Youth Employment & Entrepreneurship Technical Advisor

Job Information

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    Category Foreign Jobs
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    Posted On Feb 8 ,2021
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    Qualifications Master
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    Employer Name Mercy Corps
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    Contact Email cdelafield@mercycorps.org

Job Description

Mercy Corps is seeking a Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Technical Advisor to guide implementation of the five-year USAID-funded Youth Connect program in Niger and Burkina Faso. The goal of the Bridge Youth Connect (BYC) activity is to enhance vulnerable youth’s access to strategic economic and social opportunities in Niger and Burkina Faso. To achieve this goal BYC will focus on three main outcomes:

  • Youth are equipped with market-relevant skills to prepare them for livelihoods.
  • Youth and youth groups access improved Livelihood resources
  • Youth and youth groups actively engage local governance structures to advocate their own development needs