Youth Entrepreneurship Speсialist

Chemonics International Inc. is looking for a qualified professional to fill the position Youth Entrepreneurship Specialist (Severodonetsk)

The five-year USAID Democratic Governance East Activity (DG East) aims to strengthen the connection and trust between citizens and their government in eastern Ukraine by promoting an inclusive civic identity, common civic value and a unified Ukraine by addressing the divisive impacts of Russia’s aggression, cases of far-right Ukrainian nationalism, and the consequences of ongoing armed conflict through increased citizen participation, improved service delivery and more responsive governance. DG East’s methodology is to (1) develop greater acceptance of a shared civic culture based on common values and understandings, and (2) increase participation to improve Ukraine’s governance and reform processes and help to resolve community problems. DG East activities are implemented across five project offices: Kyiv, Kramatorsk, Severodonetsk, Mariupol, and Kherson.

JOB SUMMARY: The Youth Entrepreneurship Specialist will enhance youth council members’ capacity to serve as key actors in social and political life of their communities, in decision-making and their implementation play an important role in increasing the effectiveness of the democratic reforms being carried out. This approach helps to build trust of youth to their governments and empower them to play an active role in community development. The Specialist will provide a training for youth council members and motivate cooperation between participants of different councils which will support each other in implementing their projects in the future.

The Specialist will support 9 selected youth councils of Luhansk region including Severodonetsk, Popasna, Bilovodsk, Rubizhne, Troitske, Novopskov, Chmyrivka, Krasnorichenske, and Shulhinka to increase their capacity and provide training to council members through promoting the aspect of independence from local self-government bodies for more effective fulfillment of their role in representing citizens’\youth initiatives to local authorities. The total number of participants is up to 27. 

PRINCIPLE DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• To develop an agenda, PowerPoint presentation, and training materials for and conduct a 3-day training module on financial literacy, youth entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, and tools of activity monetization. The training module should include general practical task suggested by STTA. It will serve to coach and consolidate the lessons learned from the training
• To provide technical assistance (online consultations) regarding tasks assigned to the youth councils during the training
• To develop a set of recommendations across Youth Entrepreneurship issues 

DELIVERABLES: The Youth Entrepreneurship Specialist will be expected to produce the following deliverables:

• PPP, agenda, and distribution materials for the 3-day training module on financial literacy, youth entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, and tools of activity’s monetization
• List of participants from each day of training
• Evaluation form from the participants with responses (to be approved by DG East);
• Final report within the scope of work which must contain at least 5 quotes from participants. This deliverable must be produced in Ukrainian, a maximum of 5 pages in length, in Word format

LEVEL OF EFFORT AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The estimated LOE for this assignment is up to 12 LOE days – preparation of training materials (3 days), training delivery (3 days), reporting (2 days), consultations (2 days), and traveling (2 days). The anticipated start date for this assignment will be o/a April 01 -o/a May 31, 2022.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least 3 years of experience as a Consultant on relevant issues
• Bachelor’s or Masters’ Degree in relevant field
• Professional knowledge in grants writing and project management
• Experience of working on international donor projects
• Skills in using interactive presentation tools, PPP development, and presentation
• Good interpersonal and training skills
• Self-esteem and motivation to empower youth
• Report writing skills
• Experience with individual consultation is a plus
• Professional knowledge of Ukrainian language, good writing skills in English are desirable
• Ability to work independently, prioritize multiple work assignments in  fast-paced environment,  meet deadlines, and  exercise good, professional judgment.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to [email protected] with Entrepreneurship Specialist listed in the subject line by March 2, 2022. No telephone inquiries, please. Candidates will be considered on a rolling basis, and only finalists will be contacted.

“Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.”