Identify and manage strategic partnerships with key regional bodies to achieve advocacy and youth programming objectives.
Convene and Coordinate partner meetings and proactively share updates and relevant information in team meetings
Enhance Y-ACT's technical leadership as a recognized regional voice on youth programming among donors, government counterparts, and partner organizations
Work with other members of the Senior Management team on project strategy and operations related to policy advocacy for the project.
Attend and participate in strategy meetings and reviews on policy advocacy

Technical Leadership and Project Management

Provide insights and recommendations for strategic direction in terms of digital advocacy and campaigns, advocacy curriculum advancement, social accountability, policy advocacy strategy development on youth initiatives.
Identify knowledge and evidence-generating gaps and collaborate with partners on developing policy guidance to influence policy formation

Financial Management

Monitor and review the annual budget and operational plans to support the program.
Ensure compliance with donor and institutional reporting, tracking, monitoring and documentation.
Implement activities in accordance with established rules and regulations to ensure the project achieves satisfactory financial and operational audit results.

Project Planning and Team Leadership

Ensure timely and effective implementation of all project interventions as well as the successful achievement of project outcomes, outputs and intended impacts
Work with the project director to Develop and submit timely reports to the relevant stakeholders.
Provide leadership to the implementation of tracking systems for program, human resource and financial processes.
Ensure ongoing coaching and mentoring of project staff in order to ensure that they are able to perform and achieve the desired results

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Professional Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Studies, Public Policy or relevant field.Master’s degree is an added advantage.
Strong and passionate commitment to and knowledge of youth policy and programmatic priorities in Africa.
Results-based programme management for (I)NGOs and donor-funded initiatives of similar scope.
Knowledge in tobacco control policies will be an added advantage.
Team leadership and management of teams for high-performance.

Experience

At least five (5) years hands-on project experience in NGO sector, management, and coordination of partners will be an added advantage.
Experience implementing/leading successful youth and adolescents’ advocacy initiatives in the region (Africa).
Experience in policy formulation process.

Competences and Skills

Passionate about youth in all their diversity.
Proven experience effectively leading and mentoring teams for high performance.
Demonstrated experience fostering and strengthening relationships and partnerships with targeted stakeholders.
Ability to exercise confidentiality, integrity, tact and discretion when dealing with diverse groups of people and processes.
Good negotiation skills, patience, diplomacy and tact
Excellent written and verbal communication, negotiation and networking skills
Ability to prioritize and multi-task.
Demonstrated excellent decision making and problem-solving skills
Ability to work and report to multiple partners.
Ability to work under minimal supervision

Method of Application

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