions;
for approximately 20 - 30% of their time.
Typical
Responsibilities - Key End Results of Position:
“What” is done and “why”, but not “how”; include
indicators for success
Planning and
Implementation
Planning:
• Lead the participatory development and
implementation of the project activities
• Develop annual lobby and advocacy action plans
and budgets based on the She Leads Theory of Change and Results Framework.
• Support CSO partner organizations in the She
Leads programme in developing their annual action plans.
Implementation:
• Implement the lobby and advocacy actions
identified in the annual plan, particularly those directed at national
stakeholders.
• Building and sustaining effective relationships
with related She Leads stakeholders (Government, NGOs, CSOs, media, private
sector, etc.) and interacting with them at different stages of the project
implementation;
• Identifying opportunities to influence policy
and practices of stakeholders (by, for example, showcasing project results and
best practices);
• Building strategic networks with other CSO
actors who are involved in national advocacy related to gender based violence
and economic exclusion;
• Supporting the districts and LNGOs in monitoring
of national policies and programs around issues of gender based violence and
economic exclusion of girls and young women;
• Conducting research and disseminating the
findings;
• Writing and submitting girls and women’s rights
and Protection related write ups for publication to share with internal and
external audience quarterly;
• Assisting other project staff of Plan
International Ghana and the LNGO partners in the implementation of their
actions at regional/district) level;
• Implementing the capacity development support
provided to the LNGO partners in the She Leads programme (in order to enhance
their capacity for effective advocacy and improve their performance);
• Coordinating the project activities (advocacy,
lobbying, capacity development support and research) implemented by Plan
International Ghana with She Leads Consortium partners (DCI and Women Aspire
Ghana) and with LNGO partners;
• Liaising with the Gender and Communications
Specialists to prepare Communication and Information materials for project
advocacy to promote equal rights for girls and young women;
Monitoring:
• Actively monitors the project implementation
through field visits, exchange of information with partners/stakeholders to
assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential risks and work for timely
decisions to resolve issues;
• Supports quarterly and annual reporting on the progress
of the She Lead program (against output and outcome targets);
• Participates in Technical Support Team meetings
to discuss work progress and develops appropriate strategies to ensure the
attainment of project objectives.
Qualification
Required & Experience
• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Public Policy,
Development Planning, or equivalent, with a minimum of five years progressive
experience in a related field;
• First Degree in Social Sciences or equivalent,
with a minimum of 5 years progressive experience in a related field;
• At least 5 years’ experience in Advocacy, with
special focus on Gender Equality and Girls’ Rights;
• At least 5 years’ experience in an international
organization similar to Plan International;
• Gender sensitivity and knowledge to apply a
gender equality approach across all partnerships and lobby actions;
• Knowledge of the civil society in Ghana, in
particular those organizations working for girls, women and children;
Location: Accra
How To Apply
For The Job
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below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.
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Closing Date: 17 February, 2021
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