SENIOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Department: Department of Women, Youth and Persons With Disabilities Location: Pretoria Salary: R413 001 per annum (Level 08), plus benefits Requirements: Matric Certificate and National Diploma/Degree (NQF6/7) in Youth Development, or Social Sciences, or a relevant NQF 6/7 qualification. A valid 157 driver’s licence is required; however, this requirement is not applicable to persons with disabilities. Applicants must have a minimum of three (3) years’ practical experience in youth development programme/field. Knowledge: Legislation, governance framework and prescripts applicable to the Youth Sector; Risk management; NYP2030, NYDA Act, PFMA and Treasury regulations; Batho Pele principles and application thereof; Research methodologies and analyses; Knowledge management and Data Literacy. Skills: Primary; Diversity awareness; Effective report writing, verbal and written communication skills; Applied strategic thinking; Customer focus and responsiveness; Planning and organising; Continuous improvement; People management and development; Team Leadership. Secondary: Basic Budgeting and Financial Management; Problem solving and decision-making; Project management; Computer Literacy (MS Office Suite); Networking and building bonds; Impact Influence; Diversity management. Personal Attributes: Ethical behaviour; Honesty and Integrity; Emotional Intelligence; Passion and Achievement driven; Ability to work under pressure; Ability to maintain confidentiality of information; Respect for copyrights/aversion to plagiarism. Duties: Organise, mobilise and engage youth stakeholders: Drafting proposals, concept documents and submissions on youth stakeholder engagements; Compile reports on national and international engagements conducted; Compile reports and outcomes of stakeholder meetings; Oversee convening of stakeholder meetings and ensure that invitations, agenda, and minutes are compiled, signed and approved; Monitor meeting decision and compile status reports; Organise the National Youth Machinery meetings and compile a report; Participate in and support the Provincial and Local Youth Forums; Consolidate National Youth Month Programmes of Activities of stakeholders; Participate in the Youth Month National Task Team. Manage youth development stakeholder database: Update stakeholder database after every stakeholder engagement; Share the database with the stakeholders where necessary. Support youth engagement policies and strategies: Make input into the drafting of National Youth Machinery Framework and consolidate inputs; Make input into the drafting of youth work professionalisation policy; Participate in the consultation process of youth work professionalisation policy consolidate inputs; Distribute the youth work professional policy to stakeholders; Ensure finalisation of the constitution for the association for professionalisation of youth workers; Ensure registration of the youth workers’ Association. Support political principals on national and inte

• ✓Matric Certificate and National Diploma/Degree (NQF6/7) in Youth Development, or Social Sciences, or a relevant NQF 6/7 qualification
• ✓A valid 157 driver’s licence is required
• ✓however, this requirement is not applicable to persons with disabilities
• ✓Applicants must have a minimum of three (3) years’ practical experience in youth development programme/field
• ✓Knowledge: Legislation, governance framework and prescripts applicable to the Youth Sector
• ✓Risk management
• ✓NYP2030, NYDA Act, PFMA and Treasury regulations
• ✓Batho Pele principles and application thereof
• ✓Research methodologies and analyses
• ✓Knowledge management and Data Literacy

• •Organise, mobilise and engage youth stakeholders: Drafting proposals, concept documents and submissions on youth stakeholder engagements
• •Compile reports on national and international engagements conducted
• •Compile reports and outcomes of stakeholder meetings
• •Oversee convening of stakeholder meetings and ensure that invitations, agenda, and minutes are compiled, signed and approved
• •Monitor meeting decision and compile status reports
• •Organise the National Youth Machinery meetings and compile a report
• •Participate in and support the Provincial and Local Youth Forums
• •Consolidate National Youth Month Programmes of Activities of stakeholders
• •Participate in the Youth Month National Task Team
• •Manage youth development stakeholder database: Update stakeholder database after every stakeholder engagement