Adolescent Development and Participation

The Young People’s Resilience, Connectedness and Empowerment (Young People’s) Programme, UNICEF Thailand Country Office is seeking a national individual consultant to provide professional technical and operational assistance as well as coordination with partners and stakeholders (e.g., the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) and the Ministry of Labour (MOL)) to support the implementation of the transition to work and employability portfolio of the Young People’s programme, with a focus on the pilot of integrated services for Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) in a number of provinces, including Udon Thani, Nakhon Ratchasima and in the four southern border provinces of Songkhla, Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat. Specifically, the consultant is expected to carry out knowledge management work through field monitoring visits to pilot project sites and document lessons learned to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable programme results.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: education, labor economics, anthropology, psychology, sociology, or another relevant technical field.
• A minimum of five years of experience in social development planning and management in adolescent development related areas is required, preferably on issues of youth employability, education, school to work transition and NEETs.
• Proven work experience related to results tracking, knowledge management, budget monitoring and donor report is required.
• Strong experience of working with government counterparts in the country is an asset.
• Proven ability to produce high quality technical reports.
• Fluency in Thai and English with excellent English writing skills.

Source:  https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/570718