BACKGROUND
The International Youth Foundation (IYF) invests in the extraordinary potential of young people. Founded in 1990, IYF builds and maintains a worldwide community of businesses, governments, and civil society organizations committed to empowering youth to be healthy, productive, and engaged citizens. IYF programs are catalysts for change that help young people obtain a quality education, gain employability skills, make healthy choices, and improve their communities. IYF is working in Jordan to design and implement youth development programs to improve social services and protection for vulnerable populations, with an overarching focus on youth employability and civic engagement. To learn more visit www.iyfnet.org .
To address the challenges facing youth seeking to enter the labor force, the International Youth Foundation (IYF) and the Caterpillar Foundation have joined forces to create EquipYouth, a program that will provide 8,000 young people in 11 countries with market-relevant life and skills training along with job placement support and services. In Jordan, the program will improve the economic livelihoods and social well being of 750 unemployed, disadvantaged young Jordanians, ages 18-27, living in the Zarqa, Russeifeh, Irbid and East Amman. The Caterpillar initiative will receive substantial leverage and will build on Youth:Work Jordan, another IYF program that seeks to improve the life and job prospects of highly vulnerable youth in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of Jordan, and well respected national and local organizations. Through the Caterpillar initiative, IYF will provide youth with comprehensive technical training (in such fields as vehicle and machine operation and repair and electrical and mechanical maintenance) and life skills training, coupled with internship and job placement support, to respond to the high demand for qualified Jordanian nationals to work in semi-skilled and skilled technician level jobs in Jordan’s industrial sector. As a result of these activities, participants will be better prepared to join the job market, have successful careers, and become active citizens in their communities.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Monitor the quality of work of Caterpillar partners and service providers in the designated communities; conduct regular site visits and provide technical support and feedback to ensure on-time delivery and quality of implementation.
- Oversee and support coordination of youth recruitment and outreach activities, life skills training and career counseling being carried out by IYF Caterpillar partners.
- Work closely with IYF’s implementing partners to ensure Caterpillar youth are receiving quality internship and job placement support services.
- Through site visits, identify specific areas of technical support and capacity building for Caterpillar partners that are required from IYF.
- Coordinate activities of Caterpillar training service providers in close coordination with IYF Grants and Contracts team and community based implementing partners; assist in the field assessment of service providers to ensure program quality and relevance of the training curricula, as well as to ensure the quality of the trainers and delivery methodologies.
- Support the development of communication tools and materials for the program, coordinating with IYF Communications team on implementing local media, outreach and communications plans, capturing and documenting success stories, and developing other communications materials as needed.
- Assist in the documentation of implementation progress, partner meeting minutes and prepare appropriate contributions to quarterly reports and generate other technical reports as required.
- Work closely with IYF Monitoring and Evaluation team to coordinate and support the tracking of Caterpillar program youth.
- Identify any problems and challenges that may arise and offer solutions accordingly.
SUPERVISOR
Supervised by Field Program Manager
QUALIFICATIONS
- A Bachelor’s degree in a social science, international development or equivalent standard of education.
- 3-5 years of experience in international development preferred, ideally in youth education, health or workforce development programming.
- Strong interpersonal, communication and analytical skills.
- Must be a self starter who takes initiative and is comfortable working with minimal supervision.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and diplomacy in a multi-stakeholder environment.
- Computer literate in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Fluency in English and Arabic, both written and oral.
- Must be able to travel 30-50% of the time to Caterpillar target communities throughout Jordan as needed.
LOCATION: Amman
TO APPLY
Please submit the following documents via email to jobs@iyfnet.org with "Technical Program Coordinator-EquipYouth, Jordan" in the subject line:
- Completed IYF Field Office Application for Employment
- Cover Letter
- Resume
