Youth Economic Empowerment Assistants (Deadline: Oct 30, 2022)

Location:  Addis Ababa and Debrebrhan
Salary:  As per Organization Salary Scale
Deadline: Oct 30, 2022

Job Description

Talent Youth Association (TaYA) in partnership with Amref Health Africa implements Kefeta in Addis Abeba and Debrebirhan city. Kefeta envisions Ethiopian youths who are game changers: empowered to advance their own economic, civic, and social development; resilient in the face of shocks; actively promoting development within their communities and contributing to the country’s peace and prosperity.

Kefeta will strengthen the youth ecosystem in Ethiopia with integrated, multi-sectoral, youth-centered programming aligned with the Positive Youth Development (PYD) approach.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assist the Youth Economic empowerment officer and project manager
  • Assist in field level needs assessments: youth led community project identification, and business proposal development activities.
  • Participate in preparation of detail implementation plan in collaboration with other project team particularly on youth economic empowerment activities
  • Work closely with youth entrepreneurs to identify and analyze the selected livelihood options
  • Assist in supporting skilled youths to enter the workforce through internships and/or employment and/or business mentorship activities
  • Help Organize and facilitate youth mobilization, registration and awareness creation events on the importance and role of youth SACCOs.
  • Promote and support youth groups and coalitions to innovative and/or create different ways to generate income such as fundraising initiatives and external funding via grants and sponsorship to ensure sustainability of the youth centers and community projects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category: Project Assistant

Career Level: Beginner Level

Required: 2 (1 at Addis Ababa, 1 at Debrebrhan)

Supervisor: Youth Economic Empowerment Officer

Contract duration: 1 Year with possibility of extension

Location: Addis Ababa and Debrebrhan Ethiopia

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Requirements

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business management, Accounting, Development studies, Cooperative Management, Economics, Agri business and other related fields.
  • Minimum of 1 year’s prior work experience and demonstrated practical skills in working with youth owned and led enterprises, women self-help groups, small and micro enterprise development, financial service providers, one stop centres and job matching service providers.
  • Certifications, training courses on saving skills, business development and SACCO
  • Strong commitment to working with youths
  • Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills
  • Excellent analytical and report writing skills and ability to solve problems
  • Proficiency in computer software application, report preparation and data management.
  •  Proficiency in English and Amharic language, written and spoken.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to Apply

Qualified persons with the required skills are invited to submit their applications accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae and cover letter as a single document i.e., with the cover letter being on the first page and the CV starting on the second page, detailing three work related references and contacts to the Employment officer nathanaelt@tayaeth.org and received on or before 5:00PM on 30th October 2022.

Please mention the Title of Position you apply for in the subject of your email.

Please note that TaYA reserves the right to shortlist on ongoing basis. Please note that only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

TaYA will at no stage of recruitment process request candidate to make payments of any kind. Further, TaYA has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. 

TaYA is committed to protecting beneficiaries within our programs from exploitation and abuse and any kind of misconduct. TaYA has specific policies, including Safeguarding and Child Protection, which outlines the expected behavior and the responsibility of all staff, beneficiaries, consultants, and other stakeholders and has zero tolerance towards misconducts. Any candidate offered a job with TaYA will be expected to sign TaYA’s organizational Policies and Code of Conduct as an annex to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.

TaYA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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