Skills Development Officer

The Skills development officer will be engaged to work closely with the Project Manager and UHTTI to support the implementation of the Skilling activities within the area of jurisdiction. The role combines field-based tasks to ensure smooth mobilization, engagement and skilling of youth trainees, accurate record-keeping, and efficient organisation of all skilling activities.

• The Skills development officer will report to the Project Manager while working closely with the UHTTI

• Work closely with the implementing partners to design and/or review assessment training packages (ATPs) and Tailor-Made Training Packages (TMTPs)
  Conduct awareness about project implementation, stakeholder buy-in dialogues at household, community, and District Local Government (DLG) level
  Support the youth on-boarding processes, which include advert dissemination, target group selection, and stakeholder engagement
  Identify Work Based Learning (WBL) providers and facilitate support required to offer WBL to trainees
  Work closely with UHTTI to register, assess, skill, and certify the youth
  Support implementation of post-skilling activities such as trainee job placement, job matching dialogues with employers, Curriculum Vitae writing, etc.
  Work closely with M&E team and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions to monitor the skilling activities, supervise WBL providers, and conduct income tracing of the trainees
  Support Business Development Services (BDS) for trainees aligned to self-employment, organize competitions for starter kits, and offer starter kits
  Provide ongoing technical assistance to trainees, WBL providers, and foster opportunities for actors to learn from each other
  Identify additional technical assistance needs within the implementing partners and coordinate their capacity building
  Provide support in accountability and quality control of project activities, including assessing impact and effectiveness, tracking outputs and results, and ensuring timely and efficient delivery of the project through a client-satisfaction approach
  Work with the safeguarding officer to ensure that trainee safeguarding protocols are in place at all skilling events
  Assist project staff in systematization of experiences, documentation, reporting, and establishing the Management Information System (MIS)
  Proactively participate in meetings, report writing, and work planning as required
  Other duties as assigned by the supervisors

• A minimum of a university degree in a relevant field such as Tourism and Hospitality or other relevant sciences
  Training in practical entrepreneurship courses is an added advantage

• Must have worked for at least 5 years on youth skilling projects
  Experience in partnering and coordinating with key stakeholders

• Strong knowledge of the education sector
  Adult education methods, adult mentoring, and coaching
  Strong knowledge of the tourism sector, including hospitality standards and regulatory standards
  Good communication skills
  Good entrepreneurial mindset and skills
  Interpersonal and stakeholder engagement