Youth Engagement Officer

Background

While Indonesia has seen a decrease in overall unemployment rates post COVID-19, this remains above pre-pandemic levels at 5.32% (5.15% Female and 5.42% Male) according to the Central Bureau of Statistics (2023). There are continued efforts to sustain economic recovery and create more job opportunities across various sectors to stabilise and further reduce unemployment rates.

Gender inequality is a significant social issue in youth employment in Indonesia. Young women face a range of challenges to enter the labour market and in advancing their careers, including cultural and social norms that prioritise male employment and limit progression opportunities for women. Only 39% of young women (aged 15-29) are part of the workforce compared to 58% of young men within the same age range (Ministry of Labour, 2022). To further compound the issue, young women are more likely to be in informal or precarious employment in Indonesia, with 63% in such jobs compared to 56% of young men (National Labour Force Survey, 2023).

To respond these situation, Plan Indonesia with support from Standard Chartered Foundation will launch FutureMakers 2.0 Project. The project will target 1,900 young people as project participants. Of these, 75% will be young women (aged 18-29) and approximately 5% will be youth with disabilities (aged 18-35) living in Greater Jakarta Region, Greater Surabaya Region, Greater Semarang Region, and Special Region of Yogyakarta. All project participants will be young people from low socio-economic backgrounds (earning less than $2.50 USD per day), who might also face other markers of disadvantage, such as being out-of-school, a single mother, of a minority background, a victim of domestic violence, having a disability, being of a minority gender/sexual identity. To support Project Manager in managing this project, YPII will recruit 2 (two) Youth Engagement Officers.

The Opportunity

Youth Engagement Officer responsible for recruitment of youth. She/he will ensure all the youth recruited will engage the program from the beginning until the end of the project cycle.  She/he responsible for initiating, establishing, and maintaining relationships with youth and/or youth organizations to support project key achievement. She/He will also coordinate with TVET & Digital Learning Specialist and M&E Specialist to monitor the youth alumni achievements.

Accountabilities for The Role

Program Quality

• Provide critical technical input into the strategy, design, indicators and proposed detailed implementation plan of youth engagement strategy.
• Develop and review program implementation guidelines, proposal, tools, materials for youth engagement under Project
• Be updated on youth engagement tools from Plan International, including utilization of MMIS digital platform for monitoring youth achievements
• Conduct mapping on youth organizations relevant to the needs of the project. Build contacts, liase and collaborate with identified youth otranizations
• Build and implement internal mechanism to have continuous engagement with youth target as well as youth engagement stakeholders and provide the youth opportunities to voice out internally and externally
• On behalf of the project, will coordinate in day to day basis and handle administrative task on the recruitment process, supporting youth during reskilling and continue the support untill placement and post placement
• Alert Project Manager and coordinate with internal related staff as well as external stakeholder (if required) if there are any variations from initially agreed workplan and strategy
• Develop relations and network with youth organizations in the context of providing support for the young people.
• Develop solid recruitment plan, and ensuring high quality result of the recruitment
• Ensuring youth data is updated from the enrollment untill completion of the program
• In charge of the use of Youth engagement platforms and promote the utilization among youth and youth organizations

Building Capacity

• Advise other project staff member on ways to improve project quality
• Providing capacity building for appointed partner in terms of youth engagement in economic sectors
• Monitor and Evaluate performance of partners and consultants in relation with youth engagement
• Support continuous learning of other technical staff through workshops, seminars and conferences.

Learning

• Documented learning in project documents and reports
• Share learning and best practices and insure that they are incorporated into future work
• Help to develop and oversee ToRs for Youth Engagement-related activities.
• Ensure up to date with current trends of youth movement nationally and globally, and YEE in covid 19 context
• Conduct continuous search for innovation and improved learning program practices within and outside Plan Indonesia to pursue continuous program improvement

Networking and advocacy

• Initiate, establish and maintain relationship with youth organizations that can support the achievement of the project
• Represent YPII in TVET and youth related forums as requested by Project Manager

Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GESI)

• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in project design, during implementation and as principles applied in day-to-day work;
• Participates actively in capacity building and learning event on Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion;
• Submits required documentations (reports, checklists, action plans) to implement policy, standards and approach on Safeguarding and GESI;
• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GESI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Requirements for The Role:

Essential

• Bachelor degree in social sciences or any related field
• At least 3 years of experience in private sector engagement (include MSMEs), with existing network companies, in particular HR division in several targeted regions
• Good negotiation and networking skills
• Well informed about industry trends on labor market during COVID 19 in Indonesia
• Good interpersonal communication and facilitation skills for mentoring and knowledge sharing 
• Possess good judgement to deal with conflict
• Able to work both in team and independently with minimum supervision
• Extensive networks with MSMEs and companies in targeted regions
• Willing to be located based in Jakarta, frequently traveling to Surabaya.

Desirable

• Demonstrated experience in working with children and youth
• Having networks with youth organizations and/or to youth

Please follow the link to the full role profile: JD Youth Engagement Officer - Future Maker 2.0 20.12.2024.pdf

Location: The post holder will be based in YPII’s office in Jakarta with some travel to the project implementation areas like Surabaya, East Java. It is important to note that YPII currently applies a mix of Working from Home and Working from Office arrangements.

Type of Role: 1-year Fixed term contract (PKWT)

Reports to: straight line to Project Manager FutureMakers 2.0 Project

Competitive salary and package available

Closing Date: January 17th, 2025

HOW TO APPLY:

All information will be treated in the strictest confidence, as we pride ourselves on our professional service. We will contact you as soon as possible after we have reviewed your application.

Only short-listed candidates will be notified and invited for interviews. Please submit your letter of application and detailed curriculum vitae in English by applying now not later than January 17th, 2025 by clicking the yellow tab "Apply now >>" on this website. 

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy (PSHEA).

As an international child-centred community development organisation, Yayasan Plan International Indonesia is fully committed to promoting the realisation of children’s rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse.

We will provide equality of opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination on any grounds. We foster an organisational culture that embraces and exemplifies our commitment to gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion while supporting staff to adopt good practices, positive attitudes and principles of gender equality and inclusion.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates. 

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