Youth Engagement Associate at Intergovernmental Authority on Development

About the Role

The Youth Engagement Associate will support the planning, coordination, and implementation of youth-focused activities for the project. This role requires working closely with youth groups, partners, and stakeholders to ensure meaningful youth participation and effective project delivery. You will collaborate with the project team and various departments, particularly with communication and gender teams. You will also engage with youth organizations, young people, and supporters of youth working across Africa, with a focus on select project countries.

Key Responsibilities

• Map youth-led climate-focused organizations, innovation hubs, cooperatives, associations, networks, and groups across select countries
• Collaborate with National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) to co-produce tailored climate services and deliver them to youth in the agri-food systems value chain
• Train youth farmers in the Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) approach
• Foster partnerships with existing agricultural extension systems to expand young farmers' access to advisory services
• Facilitate consultation forums with youth and youth groups to capture their priorities and challenges, and advocate for their perspectives to be considered in climate-related decisions
• Build youth capacity through training in climate adaptation, climate justice, advocacy, and effective communication strategies
• Organize interactive sessions with experts, agri-preneurs, and private sector actors on climate services, green jobs, and innovation
• Support the design and launch of youth-led digital tools that facilitate the delivery of localized and user-friendly climate services
• Explore partnerships with private sector actors, such as climate-tech firms, to support and scale youth-led initiatives
• Facilitate youth participation in national, regional, and international climate initiatives

Location

Nairobi, Kenya