Regional Youth Advisor ( Horn Of Africa)

Role Purpose:
The purpose of the Regional Youth Advisor (Horn of Africa) is to advise Save the Children’ s Danida regional programme for the Horn of Africa so as to guide the programme to a successful outcome. This advice and guidance comprise three main areas:

Identifying youth networks as partners for capacity strengthening with the aim of improving their capabilities in advocacy, youth participation, and protection rights of the youth
Improving youth empowerment (civic, social and economic) through Save the Children’s Danida regional programme as well as the Danida-funded country programmes in region (mainly in Somalia/Somaliland and South Sudan; and secondary in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda;
Contributing to Save the Children and CSO partners’ (including youth network) engagement in the children/youth on the move agenda and the ending child marriage agenda.

Contract Duration: 2 Years
Location: Nairobi (travel to Somalia/Somaliland, South Sudan, and Ethiopia expected)
Qualifications

Master degree in social or political science or equivalent
Minimum of 5 years of experience of working specifically on the matters of young people’s empowerment, advocacy and organization.
Experience of working through and together with others, and with providing technical assistance in a respectful manner.
Demonstrated experience of writing funding proposals
Strong oral and written communication skills in English. French added advantage.
Solid knowledge of youth network capacity strengthening and youth empowerment programming
Solid knowledge and experience with international and regional youth human rights instruments, laws and policies in East and Southern Africa.
Solid experience of youth programming in the Horn of Africa (including South Sudan and Somalia refugee hosting countries)
Experience in labour market issues, employment and technical vocational training, poverty alleviation including challenges of discrimination and exclusion
Experience in carrying out analysis related project baselines; market surveys; youth situation analysis; and tracer studies of youth.