Division/Department: Program
Location: Delhi
Reporting Relationship: Program Director
Summary
The Technical Advisor - Youth (15-24 years) provides technical leadership to ChildFund India’s life stage programs spread in over 60 Project locations across the country. The position is expected to develop and execute a coherent program approach, build program portfolio, represent the organization in external forums, and support the growth of a quality program through the acquisition and stewardship of resources.
S/he will be supported by a team of field based technical officers and coordinators and will actively collaborate with ChildFund International global technical teams based in international, regional, and national offices to amplify program quality and impact.
The Technical Advisor is a member of the Country Management Team and plays an influential role in setting the direction, pace and culture within ChildFund India.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Be responsible for technical leadership of the ChildFund India program portfolio for Youth (15-24 years). This includes working closely with the International Technical Teams to develop a set of standards, indicators, core guidance and effective practices; and implementing those in projects supported by ChildFund India across the country.
- Develop and execute sound project management approaches that include having a national project portfolio, developing and managing partnership (field level as well as regional/national level), building field level staff capacity, providing timely technical support to the field coordinators, timely monitoring, financial oversight and evaluation of the projects related to Youth (15-24 years) [Youth Employment, Life Skills, Leadership skills etc.)
- Provide oversight of the development of a coherent learning agenda aligned with ChildFund International’s theory of change and life stage approach. This includes identifying key questions in the development arena related to child development, promoting a culture of inquiry within the organization, and ensuring a plan to gather evidence, promote knowledge, execute applied research, and develop a cadre of professionals across ChildFund India and ChildFund world.
- Represent the organization in external forums through presentations, networking, publications, and engagement in the development discourse.
- Stay abreast of cutting edge practices on 15-24 years of life of the children and ensure that the ChildFund India program portfolio contributes to this discourse and benefits from it.
- Be responsible for directly contributing to the quality and size of the portfolio around one of ChildFund’s three life stages (Youth 15-24 years), including donor cultivation, grants acquisition and management, proposal development, and partnership development.
- Manage a team to execute on a program quality improvement agenda. This includes supervision of staff, collaboration with colleagues across borders, and developing work plans and monitoring their execution and outcomes.
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
- Master’s degree or Doctorate in discipline closely related to Life Stage III (such as International Development, Youth Development and International Education)
- 12-15 years of experience in the management and execution of programs related to the growth and development of Youth (15-24 years) [Life Stage III]
- Demonstrated expertise in a relevant field of child development such as Youths (15-24 years) employment, life and leadership skills
- Proven ability to set strategic direction and develop operational plans
- Demonstrated success in the management and development of dispersed geographic and multi-disciplinary teams
- Demonstrated experience in capacity building of staff, including training, mentoring and coaching
- Demonstrated experience in technical leadership and knowledge and learning strategies that reach cadres of staff
- Familiarity with the donor landscape active in programming around Life Stage III, Youth (15-24 years) and experience in growing a program portfolio, and executing and managing programs funded by a set of these donors
- Prior experience with sponsorship as a funding mechanism for development programming
COMPETENCIES
- Knowledge of standards and effective practices across multiple disciplines for youth’s development
- Knowledge of participatory community development approaches
- Proven ability to cultivate and steward relationships with partners and donors
- Excellent presentation, public speaking and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated experience utilizing an influential style of leadership
- Strong computer skills, with familiarity in using Microsoft Office applications
- Organized, team player, self-starter and results-oriented individual
- Willingness to travel
EDUCATION
- Ph.D./Post-graduate degree in Social Sciences
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