Manager - Youth Development

Job Id: req56240

‍Location: Ukhia

‍Country: Bangladesh

‍Category: Technical Units

‍Employee Category Fixed Term

‍Job Type: Full Time

‍Work Arrangement: In-person

‍Open To Expatriates: No

‍Currency: Bangladesh Taka

‍Compensation: Monthly

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

Program Brief

Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the world’s leading agencies working in post-conflict and development contexts, supporting communities in over 40 fragile, failed, and developing states. In this capacity, we work to restore safety, dignity, and hope to millions who are uprooted, struggling to endure, and wishing to advance on a path of development.

The IRC has been present in Bangladesh since 2017 and obtained registration with the NGOAB in March 2018. Since the IRC obtained registration in March 2018, it has moved quickly to expand its integrated emergency health and protection response through both direct and partner-based programming focused on primary healthcare, women’s protection and empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence, child protection, Protection Rule of Law (PROL) and Education. Recently IRC has also introduced Economic Recovery and Development program. IRC will continue working in both the camps and host community, while meeting the significant needs of both refugee and host populations, as already existing vulnerabilities are compounded with cyclical monsoon and cyclone seasons that impose additional threats to the lives and protection of those refugees as well as vulnerable host populations. IRC will grow over time its geographic coverage within Cox’s Bazar and to other parts of the country, thus expanding its’ networks and partnerships around emergency preparedness and response work, reaching beyond the Rohingya refugees, also targeting the vulnerable host groups in Cox’s Bazar and other parts of Bangladesh.

The Manager - Youth Development will support youth development arm of Economic Recovery and Development program in IRC. Provide technical support in both Rohingya Refugee and Host Community programming in Cox’s Bazar. Under Youth Development, IRC is implementing both social and economic empowerment programs for the youth. IRC has its’ structured Learn to Earn, a business skill development and Learn to Lead a life skill development curriculum are using globally which is contextualized according to the need and the Manager-Youth Development will provide technical and management support to ensure proper delivery. The Manager- Youth Development is expected to deliver the training to partners and support them closely for quality implementation. The Manager – Youth Development will have technical skills on vocational skill development, climate smart agriculture programming, start-up business grant support, market linkage for the youth business. The manager will provide technical support to the partner staff for building facilitation skills to engage youth in civic engagement activities. The Manager-Youth Development will be responsible for ensuring effective coordination with Government Departments, training institutions, private sectors actors, and other partners engaging in youth programming for creating employment opportunity and social development. The Manager is responsible for contributing to program design and development, technical support to interventions; measurement, research and documentation; representation and partnership development, and training, mentoring and organizational learning for implementing youth program partners. The position will directly report to the Senior Manager- Youth Development. Hence, the position will work closely with the partners to identify their capacity needs, provide proper training and orientation, and then support in implementation through shadowing, mentoring, and regular coaching. The position will maintain close coordination with Protection Rule of Law (PROL) and Women Protection and Empowerment (WPE) programs to ensure coordinated and integrated programming in camp and host communities.

Technical Quality

• Consistently and dedicatedly monitor/assess the safety and security of field teams; promptly report concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaise with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for the IRC program.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs.