Youth Empowerment and Skills Officer Uganda Kampala

Overview

Support youth empowerment and skills training in communities.

You have:

• At least 3 years’ experience in youth programming and development work, training facilitation, or community engagement.
• Experience working in urban displacement or refugee contexts
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Interactive Media, or other digital tools and Technologies.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written)
• Experience supporting or working with young people at a tutor/instructor/mentor level.
• Familiarity with design thinking, innovation, and creativity.

Youth Empowerment and Skills Officer (Open to Ugandan Nationals Only)

Females are highly encouraged to Apply.

Generic responsibilities

1. Support implementation of delegated project portfolio according to plan of action.
2. Prepare and develop status reports as required by management.
3. Promote and share ideas for improvement of project delivery.
4. Ensure proper filing of documents and project records.
5. Conduct regular monitoring and provide feedback to improve programme quality.
6. Ensure youth safeguarding, inclusion, and feedback mechanisms are integrated.
7. Represent NRC in coordination meetings with youth-led structures and partners.
8. Ensure visibility and accountability standards are adhered to in youth programming.
9. Perform any other duties as assigned by the line manager

Specific responsibilities

1. Lead in the community sensitization of the project in the target communities
2. Organize and undertake youth training or workshops e.g. in Youth-led Advocacy and human rights, Communications, Human Rights, Sustainable Development, Social Accountability, smart enterprise and Business skills, Digital literacy, Project Management, creative activism etc.
3. Raise procurement requisitions as per procurement & spending plans for power project related activities.
4. Coordinate Field Monitoring for grantees (RYLOs) to ensure projects implementation is on track.
5. Establish and maintain strong working relationships with POWER participants and mentors, ensuring that they are informed and participate through monthly check-in meetings, feedback mechanisms and joint problem-solving sessions.
6. Assist in developing communication materials, reports, case studies, and newsletters.
7. Track project outputs, update activity trackers, and support monthly and quarterly reporting.
8. Support project participants to meaningfully interact with POWER digital tools and platforms through information and troubleshooting sessions.
9. Collaborate with the M&E team to collect data and assess project outcomes.
10. Support the integration of POWER’s methodologies into other sectoral programming (ICLA, Protection, etc.).
11. Provide technical support on digital engagement to other CO colleagues upon request.
12. As requested, represent NRC in internal and external coordination forums, workshops, and meetings, sharing experiences, lessons learned, and best practices with relevant stakeholders.

Critical interfaces

• Internal: Partnerships Coordinator, Youth Education and Training Specialist, Education PDM, Digital & Innovation Coordinator.
• External: Refugee- and Youth-Led Organizations (RYLOs/RLOs), community mentors, local partners, youth networks

Please download the Youth Empowerment and Skills Officer JD.docx to learn more about the position.

Qualifications

Professional competencies

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

Professional competencies for this position:

• At least 3 years’ experience in youth programming and development work, training facilitation, or community engagement.
• Experience working in urban displacement or refugee contexts
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• A self-starter, organized and highly motivated person
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Interactive Media, or other digital tools and Technologies.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written)

Desirable:

• Experience supporting or working with young people at a tutor/instructor/mentor level.
• Familiarity with design thinking, innovation, and creativity.
• Working knowledge of a local language, Luganda, Kiswahili, Arabic or French
• Behavioral Competencies
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Handling insecure environments
• Planning and delivering results
• Working with people
• Analyzing and solving problems

Behavioral competencies

• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Handling insecure environment

What we offer

• Duty station: Kampala Country Office
• Contract: national contract, 6 months (extension possible, dependent on funding)
• Travel: Frequent travel to the project sites
• Salary/benefits: grade 5 on NRC’s national salary scale.
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

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Important information about the application process

• Internal candidates only: Log into NRC People and click apply to submit your application.
• Application is online only; Qualified Ugandan Nationals only.
• Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.
• We receive many applications for each vacant position, as a result only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please Note:

1. NRC does not at any stage of the recruitment process request candidates to make payments of any kind. Further, NRC has not retained any agent to conduct recruitments on behalf of the organization.
2. NRC is committed to protecting staff and the people we serve within our programmes from exploitation and abuse and any kind of misconduct. NRC has specific policies, including our Code of Conduct, PSEA and Child Protection, which outlines the expected behavior and the responsibility of all staff, beneficiaries, Suppliers, consultants and other stakeholders and has Zero Tolerance towards any breach. Any candidate offered a job with NRC will be expected to sign NRC’s organizational Policies and Code of Conduct as part of their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.
3. NRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
4. NRC is committed to a diverse workforce through Diversity Equity and Inclusion; therefore, Qualified Female Candidates, Refugees and Persons with Disability are encouraged to apply.

Why NRC?

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian Organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.

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NRC’s programme in Uganda has a community-based approach and uses protection analysis to inform the response and target the most vulnerable refugees and host communities. The programme is multisector and anchored mainly on market-based interventions, with expertise in education, protection, livelihood and food security (LFS), water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) promotion, shelter and information, counselling and legal assistance (ICLA). NRC is present in all larger refugee hosting districts. Scaling up our activities with the hard-to-reach populations is our priority, resulting in an integrated urban programme, among other activities.

We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:

• Do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts.
• Join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.
• Be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity.

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