Youth Economic Opportunities Specialist

2 days ago

Washington, Washington, D.C., United States IREX Full time
Job Title: Youth Economic Opportunities Consultant

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Youth Economic Opportunities Consultant to join our team at IREX. As a key member of our Center for Applied Learning and Impact (CALI), you will play a critical role in developing innovative approaches and tools to support young people in navigating the school-to-work transition and securing economic opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with the CALI team to design and develop technical resources, including conducting user research, applying lean and agile product development principles, and testing and integrating tools into current and new IREX programs.
  • Develop learning content to train, coach, or mentor other IREX staff on best practices and tools, and contribute to monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL) plans within programs and proposals.
  • Contribute to new business development efforts by designing and drafting youth economic opportunity elements of proposals.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
  • Demonstrated experience with youth economic opportunities, youth school-to-work transitions, youth livelihoods, and/or youth entrepreneurship, with familiarity with USAID or USG youth economic opportunity strategies, frameworks, and requirements preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience and expertise in Positive Youth Development (PYD) approaches that support youth to contribute to their full potential, and/or with youth-led data synthesis and youth-led advocacy/communications.
  • Demonstrated experience conducting interactive training using adult learning methods and brave space principles, and experience researching, adapting, and training others to design, develop, and use practical and robust youth economic opportunity tools.
  • Demonstrated entrepreneurial mindset, to plan strategically and creatively to meet project objectives, with a focus on innovation.
  • Demonstrated understanding of best practices and approaches to youth economic opportunities, familiarity with current research, technical frameworks, and on-the-ground implementation approaches in the youth economic opportunities fields.
  • Experience with research, evaluation, and learning related to positive youth development.

What We Offer:

IREX is a global development and education organization that strives for a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world. We offer a dynamic and supportive work environment, opportunities for professional growth and development, and a chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people around the world.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit their applications through our website. We look forward to hearing from you

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