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The Youth Basic Education Assistant will work as part of a team on the USAID-Youth Empowerment Activity in Central Equatoria state project in Juba -South Sudan that will seek to increase economic self-reliance for youth in South Sudan leading to increased incomes.

The Youth Basic Education Assistant will ensure the delivery of high-quality program by providing programmatic and technical support to activities that engage South Sudan youth in learning and empowerment opportunities through pathway 2 to future work and community leadership and strengthen youth-serving organizations as well as government agency collaboration.

Work closely with the Basic Education Officer, field supervisor, training, Basic Education specialists alongside support of the Deputy Chief of Party to oversee all programmatic aspects, ensuring that the training objectives and strategy are met on time and within annual plan.

The USAID Youth Empowerment Activity will support two pathways of youth-Youth Basic Education and Youth Literacy & Numeracy. Youths will receive Basic Education and literacy and numeracy training. This will provide out-of-school youth with foundational Basic Education and literacy and numeracy skills essential for everyday life and necessary to re-enter the formal school system, access technical skills training, improve livelihood opportunities and engagement in the world of work, or start their businesses. Youth Basic Education curriculum targets youth aged 15-29 who had attended a certain level of education, know how to read, and write in English to undergo Youth Empowerment Activity trainings on work ready Now (WRN) and be your own Boss (BYOB) to realize their potential.

Roles and Responsibilities

The Basic Education Assistant is responsible for ensuring USAID YEA is implemented in Juba County, providing quality training, capacity building and technical support to volunteer youth trainers, CSOs and other youth-friendly service providers, and feeding into regular monitoring, review, and refinement of interventions. The is required to submit, a weekly update and a monthly progress report.

Activities

The main activities for Basic Education Assistant will include:

• He/she support the Basic Education officer and field supervisor in implementing program activities in Juba County
• Mobilization of community in Juba rural for USAID YEA trainings. (Gudele, Gumbo, Lologo, Rejaf, Sirikat, Kapuri, Luri etc
• Mapped out and document all potential CSOs and others with history of Youth empowerment Activities in Juba County
• Conduct consultative meetings with Partners in Juba
• Assess and ensure safe training Facilities of each CSOs in Juba rural.
• Conduct mobilization of youth for pathway 2 classes; (aged 15 – 29) and with a basic level of education
• Sharing data on identified volunteer youth trainers to EDC team.
• Facilitating TOTs trainings in Juba
• Support professional deployment of volunteer youth trainers.
• Mentoring and coaching of volunteer youth trainers as well as CSO coordinators in all centers.
• Participating in coordination meetings and organizing meetings with relevant stakeholders in areas of operation.
• Conducting placement tests for Year 2 Cohort II classes.
• Orientation and registration of Youth Corps Members (YMCs) for cohort 1
• Receiving, sorting/classifying, and planning distribution of project supplies as planned by Juba team.
• Orientation of volunteer youth trainers for Cohort I
• Participate in all MEL related tasks of the USAID YEA.
• Keep up to date records of the program on the development of weekly updates and quarterly reports.
• Document story of change as the result of YEA activities
• Any other tasks assigned by Zone Supervisor and EDC Juba team.

Education

Degree (or equivalent experience) in education or related field.

Skills and Experience

• A degree or Diploma in Education, Social Science, Community Development, or related field.
• A Minimum of 2 years’ experience in programming, entrepreneurship, vocational training, social work and community mobilization. Proven experience in relations with private sector. Experience in Program management preferably implementing health and/or education activities.
• A Minimum of 1 year of relevant working experience in Education Program management, training or working with Youths is strongly preferred.
• Experience in conducting and/or coordinating data collection.
• Demonstrated experience working with government agencies, actors, and other stakeholders at the national and zonal levels.
• Knowledge of/experience with USAID-funded projects.
• Ability to travel throughout the State of the assigned zone.
• Demonstrated capacity to lead workshops and training. Degree in Education, Social Science, Program   Planning and Management, Development
•  Demonstrate capacity for Program implementation, and report writing.
•  Good Knowledge in Computer Microsoft applications and effective presentation and reporting skills.
•  Ability and Capacity to coordinate, collaborates well with partners and stakeholders to establish   effective working relations.

Language:

Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English. Knowledge of and proficiency in at least two local languages spoken in the specific County is highly preferred.

 Application Instructions:

 Job closing date: March 12th, 2024

 To apply, Applicants are encouraged to visit the Careers Page at: https://go.edc.org/SouthSudanJobs 

 Or only if technical difficulties occur, applicants may send their resumes to: [email protected], listing “Job Title- Basic Education Assistant YEA South Sudan” in the Subject Line.

 Or hand deliver applications, enclosed in an envelope to Afex Security Reception to the attention of The Chief of Party, Education Development Center, (EDC), USAID Youth Empowerment Activity. Indicate on the envelope the position applied for.

 Applications will be progressively reviewed as they are received. Due to the volume of applications submitted, only finalists will be notified. No phone calls, please.