Job
Title: Youth Skills Development Advisor
Employer: SNV
Duty Station: Dar Es Salaam
Application Deadline: 15th Sept 2013
Key Responsibilities:
• Support the development and implementation of youth skills development plan.
• Develop and update a map of youth skills gaps, as well as opportunities and
labour requirements in the market, with a special emphasis on young women.
• Provide technical assistance in curriculum & skills development; engage
and support national and local institutions in the design of curricula and the
delivery of training in order to achieve quality targeted results.
• Partnership and relationship development; Liaise with government, private
sector and civil society stakeholders to prepare and roll out a skills
development component, in the realm of supporting job placement and match-making
between skills development and demand from prospective employers.
• Results measurement; monitoring and quality control of services provided by
third parties; track progress with regard to employability and opportunities
for youth-led enterprise creation.
Qualifications and Experiences, Skills:
• Master’s degree in any field relevant to youth skills development.
• Demonstrated ability to design and deliver effective programming in youth
skills development, with a minimum 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Knowledge of Tanzanian education policies especially the vocational skills
development.
• Affinity with engaging productive sector in skills development strategies for
out-of-school youth.
• Strong interpersonal skills; creative and flexible.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills in both
English and Kiswahili.
• Strong computer skills in MS Word, and PowerPoint.
How to Apply:
All interested candidates are requested to apply by sending, to TanzaniaHR@snvworld.org
with the following documents:
(i) An updated Curriculum Vitae, with three professional references;
(ii) Links to most recent work (portfolio (articles, videos, etc.); and
(iii) Motivation letter (max. 1 page), with salary expectations.
We will only be able to respond to applicants who are shortlisted for
interview, and candidates who do not receive any feedback within one month
should consider their application unsuccessful.
