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The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is a private, not-for-profit international development agency, which was founded in 1967 by Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini, Aga Khan IV. AKF seeks to provide long-term solutions to problems of poverty, hunger, illiteracy and ill health in the poorest parts of South and Central Asia, Eastern and Western Africa, and the Middle East...
Global Opportunity Youth Initiative (GOYI):
The GOYI aims to catalyze youth economic opportunity at scale by strengthening cross-sector, community-based approaches to address youth unemployment. Led by AKF, the GOYI will work to improve youth employment outcomes in Mombasa by partnering with community leaders to identify the systems, policies, and incentives most needed to improve long-term youth employment outcomes and accelerate high-priority solutions through global grant funding and linkages to impact financing.
A flagship pathway of the GOYI is the Youth Hub Network (YHN). AKF, through its engagement with young people in coastal Kenya, identified the need for a network of place-based spaces providing a wide range of functions and services to support meaningful systems change as a top priority. The YHN has been designed as a potential response to young people’s challenges on the Coast.
Overview of the Role:
This role will be based in Mombasa and the incumbent will be reporting to the AKF, EA Coast Region Area Manager and will play a critical role in the development of youth economic opportunities in Mombasa, Kenya. The Coordinator will achieve this by prioritizing data driven decision-making approaches; building a collaborative infrastructure consisting of key stakeholders within the county; youth inclusion in solutions co-design; and mapping of youth hubs and existing interventions that could be leveraged for systemic change.
The Coordinator will work in close coordination with the GOYI global team and local youth ecosystem stakeholders including government, civil society, private sector, academia, and young people. The Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring the initiatives advance by keeping all parties organized, engaged, and moving forward.
Essential Functions:
The following are the key duties of this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties will develop as the initiative evolves.
Collaborative Building:
Develop communications materials as the initiative evolves, potentially including summary documents, brochures, digital media, and web and social media content.Research and Co-design:
Help identify and coordinate research, policy, data, and other needs on behalf of the initiatives;
Identify, curate, and assess viable solutions for the YHN and other pathways originating from the GOYI approach;
Coordinate successful collaborative design and planning efforts culminating in the creation of a long-term GOYI plan and goal framework;
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Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, CV (not exceeding four pages) and the names and contact information of three referees before close of business at 1700 hrs on Friday 5th July 2019, addressed to Regional Head of HR & Administration, Aga Khan Foundation (East Africa) by e-mail to: recruitment@akfea.org Please mention the title of the position and do not attach any document other than the CV and cover letter.
*Please note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.*
“AKF is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Expects all Staff and Partners to Share this Commitment.”
Aga Khan Foundation is an Agency of the Aga Khan Development Network ( www.akdn.org )
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