Youth Panel – VSO Ethiopia
Engineering, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Community
VSO Ethiopia
VSO has been working in Ethiopia since 1996. In 2012, VSO Ethiopia has developed a new five year Country Strategic Plan (CSP 2012 – 2017) with a vision of “an Ethiopia without poverty where individuals and communities are able to realise their own potential and that of Ethiopia and improve their quality of life”. Our mission is “to bring people together to work in partnership; share skills, knowledge, and experience; build capabilities; and fight the causes of poverty in Ethiopia”. VSO Ethiopia programme focuses on improving the quality of access to basic services through implementing holistic programme in three key areas of Education, Health, and Secure Livelihood with gender, Climate-Change and ICT as cross cutting themes.
Working at VSO
VSO is the world’s leading international non-governmental organisation that works through volunteers to create a fair world for everyone. In 2022/23, over 7,700 dedicated individuals from across the globe volunteered with VSO, bringing their abilities to support almost 11 million people in 35 countries.
Our work centres on those who are left out by society – those living in extreme poverty or with disability and illness. Those who face discrimination and violence because of their gender, sexuality, or social status. Those who are at risk from disaster, disease, and conflict.
But they are not passive beneficiaries of aid; they are the “primary actors” at the heart of our efforts. From their perspective, we define the issues, opportunities, and solutions that drive sustainable, local-led change. These individuals are the key agents of their own transformation.
Role Overview Summary
The panel will represent youth and amplify their voices throughout the implementation and evaluation period of the programme. In addition, it will give young people in all their diversities the opportunity to take a leadership role in decision making and advise the Ethiopia Country Coordinating Group (CCG) on Meaningful Youth Engagement among other programmatic decisions and directions.
At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:
- Ability to be open minded and respectful
- Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
- Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
- Ability to seek and share knowledge
Equal Opportunities
- VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.
Equal Opportunities: VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.
VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Role Details
Location: Ethiopia
Salary: Not Specified
Contract Type: Not Specified
Contract Length: Not Specified
Full Time: Not Specified
Application Closing Date: Jan 23, 2024 00:00:00
Interview Date: 5-Feb-2024
Start Date: 19-Feb-2024
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Competencies and Behavior
- Passionate about youth, youth engagement and their development
- Commitment to youth leadership in SRHR and to amplify/advocate for the SRHR issues of minoritized young people
- Strong commitment to inclusion and diversity and having a lived experience of a compounded vulnerabilities leading to exclusion and/or discrimination is a strong advantage
- Willingness to collaborate, a team worker, and respectful of different cultures
- Keen to development and learning to benefit self & marginalized youth groups
- Commitment to learn and promote intersectionality, and the values, principles and focus areas of the programme
- Commitment to apply and promote learned intersectional, youth-led approaches in SRHR policy & practices, and cascade approaches within institutions, networks and collaborations and movements.
- Ability to mobilize and influence other youth positively (a role model)
- Existing affiliation with ‘Collaborating partner’ CSOs is required
- Good communication skills, and networking skills, and showing competency around public speaking (in any language) is a plus
- Experience of engaging in youth movements, campaigns and networks targeting policy influencing is a strong advantage
- Good track record or competency of consolidating youth voice and representing them in various decision-making forums (at community and/or institutional levels) is a plus
- Experience in SRHR space (both policy & practice) is a plus
- Knowledge and policy development experience of current initiatives relating to SRHR issues of young people, social inclusion and Vulnerable/Marginalized Youth is a plus.
- Availability and willingness to dedicate their time and actively engage in meetings, capacity building processes, and take leadership roles in implementation as indicated above, to become integral part of the Make Way Programme – for a period of at least 1 year (for an estimated time of 20 hours a month)
- Age range between 18- 29 years
