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Youth Economic Empowerment Officer

Forum on Sustainable Child Empowerment (FSCE)

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Social Science

Social Science and Community

Dire Dawa

3 years

1 Position

2023-12-21

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2023-12-28

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Job Description

Youth Economic Empowerment Officer is responsible for working within the program staffs to successfully implement the organizations and the project’s objectives in the areas of the project planning, organizing, executing and reporting of economic strengthening and livelihood improvement interventions under IYA. She /he is exclusively responsible for leading the design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the projects’ economic empowerment activities of the project to improve the livelihoods of the target youth beneficiaries through financial, in kind and other technical and mentorship support provision

Job Requirements

  • Education: Masters/Bachelor’s degree in Business management, Accounting, Development studies, Cooperative Management, Economics, Agri business and other related fields.

  • Experience: Minimum of 3 years prior work experience and demonstrated practical skills in working with youth owned and led enterprises, women self-help groups, small and micro enterprise development, financial service providers, one stop centers and job matching service providers.

  • Number of Position: one

Competency Requirements:

  • USAID projects experience implementation in the area of youth and economic strengthening field is a plus.

  • Certifications, training courses on saving skills, business development and SACCO

  • Strong commitment to working with youths

  • Experience in youth mobilization, training and small and micro enterprise development,

  • Experience in business mentoring and coaching and business plan development

  • Experience of organizing and working with saving and credit cooperatives

  • Excellent partnership building, communication and management skills to work with youth owned enterprises, private sector, government institutions, NGOs, etc.

  • Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills

  • Excellent analytical and report writing skills and ability to solve problems

  • Proficiency in computer software application, report preparation and data management;

  • Proficiency in English and other local language, written and spoken. Writing and speaking skills of additional local languages is a plus.

Duty station: Dire dawa with frequent travel to Harar and Jigiga

How to Apply

  • Applicants have to submit their CVs and copies of all supporting document in person or through post office. Applications can also be sent via email: hr.applications@fsc-e.org Closing date: 10 working days after the announcement in the Reporter Newsletter.

  • Delivery address: Postal Address: FSCE (HQ) P.O box, 9562. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  • Hand delivery address: FSCE, HQ, Gurd Shola, next to ‘Beshale Hotel, NGO building fifth floor Tel.no 0118333926/28 and Diredewa sabiyan Madiya Tel.no 251254116063

  • Women applicants are highly encouraged to apply.

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Accounting

Economics

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