World Bank: Social Protection Specialist Youth Employment

World Bank Jobs requires the services of a Social Protection Specialist Youth Employment, to be based in Abuja to work in World Bank

Job Title: SOCIAL PROTECTION SPECIALIST YOUTH EMPLOYMENT

Job Location: Abuja Country Office
Job Duration: One Year Extended Term Consultant Appointment

Job Context

Youth Unemployment is a growing phenomenon in the Africa region. In Nigeria, youth unemployment is estimated at about 20 25% of the population. It is also increasing, especially given the current state of economic challenges. The Federal Government recently created a Ministry of Youth Development and the Ministry along with other stakeholders developed a Youth Development Strategy with an Action Plan. (2009 -2015). A Youth Development Fund has also been created. The Ministry along with Ministry of Labor and Productivity, Ministry of Women Affairs, Ministry of Niger Delta and the National Planning Commission are currently fashioning interventions on youth employment and job creation, Several State Governments, Local Governments and Non Government Organizations are also executing pilot youth employment and empowerment schemes across the Country.

The World Bank is geared to assist the Federal and State Government of Nigeria in addressing the challenges of youth unemployment. The Country Partnership Strategy (2010 – 2013) identifies Youth Employment interventions as one of the initiatives of Government that the World Bank will support in the contribution to improve human capital in the Country and ultimately promoting growth and development. Within the Region, the Social Protection (SP) Unit of the World Bank (AFTSP) provides policy and technical advice as well as financial support to initiatives of Government on provision and protection basic services for the extreme poor. In Nigeria the Unit is currently focused on Community-based social services delivery, Safety Nets, Labor and Youth employment.

AFTSP is recruiting a local Social Protection Specialist on extended term consultancy basis for two years, based in Abuja, Nigeria. The SP specialist will help strengthen the current SP team to identify youth-related priority areas for support, and work with local counterparts to help formulate specific interventions, accelerate results on the ground especially on the youth employment program.

Job Duties and Accountability

The Social Protection Specialist will work closely with the World Bank country teams, to provide technical and policy advice and operational guidance to government teams, at both federal and state levels, and consultants on social protection interventions, especially the youth employment initiatives. The SPS will work under the management of the AFTSP Sector Manager and guidance of the AFCW2 Country Director. He/she would report to the SP Task Team Leader. .

Job Key responsibilities include

• Help in compiling knowledge of operational activities on the ground, their impact and scalability
• Providing technical inputs into a1l aspects of youth employment initiatives and operations of the Unit, including developing concept notes, terms of reference for consultancy, project appraisal documents, monitoring and evaluation frameworks systems and other documents to be prepared by the Unit.
• Supervising and providing guidance for the implementation of consultancy undertaking to produce documentations, framework and system designs for youth employment and other social protection initiatives
• Supporting capacity building of Federal and State teams and institutions for effective implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the National Youth Development Action Plan and Strategy.
• Working with other development partners and civil society in the Country to develop effective youth employment mechanism In specific and social protection strategy in general.

Job Selection Criteria

The successful candidate will have:
• An advanced degree in social sciences, or related subject area, and at least five years of relevant experience in development work, including design and implementation of targeted poverty reduction interventions. Youth-development work related experience will be an asset.
• Relevant experience in Development Agencies operations, including provision of technical: or operational support for projects or country assistance strategies in the area of human capital development.
• Superior organizational and logistical skills; capacity to work simultaneously and effectively on a variety of tasks;
• Excellent writing, oral and presentation skills.
• Behavioral competencies that facilitate dialogue with country partners and country teams, including listening skills effective teamwork, knowledge sharing, training and capacity development skills, and ability to adapt advice to the local institutional realities

Job Deadline is 2nd February 2010

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