Youth Coordinator "Nationals Only" - Jordan

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NRC in Jordan

Established in 2012 NRC Jordan’s long-term outlook addresses the problems affecting life as a refugee. We work to build the resilience of Syrians, and to relieve the impact on the Jordanian communities that host them.  Syrian refugees in Jordan are struggling. As they contend with difficult living conditions across the country, the obstacles are complex. They struggle to remain registered as refugees, to provide for their families, and to access essential services – including education for their children. The Jordanian communities that host them, meanwhile, feel the impact of hosting high numbers of refugees – with each year that passes, local infrastructure becomes more strained.

Role Specific Information

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships. 

NRC launched a community based youth programme for Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians in Irbid Governorate in March 2017.  A Youth Coordinator is required to support the start-up and implementation of the employability components of the Youth Programme. 

The objective of the NRC Jordan Youth Programme is to ensure that Youth become and remain active and engaged members of their communities.  Youth Programme activities include youth building skills through training, youth building relationships through recreational activities, and youth applying their skills through social initiatives, entrepreneurship and access to employment.

This Youth Coordinator position is focused on youth training activities linked to access to employment, including vocational training, entrepreneurship start-up and partnership with employers to connect youth to the job market.

The Youth Coordinator is responsible for project implementation, staff management, limited budget supervision, and liaising with stakeholders.  

Generic responsibilities:

• Coordinate and implement the host community youth projects according to strategy, proposals and plans developed by NRC in coordination with partners.
• Ensure adherence to NRC policies and donor requirements when implementing the projects.
• Develop monthly activity and work plans
• Supervise, train and develop CC staff in accordance with development plans and work plans
• Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities
• Cooperate with relevant partners and local authorities
• Organize trainings for the CC team, relevant partners and beneficiaries
• Contribute to donor reports as required
• Ensure proper filing of all project documents

Specific responsibilities:

• Manage and support the NRC host community youth project, including the planning and implementation of access to employment and entrepreneurship activities
• Manage staff performance using NRC’s Performance Management system
• Build NRC’s position as a key coordination partner for youth actors operating in the local area and in developing partnerships with relevant stakeholders, including government agencies, employers and vocational training providers.
• Supervise the budget lines for above activities and monitor expenditure. Meet on a monthly basis to review budget versus actual expenditure for all projects and donors funding activities.
• Act as the focal point for organising donor and media visits to youth project sites.
• Draft concept papers, proposals for new access to employment and entrepreneurship activities in the host community youth project and for the continuation of on-going activities, in coordination with the Project Manager and Education Specialist.
• Draft donor reports for on-going projects, in coordination with the Project Manager.
• Lead key programme development discussions with field staff for follow up with Project Manager and Education Specialist.

Our Ideal Candidate:

We are looking for a university graduate with a minimum of three years previous experience in relevant field. Experience working in complex and volatile contexts, experience from working in a site-level management role in a humanitarian/recovery context, previous experience working with youth or employability in an educational/training context and has knowledge/experience in training, youth leadership, economic/business development, and the development/humanitarian sector. 

We are particularly looking for a positive individual with strong communication and leadership skills, who can build trust and confidently navigate both internally and externally at different levels and who is fluent in English, both written and verbal.

In this position you will join highly motivated and expert staff who are making a difference to the most vulnerable people in the world's biggest displacement crisis.

Additional Information:

Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications may be screened prior to the vacancy deadline

Contract period:    Through 31st of December 2017

Salary/benefits:     2227 JOD (subject to social security)

Duty station:         Irbid

NRC may be required to verify the identity of its partners and to check that its partners have not been involved in illegal activities.

NRC reserves the right to use electronic screening tools for this purpose.

B: Please enter your specific city of residency in Jordan in your application.

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