Overview
Coordinate efforts to place youth in structured professional roles across UN agencies, government departments, and private sector partners, ensuring operational excellence and alignment with Sustainable Development Goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the focal point for coordination between UNV, YES, UN agencies, and GenU partners.
- Facilitate stakeholder consultations, partnership agreements, and joint planning sessions.
- Support the design and implementation of a national UN–private sector youth engagement programme.
- Coordinate the recruitment, onboarding, and placement of YES youth.
- Ensure structured work plans, mentorship, and career coaching are in place.
- Monitor placement outcomes.
- Track youth progress and programme outputs.
- Document field stories, lessons learned, and best practices.
- Contribute to reporting for various reports.
- Facilitate access to UNV e-Campus, soft skills training, and technical workshops.
- Ensure wellbeing protocols are implemented.
- Promote transition pathways for youth.
Required Experience
- 3 years of relevant experience.
- Experience in South African youth employment initiatives or United Nations (UN) programming is preferred.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Development Studies, Public Administration, Social Sciences, or related field.
- Master’s degree is an asset.
