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Position Title: Program Specialist (Universities)

Position Status: Full-time, Regular

Duration: One-Year, with possibility of extension.

Program name: Positive Youth Engagement (PYE)

About the Position

The Program Specialist will be responsible to monitor and deliver program activities for targeted universities’ career centers in all programmatic areas, including Life Skills, Civic Engagement, Leadership, and Career Guidance activities. The Program Specialist, in collaboration with other PYE staff across the program consortium, will coordinate and implement project activities at the highest levels of technical quality for positive youth development and youth-responsive systems strengthening. She/ he will assist in reporting and conducting field visits to targeted career centers across 11 selected private universities. The position will work closely with PYE Technical Advisor to ensure effective and efficient implementation of related activities.

CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the design, development, adaptation and application of the Life Skills, Civic Engagement and Career Guidance curricula for universities.
• Work closely with partners, selected partner universities, and with the other PYE program components on the design and implementation of the learning activities including ToTs, training to youth, and youth-led initiatives design and implementation.

• Oversee the implementation of learning activities with the selected private universities and provide support to define a model for the implementation of learning activities with career centers throughout the life of the program.

• Manage the day-to-day program partnerships, implementation of the core Learning programmatic activities, including organizational capacity assessment and planning, training and coaching on Passport to Success (Life Skills) and I-SERVE (Civic Engagement) curricula, and collecting and analyzing program data to measure progress toward program targets and objectives.
• Be responsible for procurement of activities carried out through the IYF budget.
• Contribute to weekly, quarterly, and annual reporting for learning interventions for universities.
• Coordinate closely with other PYE staff and IYF global advisors to ensure accuracy and coherence between programmatic and financial reports.
• Maintain updated program information, data and records on PYE and IYF knowledge management platforms that aggregate program performance and impact.
• Complete other duties as assigned (outside of CORE Responsibilities).

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in social sciences, education, business administration, Youth development, or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Experience working with universities or civil society actors engaged in youth development in Palestine. Previous experience working with universities is an advantage.
• Experience contributing to effective curriculum planning, design, adaptation and development.
• Experience in project design, project management, and training and capacity building.
• Demonstrated knowledge of gender inclusion principles, human rights, and equitable approaches for positive youth engagement and development.
• Strong interpersonal communication, presentation, teamwork, and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and oral English and Arabic language and communication skills with a variety of audiences including universities, other NGOs, the general public and the media.
• Ability to think innovatively.
• Positive and professional attitude, including ability to work well in a team setting.
• Strong ability to organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure under pressure, prioritize work, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to details.
• Excellent skills using technology and computer software, including but not limited to, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

IYF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates are critical to our success as a global organization, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.