Inclusion, Youth Engagement & Skill Development Advisor (Contingent to Donor Funding)

• Lead the planning design and rollout of inclusion youth engagement and skills development interventions within the cluster in alignment with annual and quarter work plan and national program strategy.
• Implement inclusive community outreach and mobilization strategies that ensure effective targeting registration and enrolment of RYW Persons with Disabilities returnees and other marginalized youth into the program and support their progression into enterprise formation and skill training.
• Play lead role in identification of social cultural and systemic barriers for inclusion and develop context-specific strategies to access skill and other services.
• Support the implementation of a comprehensive strategy of YSLA approach including targeting group formation processes and guidance on group lifecycle and sustainability.
• Support woreda facilitators to Identify recruit and provide orientation to YSLA facilitators based on clear selection criteria ensuring their active engagement and readiness to support group formation and facilitation activities.
• Implement targeted inclusion interventions including but not limited to facilitating access to assistive devices reasonable accommodations adapting training venues for accessibility and coordinating tailored support services to ensure full and meaningful participation of Persons with Disabilities in all program activities.
• Oversee the implementation of tailored training packages (entrepreneurship agribusiness digital & financial literacy value chain trainings) adapted for RYW and persons with disabilities as per the approved cluster plan.
• Ensuring the quality of trainings and training materials to be organized to various groups of project participants service providers and other TOTs.
• Identify assess engage and strengthen local skill service providers such as A/TVETs youth centres OSSCs universities private training providers etc to co-develop contextualized manuals integrate inclusive mechanisms (e.g. reasonable accommodation and facilities mobility aids) and deliver gender-responsive digital-integrated training.
• Support flexible and innovative training delivery models (e.g. mobile training community-based learning digital advisory services) to increase accessibility.
• Facilitate youth voice platforms (YAG youth associations) to ensure active participation of youth in general and RYW and marginalized youth in particular in program planning decision-making and feedback processes at local and cluster levels.
• Lead efforts to ensure youth are consulted and represented in local decision-making such as MSP platforms planning strategy designing monitoring and evaluation process.
• Lead efforts to embed inclusion mechanisms (e.g. assistive devices childcare services safe space) within training institutions to enhance participation for young mothers and persons with disabilities.
• Work to embed digital literacy digital advisory and learning tools entrepreneurship financial literacy trainings and mentorship into existing systems of woreda-level government offices training centres (A/TVETs youth centres OSSCs) and community institutions to improve access for youth especially RYW and Persons with Disabilities.
• Strengthen and maintain productive relationship with local government offices TVETs private service providers OSSCs CBOs and organizations working with persons with disabilities.
• Collaborate with the MEAL team to develop tools and indicators to track participation completion and outcome of skills/ training interventions.
• Conduct regular field visits and coaching sessions with zonal coordinator woreda facilitators and skill service providers to monitor quality and inclusiveness of service delivery and provide timely feedback.
• Capture lessons learned document success stories and contribute technical input to cluster-level progress reports learning briefs and annual work plans
• Engage in multi-stakeholder dialogues and represent the program in cluster-level forums skills networks and coordination platforms to align training services with market needs and youth aspirations.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in education Agriculture Youth Development TVET Social Sciences or a related field. Preferably masters degree in the field mentioned.
• 8 years of relevant experience in skills development preferably in rural youth employment and agricultural value chains.
• Proven experience in working with TVET institutions private training providers and public skill development systems OSSCs Disability organizations and other government institutions.
• Experience in inclusion youth engagement and community-based programming particularly with a focus on rural youth and Persons with Disabilities.
• Strong experience in community outreach and mobilization.
• Strong understanding of GESI safeguarding and inclusion approaches in training.
• Experience in coaching and capacity building of field staff and local actors.
• Proven expertise in adult learning methodologies and youth entrepreneurship experience in tracking training quality and gathering field data.
•  Fluency in English is required.
• Willingness to travel extensively within the assigned cluster.

Competencies

• Problem analysis
• Coaching
• Focus on quality
• Result orientation
• Persuasiveness

Additional Information :

Contract Type: National Full-time

This position will be based on donor funding and approval confirmation.

Expected start date: As soon as possible

Duty Station: Hawassa

Contract Duration: One year with the possibility of extension based on performance and budget availability.

How to Apply
If you believe that your credentials meet the outlined profile we invite you to apply by uploading your CV and a letter of motivation before/on August 4 2025. Please submit your application only via Smart Recruiters. All information will be kept in the strictest confidentiality.
If your experience and skills match the positions requirements we will contact you to advise on the next steps in the recruitment process.

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