Youth Economic Empowerment Officer

  Diredawa   -

Job Summary:

Youth Economic Empowerment Officer is responsible for working within the program staffs to successfully implement the organizations and the project’s objectives in the areas of the project planning, organizing, executing and reporting of economic strengthening and livelihood improvement interventions under IYA. She /he is exclusively responsible for leading the design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the projects’ economic empowerment activities of the project to improve the livelihoods of the target youth beneficiaries through financial, in kind and other technical and mentorship support provision

Job requirements:

 MA/BA degree in Business Management, Accounting, Development Studies, Cooperative Management, Economics, Agri Business and other related fields.

 Minimum of 3 years prior work experience and demonstrated practical skills in working with youth owned and led enterprises, women self-help groups, small and micro enterprise development, financial service providers, one stop centers and job matching service providers.

Competency Requirements:

 USAID projects experience implementation in the area of youth and economic strengthening field is a plus.

 Certifications, training courses on saving skills, business development and SACCO

 Strong commitment to working with youths

 Experience in youth mobilization, training and small and micro enterprise development

 Experience in business mentoring and coaching and business plan development

 Experience of organizing and working with saving and credit cooperatives

 Excellent partnership building, communication and management skills to work with youth owned enterprises, private sector, government institutions, NGOs, etc.

 Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills

 Excellent analytical and report writing skills and ability to solve problems

 Proficiency in computer software application, report preparation and data management

 Proficiency in English and other local language, written and spoken. Writing and speaking skills of additional local languages is a plus.

Duty station: Dire Dawa with frequent travel to Harar and Jigiga

How To Apply

If you are interested in the post and feel that you are suitable for the role then you're invited to submit your CVs and copies of all supporting documents in person or through the post office

Address: FSCE, HQ, Gurd Shola, next to Beshale Hotel, NGO building fifth floor, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

P.O box: 9562

Contact Phone: 011 833 39 26/28 and Diredewa sabiyan Madiya +251 254 116 063

Women applicants are highly encouraged to apply

Job Summery

Vacancy: 1 Position

Duration: Contract

Job Nature: Full Time

Salary:   -

Location: Diredawa

Deadline: 28 December, 2023

Company Detail

FSCE is an NGO that works on child protection issues in Ethiopia including prevention of family separation through family strengthening, reintegration of children in difficult circumstances and protection for children on the move.