Youth Employment Assistant

Contract

This is a UNV International Youth contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Youth contracts.

The Youth Employment Assistant will work in close collaboration with Youth Employment Coordinator and other YEES team member to oversee the youth employment component. The Youth Employment Assistant will particularly provide services on project coordination and partnership building, operations, and financial management, as well as capacity building and knowledge management at four different project locations.

Organization mission and objectives

Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Skills (YEES) Project aims to tackle two most pressing issues in Timor Leste’s youth employment: 1) limited opportunity of being employed and 2) limited opportunity of being entrepreneurs for youth and migrant workers. The project is mainly funded by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) for six years starting in 2022. This project will focus on producing two medium-term sub-outcomes: 1) youth become employed and 2) youth become entrepreneurs, which will contribute to UNSDCF/CPD outcome 2: By 2025, institutions and people throughout Timor-Leste in all their diversity, especially women and youth, benefit from sustainable economic opportunities and decent work to reduce poverty, with three interrelated outputs: · Output 1: Youth obtain skills, competencies and knowledge to be employed. · Output 2: Service providers are available to deliver holistic support to enhance employability. · Output 3: Youth, including migrants/returnees, obtain skills, knowledge and services to start or expand their busine

Under the direct supervision of YEES project manager, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Support and Facilitate design and ensure maintenance and operation of a job-matching platform with jobs providers and jobs seekers;
• Assist in designing and running of a 4-month structured internship programme where interns receive a pre-internship orientation and training;
• Assist the coordinators to identify host organizations (e.g. private business, NGOs, engineering (rms, etc.) placement, mentoring and monitoring of interns and their success;
• Support and Coordinate with assigned mentors work plans of each intern with deliverables, peer-to-peer sharing sessions, and (presentation of their experience and learning;
• Provide Support to Coordinate soft skills trainings on teamwork, communications, task organization, time management, presentation techniques, CV preparation, job applications, and job interviews to help trainees and interns to transit to regular jobs;
• Organize additional sessions to women, interns with disability and from other excluded social groups as per their specific needs.
• Assist to organize other events relevant to employability and youth economic and social empowerment such as confidence building motivational sessions with invited speakers who can be considered as role models, networking events, etc.
• Support establishment of permanent partnership mechanisms between SSYS, employers and other stakeholders on youth issues;
• Ensure oversight and track progress of interns in host institutions;
• Ensure overall coordination and track progress of the internship program as per log frame and work plans;
• Monitor internship activities versus set targets and indicators;
• Ensure timely and quality delivery of baseline, monitoring, evaluation plans and reports regarding internship program (flash, progress and final).
• Support to organize session on career counselling and coaching to youth.
• Provide support to organize a job fair event.

​​☐​Accountability ​​☒​Adaptability and Flexibility ​​☐​Building Trust ​​☐​Client Orientation ​​☐​Commitment and Motivation ​​☒​Commitment to Continuous Learning ​​☐​Communication ​​☐​Creativity ​​☒​Empowering Others ​​☒​Ethics and Values ​​☐​Integrity ​​☐​Judgement and Decision-making ​​☐​Knowledge Sharing ​​☒​Leadership ​​☒​Managing Performance ​​☒​Planning and Organizing ​​☐​Professionalism ​​☒​Respect for Diversity ​​☐​Self-Management ​​☐​Technological Awareness ​​☐​Vision ​​☒​Working in Teams

or demonstrated interest in HR, Management, and other relevant field, with previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded.

Timor Leste is half of a tropical island on the Australian continental shelf characterized by a rugged mountain chain running east-west that divides the country into a generally warmer north coast and a milder south coast. The capital city, Dili, is located in the north. Climate: The climate along the coast is relatively warm hot year-round with an annual average temperature of 30°C. There are two distinct seasons: the north-east monsoon season, which runs from November to March, constitutes the rainy season throughout the country. The south- east monsoon season, which runs from March to October, constitutes the dry season with some rain on the southern coast but otherwise dry and windy conditions in the rest of the country. The climate inland with its high mountains can be very cold with an annual average temperature of 15°C. Health: At the moment, Stamford clinic serves as a recommended medical facility for UN staff. It has two approved UN physicians that can perform primary healthcare and simpler treatments or recommend medical evacuation to Singapore. There is a national hospital with some international staff and a limited number of other private clinics in Dili. For more complex medical treatment and assessment, it is necessary to evacuate to neighbouring countries such as Darwin or Singapore. Diet, Food and Water: Most staple foods can be found in the markets such as rice, meat, vegetables, cooking oil, salt and sugar. There are many local markets around Dili as well as four supermarkets that are stocked with imported goods, mainly from Australia, Indonesia, Singapore and China. Dili has a large number of restaurants, cafes and bars. There is a variety of food ranging from Western to Southeast Asian fare. You can also find several local restaurants with less expensive meals. The price range for a meal can range from $3 to $14+. Telecommunications: At the moment, there are three telecommunication providers in country, Timor Telecom and Telcomcel and Telemor. While Timor Telecom has been long present, Telcomcel and Telemor were newly launched in Timor-Leste, and started operating in February 2013. The SIM cards cost $2-3 and pre-paid/pulsa cards range from $1 to $50. Further, depending on UN Agency, you may receive a PIN code to make international phone calls that will be charged to your VLA. Hotels: The UNV Field unit in Dili will help arrange your initial accommodation in a hotel, at your expense. Most of the hotels in Dili are aimed at internationals and offer a good level of comfort with airconditioned rooms and en-suite bathrooms. You can expect to pay from $30 to $50 per night. Permanent Accommodation: Expect that your accommodation will range from the very basic to adequate, although many private houses in Dili have been renovated to a reasonable or even considered ‘luxurious’ level of comfort. The rate of reconstruction and renovation in the districts has been much slower than in Dili. Accommodation is far more likely to be of a very basic level Cost range from $250 to $600 per month. Note on Covid19 vaccination requirements Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy.