Head Of Youth And Civil Society

2 weeks ago

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa British Council Full time
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Head of Youth and Civil Society (NFE)

YemenLocation:
Al-Mukalla, Middle East and North Africa, YE

We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.


We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK.

We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications.

Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2021–22 we reached 650 million people.

Head of Youth Skills and Civil Society Yemen About the role: We are excited to offer an opportunity for a dynamic and experienced professional to join the British Council Yemen as the Head of Youth and Civil Society Programmes.

This role is central to developing, piloting and improving innovative ways of engagement between young people, civil society, independent media and wider stakeholders to address issues of importance to young people in Yemen.

As the Programme Lead, the post holder will play a crucial part in the overall leadership of the Yemen operation and in shaping, managing and delivering programmes for youth and civil society sector in Yemen, as well as independent media programming.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead our work in this very important area and be part of a broader regional team of colleagues and community of practice.

The role provides opportunities for personal and professional development and travel around the MENA region.

Through this work the postholder will make a sustainable impact in the building of trust and collaboration between different sections of society within Yemen and with the UK.

What we require of the successful candidate: Language Requirements C1 English (Fluent in writing, reading, and speaking)

Fluent Arabic (writing, reading, and speaking) Education and Qualifications:

Foundation level Project Management qualification (in-house training or evidence of Continuous Professional development in this area could be considered) or relevant work experience.

Qualification or significant experience working in the field of social development and governance (desirable) Role specific skills, knowledge and experience Technical and contextual knowledge of youth and civil society sector in Yemen, including experience inside a local CSO and engagement at the grassroot level Technical and contextual knowledge of independent media in Yemen (desirable) Experience of managing large in-country programmes that have met project closure and audit standards.

Knowledge/ and or experience of working with at least two types of funding sources within a structured compliance regime. Experience of client management, partner management and/or contract management in the Yemen context.

Experience of fostering collaboration between a wide range of stakeholders Experience of managing projects or managing aspects of programmes Experience in spotting risk in a project or programme and putting together successful risk mitigation with the Senior Responsible Officer Understanding of Monitoring & Evaluation and Learning principles Experience of managing teams (in the same office and remotely).

Experience of conducting lessons learned reviews/After action reviews to inform future programme design and management. Experience in building strategic partnerships and relationships to win contracts in the Youth and Civil Society Sector. Further Information Pay Band – Pay band 7/F
Contract Type – Fixed Term Contract (3 years)
Last Date for Application - 8th June :00 PM IST

Requirements Role could require some domestic and international travel as required by the programme and some out of hours and evening work responding to or driven by programme/portfolio needs A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do.

We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment.

We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability.

All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.
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We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

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