Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Job: Youth Program Officer at OxYGen Foundation Company

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Category: Management

Type: Full Time

Deadline: 28-Jan-18 00:00:00

Salary: N/A

Description
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Youth Program Officer for OxYGen Foundation

OxYGen Foundation is announcing an opening for the position of Youth Program Officer.
OxYGen founded by Oxfam GB as Oxfam spin off local organization. OxYGen is operating since 2015.

OxYGen positions itself as an alternative voice based on its grassroots experience and work with poor communities, through its replicable and sustainable models for translating it up to the national level.
Youth is one of the strategic areas for OxYGen Foundation striving for building youth employability, ensuring your participation at all levels, and advocating for youth rights
About Project: "Youth UP4 change: better skills for successful transition" is EU-funded regional project for Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine. The project is implemented by OxYGen along with the lead partner Save the Children International Armenian Representative Office. The purpose of this project is to address youth issues through employability, entrepreneurial potential and skills development in the market, and advocacy for coherent and cross-sectoral youth policies at local, regional and national levels.

Post: Youth Program Officer
Reporting To: OxYGen Foundation's Youth Program Coordinator
Duration: 24 months
Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Staff Reporting to this Post: None

The YPO will be responsible for mid-level tasks of "Youth UP 4 change: better skills for successful transition" YPO will be responsible for implementation of project activities.

Under supervision of Program Coordinator, YPO will be responsible for information flow, activity coordination, data collection for monitoring, communication with stakeholders, practical arrangements, and other tasks required by the project. YPO will closely work with OxYGen Foundation's Communication and Campaign Officer, Logistic Support and Finance Manager to assure accomplishment of mentioned tasks.

Responsibilities
-Project planning
-Support development of the detailed implementation plan of the project
-Implement detailed activity planning
-Support procurement planning
-Support logistic planning
-Support recruitment process of project consultants based on OxYGen Foundation's and donor procurement policies
-Plan beneficiary engagement measures

-Execution
-Execution of project activities of the OxYGen Foundation's part of "Youth UP 4 change: better skills for successful transition" project
-Assure communication between activity stakeholders, e.g. participants, service providers, project partners, e.g. through minutes, reports, summaries
-With the support of Youth Program Coordinator assure activity budgets are within the project budget
-Assure proper filing and information flow
-Assure high level of participation by all activity stakeholders in the planning and execution process
-Provide information and consulting to project beneficiaries whenever necessary
-In cooperation with project partners and OxYGen Foundation senior management assure reaching project's advocacy targets
-Conduct any other tasks required for successful implementation of project activities

-Monitoring and reporting
-Gather data required for monitoring of project implementation
-Gather and maintain project documentation in organized manner
-Monitor service provision contracts for timely implementation on all sides
-Gather project complaints and direct for addressing by appropriate staff members
-Support development of monthly progress reports to donor
-Support Youth Project Coordinator in other relevant tasks

RequiredQualifications
-3 to 5 years' experience in a position with similar tasks and responsibilities
-Practical skills in planning, organization and logistics
-Experience in organization of Youth capacity building activities, other experience in the Youth Field at local level is a plus
-Good knowledge of youth issues in Armenia, especially in rural context
-Excellent knowledge of Armenian and English language
-Fluency with Microsoft Office package, knowledge of online IT tools for is a plus
-Ability to deliver results with minimum supervision
-Ability to work with tight deadlines
-Readiness and ability to travel and stay to regions of Armenia on regular bases

Benefits

Job URL: iJob.am - Youth Program Officer @ OxYGen Foundation

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