"SOS Children's Villages - Azerbaijan" Association was founded in 1999 according to the agreement signed between "SOS Children’s Village International” and Azerbaijan government. The main purpose of the organization is providing family like care to the children deprived from parental care as well as implementation of different activities aimed to provide children social welfare. Currently a number of social and educational projects successfully have being implemented within SOS Children's Villages Baku and Ganja.

“SOS Children’s Villages – Azerbaijan” has been implementing Child Protection Policy based on UN Convention on Child Rights.

We are now searching for a committed and strong personality eager to make a change for children by supporting our work in the position of a

 

NATIONAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 

 

The National Youth Development Advisor is overall responsible for matters of youth development within the Association.  S/He builds a partnership and team with Youth Co-workers, Programme Department co-workers, CVP Directors, CVP Coordinators, YouthCan! Coordinator, SOS mothers and in supporting key matters that affect the development of youth in the respective locations.  

 

Her/his responsibilities will include but not limited to ensuring a comprehensive range  of high standard of Youth welfare, internship, job shadowing, job placement and ensuring youths contribute meaningfully into the organization and community at large. S/he is the main contact person for the youth who have left the care of SOS (alumina) and contributes by helping them in settling in their new life. S/he leads the national youth team and strictly supports the implementation of the youth strategic initiatives.

 

This position involves working with an INGO committed to children and human rights. The successful candidate will be required to complete safer recruitment checks including police and reference checks to help verify their suitability to work for SOS CV. In addition to candidates’ ability to perform the duties of the post, in the selection process will be also explored the motivation and approach of the candidate to safeguarding.

 

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure the development and implementation of a National Youth Development Strategy;
• Under the leadership of the National Program Development Director (NPDD), contributes to annual and strategic planning and monitoring of progress towards targets and to putting the National Youth Development strategy and related policies into practice taking into consideration national legislation and context;
• Develop a holistic programme for young people in SOS Programmes that covers all areas of youth development;
• Strengthen youth participation in programmes;
• Build the capacities of care professionals related to youth care and development;
• Exchange and network with relevant stakeholders;
• Promote youth employability by analysing the local job markets and identifying potential employer branches for young people.

 

YOUR PROFILE:

• Higher education in social sciences, psychology and/or pedagogy; 
• At least 3 years’ experience in social welfare field, preferably in the sector of child/youth welfare and their development programmes (youth projects);
• Motivation for work focused on youth;
• Good knowledge of standards and current directions of development in the field of child’s/youth rights approach, and social welfare systems;
• Good knowledge of legal issues relating to social welfare and youth development;
• Previous experience in youth employability and/or entrepreneurship projects;
• Good knowledge of youth employability situation and needs;
• High level of communication skills;
• Good knowledge of written and spoken English;
• Experience in project management and planning is an asset;
• Experience and readiness to work in a team. 

 

CHILD SAFEGUARDING AND PREVENTION AND PROTECTION AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT, EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE (PHSEA-ADULT SAFEGUARDING)

 

• Follows the Child protection policy, Code of Conduct, Prevention and protection against sexual harrassment, exploitation and abuse policy and reporting and responding procedures
• Responsible within own area of work to raise awareness of the SOS Child Protection Policy principles and to prevent and protect children from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination 
• Supports programmes/project in preventing and mitigating child safeguarding risks for children and in planning and providing rehabilitation support in child abuse incidents.
• Reports immediately any CS suspicion, concern, allegation or incident following nationally defined Child Safeguarding also PSHEA reporting procedures 

 

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Full time employment contract- 5 days; 09:00- 18:00
• Area – Baku, Str.15 November 8, AZ1025 Azure Business Center
• Gross monthly salary –1100.00 AZN 

 

OUR OFFER:

Challenging assignment in an international NGO working environment where professional and human competence is in the foreground.

Interested? To apply please send your application (letter of motivation and CV) by September 21, 2023 at the latest to [email protected] with the subject line “National Youth Development Advisor” Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Note: Job announcements of SOS Azerbaijan are only published in www.azerweb.az and www.jobsearch.az  websites