The Youth Programme Intern is responsible for:
Administrative Support:
Accountable for providing professional administrative expertise and support.
With guidance and support of the NSD delegate, Plan and organize meetings, events internally & externally.
Collect, compile, track, and anticipate the necessary documentation and files containing briefings and information for meetings, events and mission travel and ensure the required clearances.
Attend meetings and prepares meeting minutes, notes, meeting reports (syntheses, summaries, agreements, and action points for follow-up), upon request identify meeting content.
Assist in keeping the operational youth program file on requests and upcoming commitments and deadlines.
supporting for making PowerPoint presentations, filing, documentation, scanning etc.
Perform other administration duties as assigned by the NSD delegate and/ Head of Cluster.
Program
Dissemination and operationalisation of the 2017 IFRC Youth Policy and IFRC Youth Engagement Strategy (YES)
Preparation for the 10th IFRC PAC by facilitating NS review of their performance in relation to the 2017 Abidjan Youth Declaration
Supporting NS to access financial support for Youth innovation from the Global Youth Summit and IFRC Limitless initiative
Assist in creating/managing a platform for enhanced Youth Engagement virtually as a Sub regional network across NSs and other Sub regions/Clusters
Working closely with the NSD Delegate, seek to expand financial support to NSs and develop concept notes, proposals, and funding requests
Support conducting research and or dialogue to understand youth priorities within Southern Africa that will help determined on the approach and intervention through creative and innovative ideas in (e.g. youth sexual and reproductive health (SRHR), youth life-skills development, promotion of youth talent, youth networks management, youth peace and security, youth and gender based violence, youth participation in entrepreneurship, and other youth development related topics).
Support compiling best practices, lessons learnt, experiences and stories on key thematic youth development areas.
Proof-reading and editing of documents; Project Management Support
Facilitate data and information collection in close collaboration with the youth program task force and analyst.
Provide support in managing Youth Peer Education Network related activities.
Provide support to the IFRC Youth Programme logistics and procurement in organizing seminars, workshops, conferences, where applicable.
Perform any other duties that the supervisor may assign.
Communication
Provide support in drafting, editing, and preparing presentations, correspondence and other communications when required.
Advocating for youth program work and Youth Engagement in running NS programmes.( IASC Guidelines “With Us and For Us: IASC Guidelines on Working with and for Young People in Humanitarian Emergencies and Protracted Crises”.)
Support knowledge management systems and file.
With Support from the NSD delegate and the Youth program taskforce develop and maintain an up-to-date mailing lists, contact lists for internal and external stakeholders for health-related matters.
