Job/Title: HUB 1 Coordinator
Company Name: Canada World Youth
Project Title: EQWIP HUBs Powering Youth Innovation for Sustainable Livelihoods
Start: As soon as possible
Working Location: Surabaya, Indonesia
Schedule: Full-time, Contract
Salary: Competitive Salary
ABOUT EQWIP HUBs
Do you want to work with a team of energetic, skilled and passionate individuals who are motivated to create innovative solutions for sustainable youth livelihoods? If yes, then EQWIP HUBs is the team for you!
Powered by Canadian leaders in global youth development – Canada World Youth (CWY) and Youth Challenge International (YCI) – the EQWIP HUBs project is a global network that connects Canadian volunteers, youth participants, and international partners through innovative programming in six developing countries.
Through 18 youth centered EQWIP HUBS Bolivia, Ghana, Indonesia, Peru, Senegal and Tanzania, EQWIP HUBs offers entrepreneurship and employment training so that young people, especially women, can come together to develop market-relevant skills, learn from mentors and access technology. EQWIP HUBs is an initiative rooted in global collaboration making it a unique catalyst for sustainable development. Together, we’re on a mission to change the lives of 100,000 youth by 2020.
Canada World Youth & Youth Challenge International
Each recognized as Canadian leaders, CWY and YCI bring a combined 70 years of expertise in global youth development. Young people around the world have been transformed through CWY’s world-renowned global reciprocal exchange programs and YCI’s youth innovation initiatives, proving young people can make a real difference in global health, the environment, and youth livelihoods.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The HUB Coordinator, reporting to the Country Manager, will provide leadership and management for the local HUB and its associated activities. S/he will support activities to build partner and youth capacity in livelihood development. S/he will establish and maintain positive, collaborative and productive relationships with project staff, implementing partners, youth participants and volunteers..
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
· Provide leadership and management for the coordination and delivery of HUB activities
· Develop and maintain working with local partner, public and private sector
· Carry out management responsibilities performance Hub Partner to identify project for support and work with them to deliver, monitor and evaluate these
· Management of and support to teams of Canadian volunteers
· Monitor annual work plans and ensure compliance
· Ensure preparation and submission of project activity reports
· Provide guidance to the HUB staff regarding tools and strategies to ensure that programming is responsive to youth and volunteer needs
· Ensure program quality through implementation of country-specific project review systems and comprehensive M&E systems
· Develop and maintain relationship with Canadian foreign missions
· Remain well-informed about national and regional issues affecting youth
· Support the development and update of sector strategies in relevant areas of programming
· Provide support to ensure that activities are meeting their goals and targets, recommend program adjustments when necessary to keep the project on track
· Support training and supervision of HUB staff and volunteer teams
· Coordinate training activities for youth
· Coordination of and support to HUB Network
· Engage private sector and relevant actors in forming a multi-stakeholder network to support youth employment/entrepreneurship objectives
· Coordinate orientation training for Canadian volunteers
· Perform other duties as delegated by the Country Manager
QUALIFICATIONS
· Applicant must be a citizen of Indonesia
· University degree
· 5 to 7 years of progressively responsible leadership and coordination experience
· Understanding of and compatible vision for effective community development with a focus on networking and training delivery
· Ability to work with and through partners
· Passion for working with youth; an understanding of the current situation for young people
· Comfort with linking work to a range of stakeholders, including civil authorities, community group leaders, donors, private sector and other international NGOs on initiatives
· Experience with current approaches to adult learning and participatory methods for M&E
· Proven ability to develop and monitor work plans and training plans
· Demonstrated mentoring abilities and experience supporting peers
· Strong interpersonal and communication skills
· Strong verbal and written English skills required
Deadline to apply: Sunday, November 18th, 2018 at 5pm EST. Applications will be considered upon submission. Please submit your cover letter and CV as a one document Word or PDF e-mail attachment tohrindonesia@eqwiphubs.org with “HUB 1 Coordinator” in the subject line. Applications will not be considered beyond the deadline.
No phone calls about the position can be accepted. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
