Youth Participation Intern, Mbabane, ESwatini, 6 months

Overview

The Youth Participation Intern will support the Lifelong Learning, Protection, and Development section with a focus on youth participation. This role contributes to achieving results for children and enhances the fellow's professional development through hands-on experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the Youth Advisory Board in its functioning and engagement, including the establishment and coordination of an alumni network.
• Supporting the implementation of the Youth4Change (Y4C) initiative and YOMA in Eswatini.
• Supporting UNICEF’s engagement with potential partners for YOMA.
• Supporting the implementation of activities under the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) grant related to youth engagement.
• Supporting knowledge-sharing activities through dialogues and drafting success stories.

Required Experience

A minimum of 1 year of relevant experience in youth participation, accountability, and/or advocacy for youth-related issues, including but not limited to education, health, mental health, HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights, skilling, and employability.

Qualifications

Must be enrolled in a Bachelor’s, master’s and/or PhD degree programme, or be a recent graduate (graduated within the past 2 years) in field of social sciences, sociology, education, anthropology, social work, psychology, communications, marketing, public health, and other related fields. Applicants must have excellent academic performance.

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