Job Vacancy @ Restless Development – Youth Collective for Education Member
Job Description
ABOUT RESTLESS DEVELOPMENT
In 2016, Restless Development launched a new vision and strategy designed by young people. Having championed the engagement and influence of young people at every stage of the development of the United Nations’ new Global Goals, Restless Development is developing a complimentary strategy that will:
- Convene, advocate and empower young people and youth agencies to lead change, and ● Collaborate with partners and governments who share our vision for young people to be at the forefront of achieving a just and sustainable world for all.
Building on Restless Development’s proven model of youth engagement, over the next five years ten thousand volunteers will deliver the new strategy through a reinvigorated ‘Restless Model’ for youth-led development that will give youth-led organizations around the world a recipe for lasting, transformative change led by people and their communities. In addition, Restless Development will engage hundreds of partners and thousands of young people working for youth-led change through:
- A platform that young people can access to lead change through their own ideas and innovation; ● A coalition of technical youth-led development agencies that partner organizations can join; ● A youth ‘lab’ where knowledge, insight, research and experience is shared.
OUR APPROACH TO SAFEGUARDING :
Restless Development considers the welfare and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults to be an organizational imperative with primacy over the success of programmes or strategic objectives. We recognize that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and we expect all of our staff, volunteers and partners to ensure we protect the communities in which we operate from harm and abide by our Safeguarding Policy.
For more information on Restless Development’s mission, values and work, please visit: www.restlessdevelopment.org.
ABOUT THE ROLE :
Job title Youth Collective for Education Member
Location Freetown
Stipend SLL 2,850,000
Preferred start date ASAP
Length of contract 12 Months
Reports to Youth Collective and Grants Coordinator
Direct reports Youth Groups
Expected travel National with possibility of international travels
Restless Development is piloting the Catalyzing Youth Leadership for Education Reforms Programme in Sierra Leone. Education is a top priority for young people all over the world. Since the start of the pandemic young leaders have been telling us that the disruption to their education and livelihoods has been one of the most significant impacts of the pandemic on their lives. This insight has been best captured in a youth-led research report conducted in partnership with Dubai Cares ahead of the Rewired Summit at Expo 2020 in Dubai. The education system in Sierra Leone is in need of fresh approaches and youth leadership. A combination of the civil war, Ebola and COVID-19 have all had a negative impact on the education system in Sierra Leone. During the war, 1,270 primary schools were destroyed, schools closed for 9 months during Ebola and 5 months during COVID-19. The Ministry of Basic, and Senior Secondary Education continues to innovate in order to rebuild, resource and stabilize the sector.
The project is a timely opportunity for Restless Development to be a pioneer in engaging local youth civil society actors to address the education related issues in the country. We will work with youth Civil society organizations by empowering, strengthening and resourcing them to implement this project with specific focus on making education systems fit for purpose and equipping young people for the world of work. We will achieve this by establishing a Youth Collective for Education, co-creating a funding mechanism to disburse small grants directly to youth-led organizations working on education issues and monitor and evaluate the entirety of the process as a model for nurturing youth-led development.
As part of the Programme strategy, we are establishing a Youth Collective for Education Member to spearhead the delivery of the project at the national level. In all, we are creating a national youth collective for education team of 10 members that will support the project team to implement this pilot project that reflects our new global strategy. For more on our work you can check on our website.
KEY PRIORITIES :
With training, coaching, and other technical and financial support, the Youth Collective for Education Member will undertake a number of activities:
∙ Co-creating a new governance model for the project in which the Youth Collective for Education (YC) takes the lead, making all the key decisions and Restless hands over power by accompanying the process; ∙ Agreeing on a set of Equitable Partnerships Principles;
- Setting up a feedback mechanism / scoring system for the YC to feedback on the partnership with Restless through the project;
For more information on Restless Development’s mission, values and work, please visit: www.restlessdevelopment.org.
- Agreeing on a brand identity for the project which raises the visibility of YC & promotes their work; ● Identifying areas for reverse or two-way (rather than top down) capacity building and mentorship between Restless and the YC;
- Co-create the Education Youth Fund with the YC including making decisions about; the application process (e.g. Youth Hacks), Selection criteria (linked to recent youth insights/ recommendations on education), the grant decision making process. the grant size, New models for accountability, risk management and reporting (i.e. deciding who the YC wants to be accountable to and how.
- Support with operationalizing the Education Youth Fund including: releasing and advertising the call for applications in whatever format they decide, reviewing and making decisions about who receives grants. ● Synthesize proven, replicable and actionable models of how to resource locally-led development in their future investments.
- Other duties as required, as agreed with Line Manager.
ABOUT YOU :
We are looking for people with the right competencies and skills for the role, and who demonstrate the personal qualities consistent with our Values .
Values Behaviours What we expect of the Field Officer
HEART
We are who we serve. We are brave.
Values-led Inspires a Restless passion and professionalism in those they work with, both internally and externally.
Innovation Works on own initiative and offers creative approaches to improving work.
HEAD
We are 100% professional. We prove that young people can
Delivers Quality Manages their time effectively to deliver quality against individual goals. Ensures value for money when utilizing resources and efficiently processing finances.
Decision Making Proposes solutions to challenges and consults with others when making operational decisions within their area of responsibility.
VOICE
We generate leaders. We are proud to carry the banner for youth led development.
Leadership Capably manages their own workload and takes up opportunities to lead on areas of work, with support from colleagues. May supervise Interns and/or teams of Volunteers.
People
Development
Understands how individual goals contribute to team priorities. Uses feedback to identify personal growth areas willingly provides constructive feedback to others.
For more information on Restless Development’s mission, values and work, please visit:
www.restlessdevelopment.org.
HANDS
We are in it together. We listen and learn.
Effective
Communication
Clearly expresses ideas or opinions and actively listens and learns from those around them. Applies effective communication when actively engaging with stakeholders and teams of volunteers.
Collaboration Is an integral team member, contributing to team excellence and maintaining strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
∙ Must be between 18 and 30 years old as of 30th June 2022
∙ Must be fluent in English language and Krio
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Essential
Desirable ∙ Must demonstrate knowledge of and interest in the education sector in Sierra Leone.
∙ Must be able to participate effectively in a wide range of Youth Task Team activities, including in-person or virtual meetings, training sessions, travels, meeting preparation, background reading, research, and campaign activities
∙ Must be available for local travel whenever necessary to represent the Youth Skills and experience in participatory youth action research, education, advocacy, and policy influencing will be particularly suited for the Youth Collective for Education Be results-oriented, creative and a self-starter.
∙ Commitment to Restless Development’s values and strategy (available on the Restless Development website)
Restless Development is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from young people, women, those living with HIV, disabled people, and other marginalized groups
KEY DATES :
Please send your CV and Expression of Interest to [email protected] and copy [email protected] by Wednesday 8th June 2022. Qualified Female candidates and People with Disability are strongly encouraged to apply.
For more information on Restless Development’s mission, values and work, please visit: www.restlessdevelopment.org.
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