Regional Director - Livelihoods
Regional Director - Livelihoods
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09-12-2024
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Job Description
Lead and oversee the regional implementation and operational delivery of Our Clients Livelihoods Program designed to equip youth with workplace skills empowering them to secure gainful employment in the organized sector.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Program Management: Strategize and lead effective management of all Livelihood programs across the North region including online and centerbased youth skilling initiatives. Ensure targeted enrollments maintain highquality training and track job placements and retention.
- Team Leadership: Provide senior leadership to regional livelihoods staff overseeing highquality delivery of need assessments career counseling skills training mentoring job placements and postplacement support for youth.
- Performance Monitoring: Manage program implementation in the region oversee monitoring and evaluation deliver performance reports to stakeholders and manage the regional Livelihood program budget.
- Partnership Development: Establish partnerships with vocational training institutes and specialized organizations to support youth progressions into work or further education.
- Employer Relations: Forge strategic partnerships with regional employers secure attractive job opportunities and promote employercentric models that incorporate the workplace skills needed for various sectors such as retail and hospitality.
- Staff Training & Development: Collaborate with the regional program team to ensure livelihoods staff are equipped with the necessary tools skills and knowledge for delivering employability skills training mentoring placements and youth support.
- Project Accountability: Take full accountability for implementation adherence to project indicators and achievement of outcomes. Ensure quality inputs and maintain rigorous monitoring.
- Program Alignment: Implement and communicate national updates to the Livelihood program within the region.
- Issue Management: Identify and address issues opportunities and risks that may impact program success within the region.
- Market Research: Conduct regional research to assess youth needs job demand and trends in employment and training.
- Representation: Represent Our Client in regional interactions with funders partners and external audiences regarding the Livelihoods program.
- Entrepreneurial Support: Develop methods and partnerships that encourage youth to pursue selfemployment and entrepreneurial pathways.
- Education Pathways: Build partnerships with colleges universities and government training schemes to provide diverse education options for youth pursuing further studies or training.
- Youth Safety and Equity: Ensure that all youthrelated work by Our Client and its partners is safe equitable and adheres to Child/Youth Protection protocols.
Desired Competencies:
- Program Management: Budget management monitoring and evaluation skills.
- People Leadership: Experience managing and mentoring a team.
- Empathy: Ability to work with diverse backgrounds.
- Financial Acumen: Strong business and financial understanding.
- DataDriven: Skilled in data analysis and reporting.
- Communication & Networking: Strong communication and networking abilities.
- ResultsOriented: Focused on achieving outcomes.
- Relationship Management: Proficient in donor and stakeholder management.
- Partnership Building: Ability to collaborate with diverse partners.
- Negotiation: Skilled negotiator with strong stakeholder management capabilities.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Preferred a Masters degree in Management Social Work or a related field in Social Sciences.
- Experience: 1820 years in the social sector with at least 5 years in a leadership role managing youth development and skilling programs. Proven performance in similar roles and stability in previous positions is an advantage. Familiarity with the North region is desirable.
- Senior Corporate Executives with a Sales or Large Account Management leadership role keen to move into development sector is desirable.
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