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Indonesia HUBS- Country Manager

Location: Surabaya, Indonesia

Project Title: EQWIP HUBS: Powering Youth

Innovation for Sustainable Livelihoods

Start: May 2015

Status: Manager Lever, contract

Schedule: Full-time

Salary:Competitive Salary and Benefits

Initiative Description:

EQWIP HUBS will be a dynamic platform of diverse actors and

young people working together to develop solutions to both

local and global social, economic and environmental challenges

in six countries around the world. EQWIP, an innovative youth

serving partnership between Canada World Youth (CWY) and Youth

Challenge International (YCI) has brought together a global

consortium including UN-HABITAT, TakingITGlobal (TIG) and the

Education Development Centre (EDC) to collaborate on this

initiative.

Through 17 youth centered HUBS in urban areas, participatory

programming will support young people in accessing a

sustainable livelihood. Through the engagement of a

multi-stakeholder HUB Network, EQWIP HUBS will foster a

supportive and responsive enabling environment for youth

livelihood activities by providing mentorship, coaching and

access to capital. The HUB Network will strengthen the capacity

of public and private sector stakeholders and civil society

related to youth mainstreaming for policies, products and

services.

EQWIP HUBS is building a team of energetic, skilled and

passionate individuals who are motivated by the prospect of

exploring new and creative approaches to solving complex global

challenges.

Position Description:

The Country Manager, reporting to the Chief of Party, will

provide leadership and management of the HUB project, across

the three (3) national HUB locations, including management of

personnel, project activities and financial and material

resources, S/he will support activities to build partner

capacity and multi-stakeholder networks. S/he will establish

and maintain positive, collaborative and productive

relationships with project staff, implementing partners,

consortium partners, sector stakeholders and private sector

actors.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide leadership and management for the delivery and
  
  oversight of the project in country, across all three national
  
  HUB locations
  


• Monitor annual and multi-year program budgets, ensure
  
  compliance with donor regulations and requirements
  


• Identify areas of risk and take steps to reduce
  
  vulnerabilities
  


• Ensure preparation and submission of financial and project
  
  activity reports
  


• Manage a staff team
  


• Provide guidance regarding tools and strategies to ensure
  
  that programming is based on input from stakeholders, a
  
  thorough understanding of the context, and technical best
  
  practices
  


• Ensure program quality through implementation of project
  
  review systems, comprehensive M&E systems, and
  
  staff/partner development
  


• Remain well-informed about national and regional issues
  
  affecting youth
  


• Lead the development and update of sector strategies in
  
  relevant areas of programming and ensure it is complimentary to
  
  strategic planning at both the country level and globally
  


• Provide strategic support to ensure that activities are
  
  meeting their goals and targets, recommend program adjustments
  
  when necessary to keep the project on track
  


• Oversee project monitoring and evaluation to ensure
  
  activities are meeting outcomes and are aligned with youth and
  
  partners’ needs
  


• Liaise and coordinate with technical consortium partners,
  
  implementing partners and key local/national actors (public and
  
  private sector) to ensure effective delivery of activities
  


• Carry out management responsibilities including
  
  interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning,
  
  assigning, and directing work; addressing complaints and
  
  resolving problems; in accordance with project’s policies and
  
  applicable laws
  


• Engage private sector and relevant actors in forming a
  
  multi-stakeholder network to support youth
  
  employment/entrepreneurship objectives
  


• Perform other duties as delegated by the Chief of Party
  

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

• University Diploma
  


• 5 to 7 years of progressively responsible management and
  
  leadership experience at a management/director level
  


• Understanding of and compatible vision for effective
  
  community development with a focus on networking and
  
  organizational management skills development
  


• Ability to work with and through partners
  


• Passion for working with youth; an understanding of the
  
  current situation for young people
  


• Comfort with linking work to a range of stakeholders,
  
  including civil authorities, community group leaders, donors,
  
  private sector and other international NGOs on initiatives
  


• Experience with current approaches to adult learning,
  
  participatory methods for M&E and partnership development.
  


• A successful track record in supervising, designing,
  
  managing and implementing donor-funded projects
  


• Proven ability to develop and monitor work plans and
  
  training plans
  


• Demonstrated mentoring abilities and experience supporting
  
  staff teams
  


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  


• Strong verbal and written English skills required
  


• Applicant must be citizen of Indonesia