JSI Research & Training Institute

About the Organization

World Education, a division of JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc (JSI/WE), is seeking a Positive Youth Development Technical Advisor for the USAID Ghana Youth Activity. This program aims to improve the socioeconomic status of youth in northern Ghana through youth-led and youth-serving organizations.

Position Overview

This role offers an excellent platform for professional development. The program focuses on generating cross-sectoral engagement and positive youth development (PYD) outcomes, enabling youth to make better life decisions and influence policy.

The Positive Youth Development Technical Advisor will work closely with government agencies, vocational training associations, and a network of youth-led and youth-serving organizations to develop and implement the overall program's youth development strategy and design evidence-based interventions to successfully engage youth, women, and vulnerable populations in program activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the mainstreaming of PYD across the program, including supporting staff to understand PYD principles and actively integrate them in their technical, operational, and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) work
• Coordinate effective partnerships with local youth education and employment institutions, relevant public and private sector partners, civil society, and youth-led and youth-serving organizations
• Engage with organizations serving distinct groups of young people and those with expertise in ethnic inclusion, gender, and disability inclusion
• Foster effective partnerships, representation, and outreach with key stakeholders including federal government ministries, regional government bodies, relevant civic organizations, and NGOs
• Coordinate program activities, ensure sustainability, and advance the positive youth development learning agenda
• Provide technical guidance and leadership throughout program implementation

Location

Ho, Ghana