Youth Engagement & Social Inclusion Specialist

Leveraging the current ‘youth bulge’ in Pakistan, where 27% of the population is considered part of the youth segment 15-29, is certainly one of the more formidable and complex challenges facing the country right now. Understanding the needs, the challenges, the opportunities, and the aspirations of Pakistani youth and finding channels to catalyse youth capacities and potential is essential if Pakistan is to succeed in its efforts to promote a sustainable, inclusive development process and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.. In line with the youth centric development initiated by the Government of Pakistan in recent years (the provincial youth policies, the Prime Minister Kamyab Jawan Youth Programme, and the general inclusion of youth in the political process) all point to the active role of young people in the future development trajectory of Pakistan. 

 

As part of our engagements in more 170 countries, UNDP partners with young people, youth organizations and actors from civil society and private sector to governments, and members of the UN family to promote youth-focused and youth-led development. With the 2030 Agenda as a guiding thread, we work to advance young people’s participation in civic and political life, their economic empowerment and their role as resilience-builders. 

 

In Pakistan, UNDP has been at the forefront of promoting youth-focused development programming. As part of the UNDP National Human Development Report, UNDP led Nation-wide consultations with youth and key stakeholders to determine the challenges youth are facing in the areas of engagement, civic participation, education and employment and consequently designed a set of policy recommendations to address these challenges. As a result of this extensive consultation and analysis, we have devised the Youth Empowerment Programme, Kamyab Jawan (successful youth) a framework programme which seeks to support the Government of Pakistan with the implementation of the key recommendations of the Human Development Report.

 

 

The Youth Empowerment Programme under the Crisis Prevention and Recovery Unit will specifically seek to promote civic and social engagement of youth for effective and inclusive policy-making and implementation, support specific target groups of youth in public and religious educational establishments to acquire the critical life skills necessary to succeed in an inclusive and progressive society and lastly to promote economic empowerment of youth through employment and entrepreneurship. Excluded youth and particularly excluded young women will be the target group for this programme. 

 

Summary of Key Functions:

 

Knowledge management and programme communications

 

• Provide periodic contemporary situational analysis on youth social inclusion issues with a gendered and rights-based lens.  
• Inform UNDP Country Office’s support to the Government of Pakistan on social inclusion related issues with evidence-based, gender disaggregated recommendations 
• Work directly with the relevant counterparts at the Federal and Provincial level to provide technical assistance and advice for the roll-out of youth related policies and programmes and advocate for gender specific solutions

EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND COORDINATION OF THE SOCIAL INCLUSION PORTFOLIO OF THE PROGRAMME 

 

• Remain informed of, track and internally share new research, programmatic and advocacy initiatives in this field and share programmatic implications of it with the programme team on a regular basis 
• Identify priority areas for programme research and advocacy, and develop terms of reference and methodologies as required. 
• Explore the gendered and rights-based lens of social inclusion and manage new research initiatives to document and advocate this challenge 
• Ensure consistent incorporation, dissemination and elaboration of key messages on issues related to social inclusion
• Devise an advocacy strategy to ensure constant and effective advocacy, public communications and campaigning on key programme issues 
• Identify avenues for dissemination and sharing of research and programme finding for advocacy, lobbying and civil society engagement based on evidence generated through research
• Develop programme and adapt programmatic approaches in ongoing work based on evidence generated

Core Competencies

Innovation

Ability to make new and useful ideas workLevel 4: Adept with complex concepts and challenges convention purposefully

 

Leadership

Ability to persuade others to followLevel 4: Generates commitment, excitement and excellence in others

 

People Management

Ability to improve performance and satisfactionLevel 4: Models independent thinking and action 

 

Communication

Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transformLevel 4: Synthesizes information to communicate independent analysis

 

Delivery

Ability to get things done while exercising good judgementLevel 4: Meets goals and quality criteria for delivery of products or services

 

• Partnership management Level 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
• Knowledge Management and LearningLevel 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
• Understand community needs especially for vulnerable and marginalized groupsLevel 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
• Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standardsLevel 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise
• Demonstrates a commitment to gender equalityLevel 4: Apply & Adapt: Contributes skills and knowledge with demonstrated ability to advance innovation and continuous improvement, in professional area of expertise

Education:

 

Experience:

 

• Proficiency in English. Working knowledge of other UN language desirable 

• Describe any additional qualifications:
• Non-Smoking environment 

Please Note:

HEC attested degrees are a prerequisite for employment at UNDP. During the recruitment process candidates may be required to present HEC attested degrees.

 

Foreign Qualified Candidates: Foreign degree holders shall be required to(i) Present a verification/certification letter from the university verifying the degree & student enrollment, or( ii) Foreign degree Equivalence Letter from HEC.

 

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