Organisation
Help a Child (HaC) is a Christian international NGO specialized in community development
with its headquarters in the Netherlands and operating in Burundi since 2008. Founded in
1968, HaC’s mission is to improve the wellbeing of children living in poverty and crisis
through supportive communities. Principal sources of income are child & family
sponsorship, foundations and institutional donors. HaC’s strategy is to empower
marginalized children, youth, parents and the broader community and other stakeholders,
mainly through a Self Help Group approach. Main interventions are focused at early
childhood development, education, (agricultural) vocational training and economic
development, with special attention for the position of girls and women, and children’s
rights.
For the implementation of the new programme ‘Building Bridges in Burundi’, financed by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the Addressing Root Causes fund (ARC), Help a Child collaborates in a consortium with three other consortium members: Mensen met een Missie, American Friends Service Committee and Cord. Together with 10 local Burundian implementing partners the consortium aims to improve social cohesion, human security, and resilience for Burundian youth and local communities.
Position
HaC Burundi is currently recruiting the Youth & Work Coordinator. He/she will be responsible for overseeing and guiding the implementation of the Youth & Work interventions as part of the ‘Building Bridges in Burundi’ program as well as supporting new program development. This will include building the capacity of local partners. Further, the Youth & Work Coordinator will represent the organization in professional networks, towards donors and relevant government departments, and play a role in proposal development and fundraising. The successful candidate will be passionate about youth development with a strong understanding of how markets can work for young people especially within rural areas.
Job Responsibilities
Program Management
- Develop Youth & Work program plans and implement the plans in close cooperation with our local partners;
- Project design and proposal development which may include conducting needs assessments, market surveys, youth assessments and value chain analysis;
- Monitor and evaluate implementation of field activities to ensure that interventions are compliant with the standards and principles of not only the organization, but also of the Burundi government and the donor;
- Contribute to developing and reviewing of Youth & Work monitoring and evaluation systems.
Networking and Partnership Management
- Develop and maintain good relations with relevant government departments at national and district level;
- Determine and assess the need to join appropriate networks of project-related experts and influential groups;
- Develop strong relationships with existing and potential donors in the youth sector to promote Youth & Work approaches and results and to pursue funding opportunities so as to attract adequate funding for the program;
- Develop and maintain relationships with private sector players, i.e. micro finance institutes and companies involved in agro-processing;
- Identify, develop and recommend programs for potential partnerships. This includes attending learning workshops, organizing joint field visits with other parties and participating in professional events on Youth & Work.
Capacity Building and Organizational Learning
- Build knowledge and technical capacity of implementing partners to implement and monitor quality youth & work interventions;
- Conducting capacity assessments, providing training and coaching to partners on youth entrepreneurship, agribusiness, private sector engagement, innovative use of ICT in youth programming among other areas;
- Planning for organizational reflection and learning opportunities, such as special impact studies, after action reviews, and partners’ meetings, organizational learning surveys;
- Support in developing knowledge related to Youth & Work, including incorporating research design and methodologies in project design and management.
Qualifications and Experience
We are a looking for a candidate with the following qualifications and experience:
- Master in Development studies, Agribusiness, Economics or other relevant field;
- 3-5 years of progressive experience managing multi-year programs in the area of youth employment;
- Minimum of 5 years of agribusiness experience (engaging the private sector would be an asset);
- Significant experience and strong technical skills in the field of entrepreneurship, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and job creation;
- Experience working with youth would be an asset;
- Strong understanding of value chains and workshop/job based youth technical vocation;
- Experience with proposal development and fundraising;
- Ability to set and achieve clear objectives and deadlines;
- Passion for innovation, research, technology and entrepreneurship;
- Self-starter, results driven and motivated by a sense of performance excellence;
- Strong communication and networking skills;
- Excellent command of the French and English language;
- Full support for the vision and mission of Help a Child and Help a Child’s Christian values.
How to apply:
Interested and qualified candidates are kindly invited to send a cover letter and resume (both in English) no later than January 3rd 2018 to [email protected]. In your cover letter please reflect on your motivation for wanting to become part of the HaC organization. This includes a reflection on HaC being a Child centred and Christian organization. For more information please contact Mr. Clement Nkubizi, Country Programme Director at [email protected].
An (e-) assessment will be part of the selection process. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Help a Child is committed to keep children safe. All staff are required to sign and adhere to the Help a Child’s Child Safeguarding Policy. Recruitment is subject to successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks.
More Information
- Job City Bujumbura
