The Youth and Adolescents coordinator is primarily responsible to enhance the life skills and personal resilience of the target group through increased community participation, cohesion and youth participation – related policy frameworks and dialogue. The youth and adolescent Coordinator will be supporting the Youth and Adolescent Officer in the implementation of the life skills activities  and community initiatives for adolescents and youth from the refugees, migrants and host communities living at Ain Shams district and surrounding areas . Along with the officer, the coordinator will lead a team of community mentors operationally and technically to deliver training and capacity building activities for youth with particular focus on supporting communities implementing youth initiatives.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

Essential:
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
From 1- 3 years’  of  experience in youth and adolescents program interventions and implementation with reputable humanitarian NGO operating in Egypt;
Bachelor’s degree in the development field or any other related field is required.
Experience in conducting trainings and working with refugee/migrants marginalized communities is a must.
Experience in facilitating platform of dialogues between different stakeholders.
Experience in establishing and support networks to collaborate, identify, plan and lead community initiatives.
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.
Experience in administrative work.
Ability to create networks and positive collaborations with different stakeholders to benefit the beneficiaries.
Fluency in Arabic (spoken and written) and strong working knowledge of English is required.
Commitment to Save the Children values and Child Safeguarding.
Commitment to gender equality and inclusion of marginalized groups.
Experience in documentation and report writing.
Comfortable with high levels of ambiguity and able to take decisions independently in fluid context.
Ain Shams residents are highly encouraged to apply.

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector, this role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only

The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.  A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy