Organization Name: Youth Empowerment and Civic Education
Placement location: Lilongwe, Malawi
Eligible Citizenship: Malawian
Placement location: Lilongwe, Malawi
Eligible Citizenship: Malawian
About: Youth Empowerment and Civic Education (YECE) is a Non Governmental and not-for-profit organization established in March 1997. It was formed with the aim of addressing the vulnerability of youth, orphans and vulnerable children.
YECE’s main objective is twofold: first, to empower young people with knowledge and skills in order for them to positively meet the challenges related to their sexual and reproductive health, and to empower youth to participate actively in the entrenchment and sustainability of human rights and good governance in Malawi. YECE works with young people in traditional authorities of Lilongwe, Dedza, Mangochi, Kasungu and Mchinji districts.
Vision: “By the year 2020, a society, where young people and children are healthy, educated, happy and are aware of their rights and responsibilities.”
Mission: “YECE exists to promote the rights of young people in the areas of Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) Education and Participation through advocacy, training, Education, Communication, Information dissemination, Capacity building and direct service delivery with the values of transparency and accountability.”
Position Overview: The fellow will play a key role in ensuring that YECE’s programs are high quality and meet their objectives and thus the needs of the young people we work with. This will be a very diverse role and the fellows will be involved in working on programs alongside Project Officers at a number of levels- from developing concept papers, project plans and work plans, to supporting program implementation and monitoring and evaluation. The fellow will also help to produce high quality and timely reports.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with Project Officers on program planning, monitoring and evaluation
- Supervise and monitor the implementation of programme activities
- Work with Project Officers to develop concept papers and work plans
- Contribute to planning and facilitation of trainings for community Facilitators
- Contribute to planning community awareness campaigns on YECE programme
- Work closely with the Finance and Administrative Officer at Head Office to monitor project expenses of the YECE programmes in collaboration with project Officers/Coordinators
- Produce and submit monthly reports as required by the programme
- Contribute to advocacy initiatives
- Any other duties as assigned from time to time by management
Required Skills and Experience:
- Strong knowledge of project management and program management
- Skills in developing concept papers and work plans
- Training and facilitation skills
- Experience working on community mobilization and / or awareness campaigns
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Strategic Leadership skills- able to demonstrate leadership in working with other team members
- Experience in M&E
- Material Development (Information, Education and Communication)
- Experience working with young people, ideally on sexual and reproductive health rights and participation programs
- Policy analysis and advocacy skills
- Financial management skills
- Degree in Project Management, Education, Development Studies or Social Sciences preferred
- Masters degree in relevant subject preferred
Living Conditions: Fellows will be provided with housing, health insurance and a living stipend of $650/month. Fellows will receive an award of $1500 upon successful completion of the fellowship year. Flights to and from the placement site and all other costs associated with GHC programming are included, including $600 in professional development funds.
*Note: the living stipend and completion award may be paid out in USD or local currency, as determined by the placement organization.
To apply to this position click here: http://ghcorps.org/fellows/apply/application/
