Youth Pathways Coordinator - Mercy Corps
- Position Title : Youth Pathways Coordinator
- Position Type : Regular, Full Time
- Location : Mercy Corps / Gaza Office
- Duration : One Year with possibility of extension
Program / Department Summary
Mercy Corps and International Youth Foundation (IYF) are implementing the 5-year USAID-funded Positive Youth Engagement (PYE) activity, a multi-sectoral youth project designed to address the challenges of Palestinian youth in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem. Through a selected group of national partner organizations and community-based organizations (CBOs), PYE will support marginalized youth aged 10-19 at risk of social marginalization by improving education, health, employment, community engagement and other needs as identified through diverse, community-supported assessments. By increasing opportunities for Palestinian youth to realize their potential and to effectively contribute to social and economic development, vulnerable youth will be able to transform into productive, contributing citizens who are connected to, and engaged in their communities.
To set youth on positive and peaceful pathways to become productive, contributing citizens, PYE will deliver a three pronged, mutually reinforcing program segmented by gender and age across the targeted communities:
- Core programming that supports, protects, prepares, and engages adolescents in safe spaces located within a strong network of CBOs;
- Tailored packages of activities, resources, and referrals that will set youth on individually selected pathways building on the core curriculum to increase opportunities for youth to effectively contribute to social and economic development; and
- Opportunities for sustained community engagement and leadership through youth-led pathways and councils, community and social media campaigns, and mentorship of subsequent cohorts as part of sustainable community youth networks.
General Position Summary
The Youth Pathways Coordinator will provide technical support to the Youth Pathways Senior Specialist and Officer to: 1) support the organization of qualitative focus groups and one-on-one interviews and focus groups with the PYE team, partnering organizations, and target youth ages (10-19) to understand youth priorities to advance life and economic opportunities; 2) organize related learning activities and workshops to further develop the youth pathways; 3) organize knowledge transfer and mentoring activities for the CBOs that are hosting the safe spaces (youth hubs) regarding the youth pathways approach and tools; 4) implement related training and mentoring activities to the youth mentors to implement the youth pathways approach; 5) collect qualitative and quantitative data on the youth pathways and provide the M&E team; and 6) contribute to the documentation of related activities, and development of technical reports (e.g. weekly, quarterly, annual).
Responsibilities and Duties
- Support the organization of qualitative focus groups and one-on-one interviews and focus groups with the PYE team, partnering organizations, and target youth ages (10-19) to understand youth priorities to advance life and economic opportunities.
- Organize related learning activities and workshops to further develop the youth pathways.
- Organize knowledge transfer and mentoring activities for the CBOs that are hosting the safe spaces (youth hubs) regarding the youth pathways approach and tools.
- Implement related training and mentoring activities to the youth mentors to implement the youth pathways approach.
- Collect qualitative and quantitative data on the youth pathways and provide the M&E team.
- Contribute to the documentation of related activities, and development of technical reports (e.g. weekly, quarterly, and annual).
- Support the Youth Pathways Officer and Senior Specialist to organize workshops on subject matter.
- Participate in internal capacity building and training activities, in areas of expertise.
- Ensure integration of gender and priorities of youth who live with disabilities in the overall approach of the youth pathways.
- Facilitate the technical guidance to the CBOs when designing the youth safe spaces (youth hubs) to ensure that it is in line with youth priorities, and pathways.
- Other tasks as assigned by the Youth Pathways Officer and/or the Youth Pathways Senior Specialist.
Organizational Learning
As part of our commitment to organizational learning – and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve – Mercy Corps expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.
Accountability to Beneficiaries
Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically
to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC's policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.
Authority and Accountability
Supervisory Responsibilities
The Youth Pathways Coordinator will provide support to the Officer and Senior Specialist on Youth Pathways as detailed in the job description.
Accountability
Reports Directly To: PYE Youth Pathways Senior Specialist
Works Directly With: the Youth Pathways Officer, the Adolescents Wellbeing team, Institutional Capacity team, MEL team, national and local partner NGOs.
Job Specification
- Bachelor degree in social sciences, psychosocial support and youth wellbeing, social and economic empowerment for youth, innovation through technology, or related areas. Master’s degree is a plus.
- 2+ year’s relevant working experience in the development sector in Jerusalem, Ramallah, and/or Gaza with a focus on psychosocial support and wellbeing of youth.
- Experience in providing training and mentoring to professionals from the civil society and youth ages (10-19).
- Experience in working with the civil society sector.
- Experience in technical reporting in English and Arabic.
How to Apply:
Interested and qualified candidates can apply online through Apply Now
no later than Tuesday, 15 February 2022