YIPSA Project Officer, YNEST Project Officer, and Youth Investment for Employment and Leadership Development Program (YIELD) Officer

with Youth Resource Development Program Organization
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Job Announcement

BTDC-ID: 27285
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Announcement Positions

Announcement Description

Youth Resource Development Program (YRDP) was formally initiated in October 1992 and legally registered with the Ministry of the Interior (MoI) in 1999 in the field of civic and peace education, and youth empowerment. The main goal of YRDP is to empower youth to become active responsible citizens with a better quality of life through taking concrete initiative actions and motivating others to promote sustainable peace, justice, and promotion of democratic society.

Currently, we are seeking for national candidates to fulfill the vacant positions below:

Announcement Positions

YIPSA Project Officer

Position Summary

This position is expected to start as soon as possible.

Expectations - Duties, Responsibilities
  • Work with youth clubs and youth groups, who are in Battambang and Siem Reap provinces, to develop and implement their projects,
  • Provide capacity building and orientation to youth clubs for setting up of the clubs,
  • Conduct monitoring to youth project implementation, providing technical supports to ensure smooth project delivery,
  • Provide coordination and assistance to other YRDP’s projects and activities that happen in the Battambang province,
  • Assist in preparing administrative and logistical tasks for project implementation,
  • Mobilize, coordinate, and engage youth in the province to join YRDP’s project activities;
  • Provide management and coordination ensuring smooth operation of a Youth House in BTB including security, cleaning, and utility payment, meeting room management, and coordination of youth mobilization for activities of other YRDP’s projects that implement there,
  • Write activity report, monthly report, and progress report;
  • Participate in activities of the organization which includes monthly staff meeting, mid/annual program reflections and other events that may require,
  • Join any activity of the network in BTB and where necessary represent YRDP building and maintaining good networking for, joint advocacy and collaboration,
  • Manage stock and other cleaning stuff by ensuring proper control and management, and stewardship of usage,
  • Perform other tasks that may assign by the ED and immediate supervisor
Requirements - Skills, Qualifications, Experience
  • Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in any related fields;
  • Experience in event organization with young people;
  • Experience and has passion to work with youth from diverse backgrounds,
  • Capacity to engage and mobilize youths to participate in a small or big event;
  • Good at in writing and speaking both English and Khmer;
  • Computer skill (Word, Excel, Power Point);
  • Good at in interpersonal skills: Communication, problem solving, facilitation, time and task management; and
  • Able to work at the weekend and public holidays, afterhours, and travel and overnight stay at the remote communities.
  • Able to stay/accommodate at Youth House in Battambang Province.
 
 

YNEST Project Officer

Position Summary

This position is expected to start as soon as possible.

Expectations - Duties, Responsibilities
  • Develop working approaches for youth mobilization so that they can exercise their civic rights;
  • Develop or/and review activity plan, budget plan, budget projection, and monitor implementation of the project activities;
  • Coordinate/facilitate training related to leadership, public speaking, moblizing and organizing skills etc.;
  • Closely monitor implementation against agreed plan and budgeting, ensuring deliverable outputs are on a budget, on time, and within scope;
  • Work with youth from across the target of the project sites, engaging them in the YRDP’s activities and networking activities;
  • Write a report of the project, activity reports and other types of reports as may require;
  • Support in reporting (quarterly, semester, and annual reports and other required by funding partners), proposal, and concept notes developments;
  • Work with M&E Program Point person to ensure data tracking and reporting are accurately performed and are on a timely basis;
  • Ensure all financial transactions, settlements, and budget management are properly performed;
  • Join activities of other programs of YRDP when needed;
  • Maintain good relationships with donors, partners, and other like-minded partners for a joint synergy effort; and
  • Perform other tasks as requested by the Program Manager & ED.
Requirements - Skills, Qualifications, Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in any discipline of Social Work, Laws, Economics, Management, Environment, Political Science, International Relations, and other related fields;
  • At least 2 years of experience in a relevant field, especially working with youth;
  • Proven experience coordinating networks and/or mobilizing youth to participate in social action for positive social change;
  • At least 3 years of experience in program/project management, budgeting, and human resource management;
  • Be able to travel and overnight stay in the provinces;
  • Strong English writing and speaking skills;
  • Advanced computer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Database and research skills are a plus);
  • Demonstrate strong team spirit with high motivation to work with youth and diversified teamwork; and
  • Ability to work independently.
 
 

Youth Investment for Employment and Leadership Development Program (YIELD) Officer

Position Summary

This position is expected to start as soon as possible.

Expectations - Duties, Responsibilities
  • Work with project staff to develop or/and review activity plan, budget plan, budget projection and monitor implementation of the project activities.
  • Provide technical support for project staff in execution of project activities
  • Monitor and evaluate progress of project delivery, ensuring deliverable outputs are on budget, on time and on scope,
  • Ensure on-time submission of program narrative reports/Story of Change (SoC),
  • Work with M&E Program Point person to ensure data tracking and reporting are accurately performed and on a timely basis,
  • Ensure all financial transaction, settlement, and budget management are properly performed,
  • Maintain good relationship with donors, partners and other like-minded partners for a joint synergy and advocacy efforts for promoting better access to Social protection and benefits from labor rights,
  • Coordinate radio talk shows on social protection and descent/living wage in cooperation with the radio production team,
  • Organize youth forum/dialogues with relevant stakeholders about promoting inclusive social protection, NFSS for youth, and labor rights,
  • Conduct training on labor rights and social protection, advocacy and influencing, public speaking skills to youth.
Requirements - Skills, Qualifications, Experience
  • Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in any related fields;
  • Experience in event organization with young people;
  • Experience and has passion to work with youth from different backgrounds,
  • Capacity to engage and mobilize youths to participate in a small or big event;
  • Good at in writing and speaking both English and Khmer;
  • Computer skill (Word, Excel, Power Point);
  • Good at in interpersonal skills: Communication, problem solving, facilitation, time and task management; and
  • Willing to work on weekends and public holidays, and travel and overnight stay at the remote communities.
 

How to Apply

Interested candidates need to send a CV and cover letter to the YRDP via e-mail address provided in the contact details. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. Female candidates, former and current youth of YRDP, are strongly encouraged to apply.

 

Contact Details

Contact Name
  • Youth Resource Development Program (YRDP)
 
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