YOUTH ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT SPECIALIST

World Vision is a child-focused Christian humanitarian organization implementing development programmes in 30 Districts of Rwanda. Our interventions in the strategic period of 2021-2025 seek to reach 2 million of the most vulnerable children. This is done through programming in Resilience and Livelihoods, WASH and Health, Child Protection and Education.

World Vision Rwanda seeks to hire a highly qualified, dedicated, and experienced Rwandan national for the role of Youth Economic Empowerment Specialist, joining an established and experienced team. This stimulating position incorporates a range of skills and development in multiple areas, allowing for an exciting opportunity for career growth in a dynamic, global organization. It will be based in Kigali, Rwanda, and reports to the BLOOM Project Manager.  

Purpose of the position:

The role of Youth Economic Empowerment Specialist for the BLOOM Project is to lead the identification of needs in terms of skills and resources for youth to improve their livelihood through enterprise and employment. The job holder will apply World Vision`s Economic Empowerment models in the planning, implementation, integration, monitoring, and documentation of BLOOM interventions aimed at empowering the youth targeted by the project. The job holder will work closely with stakeholders, including youth groups, local governments, private sector partners, and community organizations, to create sustainable opportunities for youth in employment, entrepreneurship, and financial inclusion.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Activity

Planning:

1. Lead the annual and quarterly planning process of Youth economic empowerment under the supervision of the BLOOM Project Manager
2. Take the lead in the development of Annual Detailed Implementation Plans for the economic empowerment component,
3. In collaboration with the Finance Team and other team members, work on the annual Project Budget,
4. In collaboration with the M&E person, contribute to the development of the Youth Economic Empowerment M&E Plan.

Implementation and Integration:

1. Coordinate World Vision and implementing partner teams in assessing youth empowerment needs and developing appropriate plans in alignment with the project plan and World Vision's economic empowerment Models.
2. Coordinate with implementing partners' teams in preparing Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) for Youth economic empowerment activities for all the covered communities,
3. Work with other livelihood projects in planning to integrate Youth economic empowerment with relevant livelihood projects.

Monitoring and Evaluation:

1. Design guidelines and provide technical support in the identification and enrollment of Youth economic empowerment participants,
2. Coordinate the development of the Youth empowerment intervention monitoring tools,
3. Create and ensuring updates of the Project participants database
4. Collaborate with the M&E team to conduct baseline and evaluation surveys to measure the impact of the project.

Capacity building:

1. To be the focal point for Youth Economic Empowerment in World Vision Rwanda
2. Provide capacity building to both World Vision and Implementing Partner staff on Youth economic empowerment Models,
3. Ensure trainees and other users have the adapted and user-friendly Youth Ready training materials,
4. Contextualize Youth Ready and other entrepreneurship training materials to the context of Rwanda, 

Communication, Learning, and Visibility:

• Document lessons learned and better practices on the youth empowerment project, and support the collection and documentation of impact and success stories.
• Organize learning events to share best practices and lessons learned at the cluster and national level
• Develop quality and timely project progress reports to be submitted to either the National Office, the Support Office, or/and the Donor.
• Provide quality data on time to show how the project is contributing to the National Strategy. 

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience

• 3 years of relevant experience in livelihood programming with a focus on youth entrepreneurship and economic empowerment, Social Science and/or Development Studies, and environmental sustainability.
• Experience in working with the most vulnerable communities, especially youth and women
• Ability to work with youth empowerment stakeholders: parents, local leaders, TVET principals, trainers, 
• Should be computer literate in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Must be familiar with economic development models, e.g., Saving for Transformation (S4T), Microfinance (MFI), Local Value Chain Development (LVCD), Business Facilitation (BF), Microfinance, Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET), Women Economic Empowerment (WEE), Regreening communities (RG)
• A good understanding of the Rwanda multi-sectoral approach to graduate people out of poverty.
• Sound knowledge of the Rwanda Resilience and Livelihood programming context
• Proven experience in mobilizing communities
• Experience in identifying, establishing, and maintaining partnerships
• Experience in preparing project and programme proposals
• Knowledge of technical research methods
• Knowledge in the development, validation, and monitoring of a logical framework
• Strong project management skills
• Strong capacity-building skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Belief in World Vision’s vision, mission, and core values,

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

• Bachelor`s Degree in Development Studies, Agribusiness, Education, Administration, Economics, Marketing. (If the degree is issued by a foreign institution, an equivalence certificate from the Rwanda Higher Education Council (HEC) will be required)

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

Preferably with a Master's Degree in Project Management and/or Development Studies (If the degree is issued by a foreign institution, an equivalence certificate from the Rwanda Higher Education Council (HEC) will be required)

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement

• 70% of the time is spent travelling to the field.

Language Requirements

• Should be fluent in English, and knowledge of French is an added advantage.

Salary:

The salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

N.B: Women are highly encouraged to apply.

How to apply:

Should you wish to apply for this position, please go to

https://worldvision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WorldVisionInternational/details/Youth-Economic-Empowerment-Specialist_JR42768-1

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All applicants must apply using our online application system, CVs received via email or standard post will NOT be considered.

In case you face any challenges in applying, please let us know on wvrwanda-recruitment@wvi.org(no applications will be accepted through this email).

The closing date for submission of applications is 17^th June 2025; no late applications will be accepted.

As a child-focused organization, World Vision is committed to the protection of children and does not employ staff whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks.

Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.