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Jobs in Tanzania 2023: New Jobs Vacancies at Youth Challenge International (YCI), 2023
Training Coordinator at Youth Challenge International (YCI) Tanzania August, 2023
Youth Challenge International (YCI)
Location: Zanzibar
Contract Length: 1 year, renewable
Compensation: 2,000,000 Tsh per month
Start Date: October 2023
About Youth Challenge International (YCI)
YCI
is a leading global youth development organization that promotes youth
innovation to drive positive change. Together with our partners we
create market-ready solutions that catapult youth around the world to
succeed and prosper; we are driven by youth and their potential to
affect positive change in the world.
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Our solutions are focused – always keeping the young people we are designing for and with at the center of the conversation. Our approach is rooted in creativity and constantly evolving to respond to changing needs and market realities. YCI is an organization where diversity and talent come together to shape a better future for youth around the world.
HerStart Innovate the Future
HerStart Innovate the Future is an initiative developed by YCI to catalyze and propel a more equitable and prosperous economy within Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda. By investing in locally driven solutions and integrating the skillsets of 310 Canadian Fellows, HerStart aims to engage 10,000 young women to participate in the design and development of innovative solutions to the challenges that their communities face.
The program includes training and support for aspiring entrepreneurs in social enterprise, gender-responsive business planning, social impact measurement, and access to finance. Canadian volunteers will be engaged in providing human capital support for activities through on-site placements and capacity-building initiatives with partner organizations.
This initiative provides programmatic support for organizations to more effectively deliver environmental and gender-responsive activities that drive sustainable and equitable business ventures. The entrepreneurial ecosystem in each country will be further catalyzed to identify and reduce gendered barriers, which will foster more enabling environments for young female entrepreneurs.
Training Materials:
Her Start offers participants three levels of programming and training to support
in the following areas: gaining awareness of their own self-development and building leadership skills and confidence; increasing understanding of the potential of social impact through business; identifying opportunities in the green economy and gaining relevant green skills; and developing the knowledge and skills needed to bring an innovative business idea to life.
Position Summary
Training Coordinator will utilize pre-existing training materials
(listed above) and a participatory approach to ensure the high-quality
delivery the HerStart Toolkit Curriculum to young women, alongside
partner organizations.
We are seeking a passionate, skilled, and
creative candidate to deliver exceptional results. We are looking for
people to join our team who believe in youth as powerful agents of
change, and those who are passionate about contributing to women’s
empowerment and advancing both national and global gender equality
agendas.
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Responsibilities Include:
Training
Coordination: Working with partners, oversee and coordinate the
co-delivery of activities and initiatives with project partners aligned
with project targets and workplans, including weekly planning and
logistics for training activities; engage skills-based Canadian
volunteers and leverage their expertise in the development and delivery
of training initiatives; create and maintain participant records;
maintain strong communication with all stakeholders through reporting
and in-person engagements; establish and maintain positive,
collaborative, and productive relationships with project staff,
implementing partners, youth participants and volunteers.
Training
Facilitation: Leverage existing training materials, dynamic
facilitation skills and participatory approaches to engage participants
in an inclusive and responsive learning environment with partners;
oversee quality of partner facilitation of training curriculum,
providing technical support in the preparation of training modules and
learning materials on main project themes, including social
entrepreneurship, green business and women’s leadership development;
contribute to ongoing quality improvement of training materials and
processes; recognize, and adapt to the needs and strengths of young
women program participants, coaching and collaborating with them at
varying stages of starting and implementing a successful social
enterprise.
Participant Mobilization and Administration: Support the mobilization and engagement strategy of female participants to the
Her Start program, including leading the approach to recruitment, selection, and retention of youth participants and Coordinate with YCI staff and partner trainers as needed for program implementation; mobilize participants to increase access to HerStart activities beyond training, including the Catalyst Fund; support participants to access supports across the social entrepreneurship ecosystem beyond HerStart programming.
Volunteer Management: Supervise an international
and/or national volunteer in their professional deliverables that
advance the goals of HerStart, and/or partner organizations; Provide
coaching and mentorship to ensure their meaningful engagement and
integration into the HerStart program.
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Skills and Experience:
You
are a self-starter with 3+ years of progressively responsible
leadership experience in participatory facilitation; you are passionate
about investing in women and youth livelihoods and inspired by the
potential of innovation and entrepreneurship; you are talented at
fostering relationships with young people and diverse stakeholders; you
are aligned with the Lean Startup approach and familiar with design
thinking; you understand the potential of online and offline learning
environments; you have demonstrated the ability to mentor and support
ventures at the start-up phase; you possess a learning orientation and
willingness to participate in ongoing professional and personal
development; you have a sound working knowledge of multiple methods and
tools for organizational capacity building and technical assistance; you
thrive as a team member and work respectfully and inclusively with
diverse stakeholders, including international volunteers; you
demonstrate an integrated understanding of the principles of gender
equality and the empowerment of girls, including a familiarity with the
socio-economic profile of young women in Zanzibar; you are an effective
communicator with excellent written and verbal English proficiency and
you are a permanent resident or a Citizen of Tanzania.
Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
YCI
recognizes the unequal power dynamics inherent in international
development work and our responsibility to protect the human rights of
the communities we serve and provide an environment free of sexual
exploitation and abuse. Youth Challenge International (YCI) commits to a
zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA).
Link to application can be found here. Please submit your CV as a single PDF document, maximum 4 pages, saved in the following format: “First Name Last Name_ Training Coordinator”.
Deadline to apply is 11:59 EAT (East African Time) on August 30, 2023, however applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage early submissions.
Youth
Challenge International provides equal employment opportunities
regardless of gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual
orientation, or marital status. As such, we encourage groups who have
been historically disadvantaged with respect to employment to apply for
positions at Youth Challenge International.