Who we are

SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia is an International Non-governmental organization and a member of SOS Children’s Villages International Federation. The organization started its humanitarian work with the opening of its first Village in Mekelle, Northern part of Ethiopia in 1974. The organization has been providing life-saving provisions such as food, water and health services for a very significant number of children devastated by severe drought and the subsequent famine.

Today, we have grown significantly to meet the persistent challenges that confront Ethiopian children who have lost parental care and are at risk of losing their parental care. Working in close collaboration with international donors, local government and community based organizations across seven program locations; SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia aspires that every child grows up with love, respect and security.

Why we need you?

We are looking for a Youth Entrepreneurship & Employability Specialist who will engage in empowering young people to have experience in world of work through apprenticeship, internship, and volunteering through designing, developing, managing, and implementing youth workforce development and entrepreneurship activities. 

What we provide...

An amazing work environment that promotes personal growth through providing professional space to grow and advance your career!!

Your role....

As a Youth Entrepreneurship & Employability Specialist, you will be in charge of the following:

• Conducting market opportunity assessments and grouping of service recipients, based upon their interests and motivation.
• Facilitating linkages between service recipients/targeted young persons and market opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship.
• Mobilizing and collaborating with multiple stakeholders such as in Agriculture, Energy, Waste Management, Circular Economy, and Digital themes relevant to employment and entrepreneurship.
• Developing and maintaining strong partnerships with employers, TVET/training providers and relevant organizations to generate employment opportunities and skills development.
• Providing specialist advice on internships/apprenticeships and other learning pathways.
• Tracking and coordinating job placements; maintaining log of contacts and performance records.
• Providing technical guidance on market-driven workforce development methodologies, private sector partnerships, access to credit, entrepreneurship, etc. to key personnel, project staff, government ministries, and project partners and stakeholders;
• Developing and implementing activities that facilitate preparation for youth participation in decision-making and the economy at the location levels;
• Designing and leading activities targeting youth workforce development and entrepreneurship;
• Overseeing activities that create links between the project targeted youth and private sector partners;
• Facilitating the development of mechanisms for coordination, collaboration, consensus and trust building among key local actors including the government, private businesses, civil society organizations, women, media, citizens, youth, and other stakeholders;
• Designing and leading activities that will decrease barriers to youth access to post-secondary training and/or market-driven workforce development programs leading to employment or self-employment;
• Discovering and engaging with available networks of youth support systems, networks and organizations in the project location for the planning and implementation of project activities

Job Requirements

Up for the challenge...

Then check out our criteria’s:

The must haves:

• BA Degree with at least five years of experience in a relevant discipline, such as entrepreneurship, inclusive business, business administration or related fields;
• A minimum of 3 years of demonstrated experience in youth skills or workforce development, including creating private sector linkages, coordinating internships and apprenticeships, job matching services, and youth entrepreneurship promotion;
• Understanding of National youth and employability policy
• Proven track record in employability skills development in projects of similar nature, preferably in international development organizations
• Understanding and practical experience working on gender inclusive projects
• Experiences in working with the target group i.e. Youth, families and community
• Strong understanding of issues faced by women and youth populations related to education, employment, human resource development, skills training, entrepreneurship; and job creation;
• History of positive working relationships with similar projects, civil society, international organizations, and donors; and knowledge of youth development counterparts, individuals, and organizations active or interested in youth development, employment, and resiliency are highly desirable;
• Demonstrated understanding and technical capacity in the development, coordination, implementation of complex and diverse sets of interventions that produce expected outcomes;
• Demonstrated knowledge of Youth lead projects rules, regulations, and reporting requirements desired;
• Excellent command of English, written and spoken
• Demonstrated experience in managing capacity building programs with a background in training;
• Commitment to the principles of inclusive approaches to programming that encourages full participation of individuals regardless of gender, disability status, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or other marginalized status
• Proactive and entrepreneurial attitude; exploring and developing innovative approaches that appeal to rural and urban/per-urban youth and women are considered an advantage
• Excellent networking skills; ability to engage with the public and private sectors, as well as civil society;
• Excellent (writing and oral) communication skills, reporting and presentation skills;
• Ability, to prioritize multiple assignments in an extremely fast-paced environment, to meet deadlines, to exercise good judgment and to effectively communicate with Management;

How to Apply

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Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply

"Our selection process is a reflection of our engagement and dedication to acquire talents that promote a safe and enabling environment for children and young people."