Multipurpose Youth Center (MYC) Coordinator

War Child Canada works with war-affected communities to help children reclaim their childhood through access to education, opportunity, and justice. War Child Canada has over 15 years of experience working in communities in conflict and post-conflict zones. All work is implemented in direct partnership with local communities, local civil society organizations and other stakeholders using a child-centered approach to development. War Child Canada currently works in Afghanistan, Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and Yemen, and is registered Canadian charity based in Toronto.

War Child Canada works with war-affected communities to help children reclaim their childhood through access to education, opportunity, and justice. War Child Canada has over 15 years of experience working in communities in conflict and post-conflict zones. All work is implemented in direct partnership with local communities, local civil society organizations and other stakeholders using a child-centered approach to development. War Child Canada currently works in Afghanistan, Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and Yemen, and is registered Canadian charity based in Toronto. War Child Canada works with war-affected communities to help children reclaim their childhood through access to education, opportunity, and justice. War Child Canada has over 15 years of experience working in communities in conflict and post-conflict zones. All work is implemented in direct partnership with local communities, local civil society organizations and other stakeholders using a child-centered approach to development. War Child Canada currently works in Afghanistan, Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and Yemen, and is registered Canadian charity based in Toronto.

War Child Canada’s flagship Afghanistan program advances social impact in the lives of vulnerable children, women and their families through its Justice, Education and Opportunity programs with child protection and gender across all its programs. The Afghanistan Country Program is currently undergoing an exciting expansion with newly secured long-term funding for programs in eight provinces Kabul, Kandahar, Nangarhar, Balkh, Kundoz, Takhar, Logar and Badakhshan, and will expand its program to other new provinces.

War Child Canada’s flagship Afghanistan program advances social impact in the lives of vulnerable children, women and their families through its Justice, Education and Opportunity programs with child protection and gender across all its programs. The Afghanistan Country Program is currently undergoing an exciting expansion with newly secured long-term funding for programs in eight provinces Kabul, Kandahar, Nangarhar, Balkh, Kundoz, Takhar, Logar and Badakhshan, and will expand its program to other new provinces. War Child Canada’s flagship Afghanistan program advances social impact in the lives of vulnerable children, women and their families through its Justice, Education and Opportunity programs with child protection and gender across all its programs. The Afghanistan Country Program is currently undergoing an exciting expansion with newly secured long-term funding for programs in eight provinces Kabul, Kandahar, Nangarhar, Balkh, Kundoz, Takhar, Logar and Badakhshan, and will expand its program to other new provinces.

The MYC coordinator is responsible for the overall management and coordination of MYC as well as for achieving the set objectives. She/he will work to build and maintain strong local networks committed to improving the lives of young people, will promote volunteerism, help to identify young survivors of violence, and also support vulnerable young people through livelihood and business development programs. 

The MYC coordinator is responsible for the overall management and coordination of MYC as well as for achieving the set objectives. She/he will work to build and maintain strong local networks committed to improving the lives of young people, will promote volunteerism, help to identify young survivors of violence, and also support vulnerable young people through livelihood and business development programs.  The MYC coordinator is responsible for the overall management and coordination of MYC as well as for achieving the set objectives. She/he will work to build and maintain strong local networks committed to improving the lives of young people, will promote volunteerism, help to identify young survivors of violence, and also support vulnerable young people through livelihood and business development programs. 

 

Specific duties and responsibilities:

Specific duties and responsibilities: Specific duties and responsibilities: Specific duties and responsibilities:

·       Oversee the overall management and operations of the MYC.

·       ·       ·        Oversee the overall management and operations of the MYC. Oversee the overall management and operations of the MYC.

·       Coordinate and supervise daily activities at the MYC, ensuring that programs meet goals and objectives.

·       ·       ·        Coordinate and supervise daily activities at the MYC, ensuring that programs meet goals and objectives. Coordinate and supervise daily activities at the MYC, ensuring that programs meet goals and objectives.

·       Contribute to project planning, evaluation, and data collection.

·       ·       ·        Contribute to project planning, evaluation, and data collection. Contribute to project planning, evaluation, and data collection.

·       Develop and maintain relationships with young people, key programs, and community stakeholders.

·       ·       ·        Develop and maintain relationships with young people, key programs, and community stakeholders. Develop and maintain relationships with young people, key programs, and community stakeholders.

·       Create a safe space for young people to explore their values and identities.

·       ·       ·        Create a safe space for young people to explore their values and identities. Create a safe space for young people to explore their values and identities.

·        Conduct staff meetings and provide effective guidance to staff.

·       ·       ·              Conduct staff meetings and provide effective guidance to staff. Conduct staff meetings and provide effective guidance to staff.

·       Participate in project staff meetings and ensure effective communication.

·       ·       ·        Participate in project staff meetings and ensure effective communication. Participate in project staff meetings and ensure effective communication.

·       Provide mental health, and psychosocial, life skills, youth education etc services by full-time qualified staff to youth and adolescents

·       ·       ·        Provide mental health, and psychosocial, life skills, youth education etc services by full-time qualified staff to youth and adolescents Provide mental health, and psychosocial, life skills, youth education etc services by full-time qualified staff to youth and adolescents

·       Identify the youth networks, building their capacity on different topics and coordinate with youth network

·       ·       ·        Identify the youth networks, building their capacity on different topics and coordinate with youth network Identify the youth networks, building their capacity on different topics and coordinate with youth network

·       Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports and submit them to the Project Manager.

·       ·       ·        Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports and submit them to the Project Manager. Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports and submit them to the Project Manager.

·       Whenever assigned by Senior Management staff, conduct national level coordination with stakeholders

·       ·       ·        Whenever assigned by Senior Management staff, conduct national level coordination with stakeholders Whenever assigned by Senior Management staff, conduct national level coordination with stakeholders

·       Perform any other tasks assigned by the project manager  within the general scope of the described responsibilities or of the project.

·       ·       ·        Perform any other tasks assigned by the project manager   Perform any other tasks assigned by the project manager   within the general scope of the described responsibilities or of the project. within the general scope of the described responsibilities or of the project.

Academic Background and Knowledge/ Experience

Academic Background and Knowledge/ Experience Academic Background and Knowledge/ Experience Academic Background and Knowledge/ Experience

·       Bachelor’s degree in  management, Social Work,  Education, or any equivalent degree in a related field 

·       ·       ·        Bachelor’s degree Bachelor’s degree Bachelor’s degree in  management, Social Work,  Education, or any equivalent degree in a related field  in   management, Social Work,   Education, or any equivalent degree in a related field 

·       Minimum of 4 years’ experience working with adolescents and youths.

·       ·       ·        Minimum of 4 years’ experience working with adolescents and youths. Minimum of 4 years’ experience working with adolescents and youths.

·       Capacity to work with young people from diverse cultural backgrounds

·       ·       ·        Capacity to work with young people from diverse cultural backgrounds Capacity to work with young people from diverse cultural backgrounds

·       Capacity to work efficiently within a multidisciplinary team.

·       ·       ·        Capacity to work efficiently within a multidisciplinary team. Capacity to work efficiently within a multidisciplinary team.

·       Strong ability to work independently.

·       ·       ·        Strong ability to work independently. Strong ability to work independently.

Available to work a flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends

Available to work a flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends Available to work a flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends Available to work a flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends

  Skills

  Skills   Skills   Skills

·       Excellent communication skills both in writing and oral including presentation, networking, and interpersonal skills: English, Pashto, Dari

·       ·       ·        Excellent communication skills both in writing and oral including presentation, networking, and interpersonal skills: English, Pashto, Dari Excellent communication skills both in writing and oral including presentation, networking, and interpersonal skills: English, Pashto, Dari

·       Excellent computer, MS office skills

·       ·       ·        Excellent computer, MS office skills Excellent computer, MS office skills

·       Flexibility and ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

·       ·       ·        Flexibility and ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines Flexibility and ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

·       Good reporting writing skills including 

·       ·       ·        Good reporting writing skills including  Good reporting writing skills including  

·       Data management skills and familiar with applications e.g., Kobo and other related programs

·       ·       ·        Data management skills and familiar with applications e.g., Kobo and other related programs Data management skills and familiar with applications e.g., Kobo and other related programs

Available to work a flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends

Available to work a flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends Available to work a flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends Available to work a flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends

War Child Canada is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified Afghan women are strongly encouraged to apply.

War Child Canada is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified Afghan women are strongly encouraged to apply.

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