SayPro Youth Advisory, Thought Leadership and Program Quality

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Summary

The Youth Advisor will play an important role in leading and contributing to the growth and technical quality of the Skills to Succeed (S2S) and other youth employment programs. You will play a key role within the Youth Integrated Economic Opportunities (YEIO) team, to develop and lead S2S’s Knowledge Management, Learning and Communications (KLC) and Though Leadership strategies and activities. You will represent S2S and Save the Children in internal and external fora. You will play a role in developing and driving high quality technical strategies in youth employment programming and engage actively in new business development efforts. You will provide technical leadership, guidance, training and capacity building as needed.

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

Thought Leadership, KLC (40%)

• Lead KLC and thought leadership activities for the S2S and other youth employment programs.
• Organize, lead, facilitate and support thought leadership and knowledge sharing events from conceptualization to implementation in collaboration with S2S Director and other key stakeholders. This includes S2S’ global communications campaigns, corporate engagement events, research summits and dissemination events, S2S’ Annual Learning meetings and S2S’ quarterly learning calls.
• Develop S2S’ annual communication plan and collaborate with Country Office (CO) and technical staff to ensure implementation of the plan.
• Develop, refine and disseminate (internally and externally) key program documents, working closely with technical staff and management. Program documents include case studies, success stories, technical and research briefs and reports, and other learning products, as well as communications assets e.g. videos, blogs, newsletters, etc.
• Assess knowledge and learning needs and build effective, productive relationships with teams, external partners, organizations and donors to conduct high quality learning, knowledge transfer and thought leadership activities.
• Develop and support approaches, activities and culture of knowledge sharing across S2S countries and within Save the Children.
• Develop strategies to monitor, evaluate and report on the effectiveness of knowledge sharing and communications efforts through activities such as after-action reviews, and documenting/disseminating learning and assessments.
• Working with S2S and YEIO Director, Technical Advisors and MEAL staff, contribute to the design, budgeting and operationalization of learning agendas for S2S and YIEO, contributing to the evidence base for effective youth programming.
• Lead activities for the production, copyediting, formatting and publication of program documents and communication materials and products.
• Identify and manage vendors contracted to support special projects needs such as instructional design, translations, graphic design, and course design.
• Ensure S2S’ content on the resource site is accessible, accurate and engaging.

Program Quality (40%)

• Stay abreast of technical developments in the youth employment field, particularly in relation to promoting inclusive and resilient economic opportunities that facilitate sustainable employment and entrepreneurship for youth that experience the most marginalization and inequality.
• Provide direction and support to the design, testing, and evaluation of innovations to youth employment programming.
• Create technical guidelines and tools as required to facilitate technically sound program implementation.
• Provide technical support to ongoing youth employment programs as assigned.
• Introduce innovation and thought leadership in the design and implementation of youth programs including for topics such as gender equality and social justice, digital literacy and kills for the future of work, green skills and the green economy, systems approach, etc.
• Provide guidance on high quality approaches for the implementation of youth innovation, youth participation and youth leadership in S2S programs. Work with country offices to ensure sound implementation of youth led activities such as S2S Youth Advisory Councils, Youth Led Advocacy Campaigns work with S2S director to explore how these approaches can contribute to a global youth lead action or campaign.

New Business and Resource Mobilization Support (20%)

• Lead or support proposals development as assign.
• Support country office team members in analyzing information and formulating effective technical strategies, integrating best practices and, where appropriate, innovations.
• Conduct training and orientation for program design team members to ensure that all relevant information is on hand to inform a sound design process.

Travel to the field to participate in design workshops, assessments, team writing assignments, and other proposal processes as needed.

Participate in proposal after action reviews, ensuring that lessons learned are incorporated into subsequent efforts

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 5 years of relevant experience
• Experience in designing, developing, and implementing strategic Knowledge, Learning, and Communications plans and socialization activities.
• Experience in event planning, design, and implementation including managing and facilitating both online and in-person learning events, using a variety of engaging and effective adult learning approaches and e-learning platforms.
• Experience in youth programming, program design, and monitoring and evaluation.
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals and teams at all levels, both internally and externally
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering and maintaining and environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in communications materials production, from concept to print.
• Experience with website content management and use of social media channels g. Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
• Experience working with private sector partners engaging in collaborative, value shared relationships for sustainable development.
• Experience working with vulnerable populations i.e. ultra-poor, women, youth, and migrants.
• Experience working in or with operations in Africa, Asia, Latin America or the
• Professional proficiency in French, Spanish, or Arabic

Compensation

Save the Children is offering the following salary ranges for this position, dependent on candidate location:

• Geo 1- NY Metro, DC, and other locations with labor costs significantly above national average: Up to $99,000/ year
• Geo 2-Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average: Up to $90,000/ year
• Geo 3-Locations significantly below the US National Labor Cost Average: Up to $81,000/year Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, base salary of internal peers, business sector, and geographic location.

Why you should join the Save the Children Team…

Save the Children US offers outstanding benefits that include health, dental, vision and life insurances, pet insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, 403(b), generous vacation, personal sick leave, family leave, parental/adoption leave, commuter benefits, dress for your day, and much more.

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About Save the Children

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