Senior Youth Engagement and Education Officer
PRINCIPAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Be the project leader in designing and implementing a range of PIHK’s youth engagement and development education activities and programs
- Design a learning journey for youth participants in becoming a global citizen with specific focus about global issues including poverty, gender inequality and climate change.
- Develop a comprehensive study module for youth participants in accordance to Plan International’s scope of services.
- Identify, reach and work alongside with potential partners including institutions, organisations, and corporates to provide quality youth engagement programmes including lectures, conferences and workshops etc.
- Organise exposure trips to engaged youth and facilitate their learning
- Identify, recruit and retain youth circle members and ambassadors.
- Conduct programme monitoring and outcome evaluations to ensure effective workshops and quality services are performed
- Collaborate closely with communications to support the delivery of timely and relevant communications to maximise youth engagement
- Integrate and localise Plan International’s global youth engagement strategies and campaigns into PIHK’s development education activities and programs
- Develop and manage local education materials to facilitate capacity building in school network and online platforms
- Ensure at all times best practices in child safeguarding standards are adhered to.
- Liaise and network with Plan International’s affiliations, and bridge external expertise, practices and experience to advance our youth programmes
- Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor
- Work with other units in implementing other Plan International activities
SKILLS REQUIRED:
Job Specific Competencies
- University degree in education, social science related discipline
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in coordinating, developing and implementing Youth programmes, experience in education sector and/or NGO preferred
- Demonstrate tracked record in youth engagement work and able to lead and inspire young people
- Experience in organising large-scale education activities, including but not limited to seminars, workshops, youth camps and conferences
- Organise exposure trips to rural areas with high capacity in event planning, organising the overseas trip
- Good coordination skills with internal and external stakeholders, including academics, colleagues from field offices, teachers and parents.
- Ability to deliver workshops to youth and produce quality educational materials
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Cantonese.
- Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals;
- Occasional travel is required
- Commitment to Plan’s mission and vision and observe strict to data privacy and child protection policies
Personal Qualities
- A keen interest in youth engagement and active global citizenship.
- Pro-active, self-directed and attentive to details
- Enjoy travel with youth to rural project sites in Asia
- Creative and able to motivate the youth community to actively contribute to the programme
- Mature and able to identify risk and conduct its mitigation plan
- Able to maintain active engagement and communications with children and youth until 24 years old, as well as their guardians.
Other proficiency
- Proficient in MS Applications, knowledge using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop are preferable
- English requirement – Preferable with Grade C or above in HKCEE (Syl. B) / 7 or above in IELTS
Applications
Please provide the availability, current and expected salary information in your application to HR Department via [email protected]
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