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IFES is hiring Youth Political Participation Officer 2023 in Arlington

Job Responsibilities: 

  • Contribute to the development and implementation of inclusive democracy, human rights, and governance programming;
  • Lead efforts to develop sustained youth participation and leadership in political, electoral, and civic processes;
  • Coordinate CEPPS-level inclusion and youth-focused special initiatives, such as youth advisory groups, dissemination of knowledge products, events, or other special programs;
  • Build the technical capacity of CEPPS staff to design and implement inclusive DRG programs, with a focus on youth political engagement initiatives that integrate positive youth development, social behavior change interventions, and intersectional and cross-sectoral approaches to youth political engagement;
  • Provide technical assistance to regional, technical, and administrative teams on effective approaches to promoting inclusion and youth political participation and mainstreaming inclusion and youth considerations into DRG program implementation and CEPPS internal and external policies and processes;
  • Promote the implementation of USAID inclusion and youth-centered priorities among stakeholders including as CEPPS partners, implementers, and the USG;
  • Enhance the capacity of field staff and local partners to conduct inclusive, youth-focused DRG programming through training, information-sharing, and resource development;
  • Work with the CEPPS Management Team to develop communications products that highlight DEPP-generated learnings that inform the funder and the DRG community of practice about effective programming practices and approaches related to social inclusion and particularly youth political inclusion;
  • Engage with key external stakeholders, including youth and inclusion points of contact at USAID, to keep current on emerging youth political inclusion trends, and to communicate key aspects of CEPPS’ youth practice;
  • Fulfill youth-related reporting and other requirements as requested by USAID, including quarterly reports, annual reports, workplans, and data calls;
  • Support the Inclusion Senior Advisor to promote a comprehensive, intersectional inclusion approach across CEPPS programming;
  • Lead collaboration with existing youth-focused staff and technical leads across CEPPS by coordinating youth inclusion initiatives, events, and activities;
  • Foster cooperation and drive consensus by ensuring buy-in on consortium-level decisions pertaining to youth political participation.

IFES advances democracy for a better future. We collaborate with civil society, public institutions, and the private sector to build resilient democracies that deliver for everyone. As a global leader in the promotion and protection of democracy, our technical assistance and applied research develops trusted electoral bodies capable of conducting credible elections; effective and accountable governing institutions; civic and political processes in which all people can safely and equally participate; and innovative ways in which technology and data can positively serve elections and democracy.

Location:

Bangladesh

Benefits

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Eligibilities

  •  Bachelor’s degree or higher in political science, international development, gender studies, or a related field.
  • Minimum 4 years of professional experience in international democracy, human rights, and/or governance (DRG) fields are required,
  • particularly engaging formal political actors and institutions, is required.
  • Direct experience working with young people is also required
  • experience integrating social behavior change theory and interventions, positive youth development approaches, and intersectional analysis into programming is preferred.  
  • Demonstrated experience working in one or more social inclusion sectors strongly preferred. Experience working with USAID is highly desirable.
  • Fluency in English required.
  • Fluency in other languages, such as Spanish, French, Russian, Arabic, or sign language, is desirable, but not required.
Eligible Regions: Bangladesh

Application Process

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