Summary
Date Posted: Friday, August 16 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Wezesha Impact is a FOR IMPACT organization that works to improve the employment outcomes of youth in Africa. We provide entrepreneurial skills, work readiness skills and linkages for youth to engage in productive employment
We believe that true empowerment is a result of skills development coupled with personalized mentoring and intensive coaching that unlock one’s ability to achieve their true potential. We believe that youth have the potential to lead a productive life and contribute positively to economic development.
Role Overview
In this role, the Program Officer will be responsible for supporting and empowering youth business fellows and instructors from vocational institutions and non-formal youth community-based groups at the district level, as well as youth from various organizations. This will be achieved through mentorship, coaching, and training to ensure that both instructors and youth business fellows successfully equip young people with entrepreneurship and employability skills. The Program Officer will work closely with the Head of Programs to ensure the successful implementation of program activities.

Main responsibilities
• Identify and recruit Vocational Institutes to partner with Wezesha Impact
• Lead youth business fellows and instructors trainings
• Manage youth recruitment and retention
• Support Instructors to deliver WISE program training sessions
• Monitoring and reporting of progress
• Find local linkages for youth on the program
• Strengthen relationships with the districts we are implementing program
Recruit Vocational
Institutions to partner with WISE ACADEMY – 20%
• Conduct research on and visit identified partners, market the WISE program, and secure partnerships with these partners.
• Engage with principals to secure an instructor for running the WISE program.
Lead instructors trainings 20%
• Liase with the Program Officer to organize and conduct Instructors termly capacity building trainings
• Identify capacity gaps for instructors and youth business fellows and schedule periodic mentoring and coaching sessions to equip instructors with the skills required to successfully implement the
• WISE training
• Hold exclusively meetings with Youth business fellows and instructors to understand their professional development needs and work with the Program Officer to tailor the instructor’s fellowship to meet noted professional development needs.
Manage recruitment and retention of youth in the program –15%
• Support instructors to mobilize, sensitize and recruit youth that meet the recruitment criteria into the program and ensure registration as per the targeted numbers
• Coordinate and work with M&E to administer a baseline survey for all the registered youth as per the program
• Support youth business fellows and instructors to maintain youth numbers to ensure retention of youth in the program
• Manage relationship with the institution leaders and management
Support Instructors to deliver program training sessions - 15%
• Review and prepare all materials necessary for session delivery and ensure all instructors receive a teaching Kit for the program
• Support instructors to organize sessions and ensure youth attendance and active participation.
• Ensure delivery of all training sessions as planned in the curriculum or manual for the program using the right methods and approaches
• Provide weekly feedback and recommendation on sessions following their delivery and support the design team to make improvements.
• Provide timely feedback on other program components to ensure timely revision and improvement for better impact
• Coordinate guest speakers and other inspirational speakers to share their experiences with the youth
Support youth business fellows & instructors to conduct Mentorship and Coaching of youth - 15%
• Empower instructors to conduct youth mentoring and coaching sessions on business startup and employment to ensure intended targets are achieved.
• Plan and conduct business and employment visits for youth, document and maintain updated profiles of youth businesses and employment
• Liaise with community professionals and build a community based support network to ensure continued support for youth
• Network and find linkages and connections for youth and instructors relevant to their initiatives
• Research and find local partners to ensure support and sustainability of the program
Monitoring and reporting of progress - 10%
• Document all youth success stories for both internal and external sharing
• Provide periodical updates and reports about the program
• Maintain updated profiles of youth under the given area of operation
• Participate in organizing events and other activities
Ensure 20% of your youth start business
• Any other duties as might be assigned.

Qualification:
• Bachelor’s degree in humanities or related field
• Experience: 2 year experience working with youth in local communities. 2 year experience in a similar position preferred.

Desired skills:
Interpersonal skills, Communication and negotiation skills, business training skills and research skills

Other:
Computer skills (MS-WORD, EXCEL, SPSS), Internet use ability.
Female Candidates are encouraged to apply.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
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