Overview
Creative Associates International seeks a Senior Innovations, Entrepreneurship and Youth Employment Officer for the anticipated USAID-funded youth workforce development, employment and inclusion opportunity in Honduras. The Senior Innovations, Entrepreneurship, and Youth Employment Officer provides visionary technical oversight and guidance to the Activity regarding innovations, entrepreneurship, and youth employment, particularly in Objective Three. The Senior Innovations, Entrepreneurship, and Youth Employment Officer is expected to spearhead youth social entrepreneurship and youth enterprises implemented with Positive Youth Development principles.
Reporting and Supervision:
The Senior Innovations, Entrepreneurship, and Youth Employment Officer will report to the Chief of Party.
Responsibilities
- Provide visionary technical oversight and guidance to the Activity regarding innovations, entrepreneurship and youth employment;
- Spearhead youth social entrepreneurship and youth enterprises with Positive Youth Development principles;
- Advise the program in developing strategies and plans to improve the economic participation rate of youth and women and systemic changes within the labor force;
- Lead the development of strategies and interventions that promote the economic and social empowerment of youth, especially young women;
- Serve as a key member in guiding the effective activity implementation and achievement of youth objectives;
- Guide youth entrepreneurship, self-employment, promotion of youth-led economic activities, apprentice programs and youth enterprises;
- Collaborate with all cross-cutting and technical teams to track progress and ensuring targets are met;
- Oversee the analysis of research and support field assessments to identify age- and gender-specific challenges and opportunities for youth engagement in economic opportunities;
- Work with the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist to ensure that data is age-disaggregated and that youth impacts and resource utilization are tracked, monitored and analyzed and reported; and
Strengthen service data/monitoring to ensure that youth and gender inequities are tracked and appropriate response strategies are implemented.
Qualifications
An MBA or similar or relevant degree;
At least 10 years of experience in high-level management in workforce development, jobs creation and/or placement, in a context of innovative, entrepreneurial youth enterprises, with background in Positive Youth Development;
Demonstrated experience working in the workforce development sector in Latin America, Honduras preferred;
Professional proficiency and fluency in written and spoken English; and
Proficiency in Spanish.
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