Job Detail

Position Summary:

Youth Working Group (YWG) Coordinator works in cooperation with individuals and groups in the community to determine the needs of youth, he/ she is responsible for developing programs and strategies to address the identified needs. The YWG coordinator will be responsible for planning and coordinating a variety of youth-oriented activities, programs, events, and initiatives, he/she will work with a wide range of people from youth, adults and stakeholders to provide them with opportunities to explore their interests, develop new skills etc. He/she will be responsible for overall coordinating, arranging meeting of working groups, prepare agenda, invitation and circulation of meeting’s minutes etc.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops and coordinates the implementation, and evaluation plan for youth programs
• Develop an action plan for the advocacy and supervise the implementation of the plan
• Preparing agenda points for monthly working group meeting
• Share the agenda with working group members, get their feedback, inputs and any agent point and finalize the agenda
• Invite the working group members for monthly meetings
• Prepare the meeting’s minutes and circulate among working group members
• Follow of the action points with each stakeholders
• Review and refine existing training modules for CSO training
• Conduct training on advocacy for CSO representatives and youth activists in Kabul and Nangarhar.
• Conduct regular meetings with the CSO alliance and assess their existing capacity related to advocacy on GBV and elimination of forced child and early marriages.
• Orient CBPM members with SRHR and engage them in the elimination of GBV including forced, early, and child marriages.
• Closely works in partnership with community organizations.
• Developing and implementing youth programs, workshops, and other activities designed to help young people develop skills, build character, and get involved in their communities
• Actively participates in team meetings, and professional development activities.
• Participates in creating the budget for programs in consultation with the relevant department.
• Provide technical support and monitor the implementation of small grants projects implementation by CSOs.
• Receive and review small grants applications from CSOs, and award small grants to the selected CSO.
• Perform any other tasks as assigned by the supervisor that are within the general scope of the described responsibilities or of project

Interested applicants are invited to send their resume and an accompanying cover letter electronically to:  kabulhr@wcc-afg.org 

War Child Canada is an equal opportunity employer; qualified Afghan women are strongly encouraged to apply.

The closing date is Sep 24, 2022. Please ensure your application email has the subject heading of ‘ Youth Working Group  Coordinator VA# HR/WCC-039'. Otherwise, your application will not be considered.  Only those applicants selected for an interview will be notified. No phone calls please.

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