Local Coordinator

The EU for Youth strategically aligns with national strategies, including the National Strategy for Development and European Integration 2022-2030, the National Employment and Skills Strategy 2030, the National Youth Strategy 2022-2029, and others, creating synergies for effective implementation.

“EU for Youth” project (2024-2026) expected impact is to improve the employability of young boys and girls not in employment, education, or training through the implementation of YG scheme in Albania. The three outcomes and eight outputs are cross-communicating, i.e., are designed to ensure internal coherence and maximize collaboration and learning between the measures, that in the end they add value and contribute to the achievement of the expected impact. The project will contribute to the following outcomes:

Outcome 1: Enhanced inter-institutional capacities to effectively implement and govern the Youth Guarantee in Albania. 

Outcome 2: Strengthened local engagement and partnerships that effectively support the integration and retention of vulnerable NEET youth in the labor market through well-monitored and adaptive Youth Guarantee programmes.

Outcome 3: Enhanced capacity and effectiveness of VET systems in producing a skilled workforce prepared to contribute to the green economy, with reduced student drop-out rates and increased engagement with the private sector.
 

Under the overall guidance and supervision of the EU4Youth project manager, in close cooperation with the implementing partner UNICEF, national authorities, and the respective institutions, the Local Coordinator in Tirana will facilitate coordination and provide support to local institutions for the establishment and operationalization of Local Partners Networks. The coordinator will also bolster the pilot implementations of the Youth Guarantee programmes. Positioned within the Regional Directorate of the National Agency for Employment and Skills in Tirana municipality, he/she will serve as key communication links between employment offices and other local stakeholders, while also disseminating information about the Youth Guarantee scheme. More specifically:

• Coordinate the implementation of project activities and partners ensuring the achievement of project milestones as per the workplan and in the quality expected.
• Develop strong relationships with the implementing partners, liaising with relevant stakeholders to promote linkages between UNDP and UNICEF activities, employment offices, local authorities and relevant institutions to maximize impact and synergy.
• In consultation with the perspective EU4Youth team, provide technical support to project partners in areas concerning planning, management, and implementation.
• Prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identifying opportunities for joint initiatives, and recommending approaches to EU4Youth team in terms of joint activities with potential for scale-up and replicability.
• Facilitate the development of local partner networks and collaboration with representatives from employment offices, education, social protection, local government, and youth representatives including youth council, youth and other NGOs who work with social services etc. 
• The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization

Institutional Arrangement

The Local Coordinator will directly report to the Project Manager 

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
• Act with Determination:  LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

• Negotiation and Influence:           
  • Ability to reach an understanding, persuade others, resolve points of difference, gain advantage in the outcome of dialogue, negotiates mutually acceptable solutions through compromise and creates win-win situations
• Knowledge Facilitation:  
  • Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share, particularly externally
• Partnerships Management:          
  • Ability to build and maintain partnerships with side networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies
• Communication:               
  • Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience
  • Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels
• Monitoring:        
  • Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance and results.
• Governance:       
  • Youth socio-economic empowerment