Location: Uganda or Zambia

Duration: 12-month consultancy contract with possibility of extension.

Time commitment: 37.5 hours per week

Interested candidates should fill out this form by 11:59 pm EST (UTC-5) on July 1st, 2022 If you need any reasonable accommodations on our part to complete this application, please reach out to us via applications@youthcoalition.org, and we will support you.

About the YCSRR

The Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (YCSRR) is an international organization of young people (ages 18-29 years) committed to promoting adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health and rights at the national, regional and international levels. We are volunteers from all over the world, with a small team of staff based in Ottawa to support us in this mandate. We are students, researchers, lawyers, health care professionals, educators, development workers, and most importantly, we are all dedicated activists.

Together, we work to ensure that the sexual and reproductive rights of all young people are respected, guaranteed and promoted, and strive to secure the meaningful participation of young people in decision-making that affects the lives of young people and adolescents. We do this through advocating, generating knowledge, sharing information, building partnerships, and training young activists.

About the SHE SOARS! Project

SHE SOARS! (Sexual and reproductive Health & Economic empowerment [SHE] Supporting Out of school Adolescent girls’ Rights and Skills [SOARS]) is a seven-year, Global Affairs Canada-funded project. SHE SOARS is a multi-stakeholder project working on the areas of sexual and reproductive health and rights and economic empowerment in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia. As part of YCSRR’s mandate, our focus will be to strengthen the capacity of youth-led organizations in the region & deliver on youth-led SRHR advocacy and meaningful youth engagement and empowerment across the project. In light of our key principles of co-leadership, co-ownership and co-creation, our intervention will be to improve effectiveness of youth-led organizations’ capacity to advocate for evidence-based, accountable and equitable SRHR policies, legal frameworks and services.

About the Role

The YCSRR is seeking services for a Youth Coordinator and M&E Officer Consultant. The individual will coordinate & support the activities of the SHE SOARS Youth Advisory Board and lead on the monitoring & evaluation of YCSRR activities..

This person is to be based in one of the two implementing countries of SHE SOARS (Uganda or Zambia), for an initial duration of twelve months, with a possibility of renewal.

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How To Apply

Interested candidates should fill out this form by 11:59 pm EST (UTC-5) on July 1st, 2022.

APPLICATION FORM >>>

The application form includes the following sections:

-Principles and Values
-CV Upload
-Equal Opportunity Monitoring
-Application Questions

1. Please list and describe the occasions in which you’ve successfully designed and facilitated meetings, group discussions and/or participatory processes.
2. Please list and describe your experience designing and implementing M&E plans.
3. How has your experience prepared you for this role as Youth connector/M&E officer?
4. Tell us about your advocacy work around MYE and youth-centered SRHR.

-Final questions

Feel free to prepare your answers to the written questions in a separate document and then fill in the form. We also accept video and audio responses, to be submitted through the google form. If you have any questions or concerns do not hesitate to contact us by email and we will respond promptly. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence,
applications@youthcoalition.org.

No late or incomplete applications will be considered. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. We will not be able to provide individual feedback on applications.

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