Job Detail

International Medical Corps (IMC) is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief programs. IMC is carrying out medical relief services in several provinces of Afghanistan.

Purpose:

The Youth Officer assists in the design, planning and management of IMC humanitarian response by analyzing adolescents and youth relevant political, social and economic trends and providing inputs to adolescents and youth project formulation and evaluation, and joint programming initiatives. Under the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator leads the process of Humanitarian Youth program/project development and implementation by using and developing appropriate mechanisms and systems and ensuring compliance with established procedures, as well as by monitoring results achieved during implementation

Main Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Analyze and interpret the political, social and economic environment relevant to

adolescents and Youth, adolescents and harmful practices including Child Marriage and Youth and peace security in Afghanistan and identifies opportunities for IMC and UNFPA assistance and interventions.

• Assess the programmers’ needs for strategic interventions and participate in the

The fund-raising process by assessing the adolescents’ and youth needs. Provide ideas

• Ensure integration and linkages of the youth programmed within regular and

humanitarian programs and work with the project coordinator on documentation of youth initiatives and success stories.

• Foster links between the Youth program, Sexual and Reproductive Health,

Gender-Based Violence, and Humanitarian programs

• Support Youth Innovations and leadership in humanitarian response, reducing

inequality, promoting health, peace and security, and support enabling platforms for active youth participation.

• Assess the training needs of the youths and counterparts and support the

facilitation of capacity-building training, workshops, and other activities

• Evaluate Youth projects and program activities, establishing and implementing

mechanisms to systematically assess the achievement of results, conducting field

visits, participate in review meetings and evaluation missions and prepare regular inputs to status and progress reports. Analyzes factors affecting the achievement of results, recommend corrective actions, and follows up on recommendations

• To regularly supervise the youth volunteer, staff in targeted provinces
• Prepare work plans and implementation reports.

Safeguarding policy for Staff:

• Respect and follow International Medical Corps Safeguarding policy and never neglect, abuse, harm, and exploit children, young people, and adults at risk,
• Report any actual or suspicious harm to the children and vulnerable adults caused by staff and the program.

Dear Applicant,

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Please note that:

• IMC commits to a fair and transparent recruitment procedure.
• IMC will conduct his recruitment on the base of need only.
• Only HR department will contact you during the recruitment process.
• IMC may keep data of your application for its pool of candidate and might propose you other position than the one you applied for based on your qualification.
• Only short-listed candidates whose application responds to the criteria will be contacted & local applicants from the same province are encouraged to apply and will be given priority.

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