"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
YOUTH ADVISOR/ YOUTHCAN! PROJECT COORDINATOR
The Youth Advisor/Youthcan! Project Coordinator is overall responsible for matters of youth development within the Association.
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.
Will be responsible for the quality implementation of YouthCan!. YouthCan! the global partnership for youth employability, builds on a strong alliance between non-governmental organisations, the private sector, governments and the commitment of young people eager to advance in life.
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.
YOUR 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;
- He/she will work closely with the regional and global YouthCan! team and the person responsible for youth topics in the MA, to ensure the timely and efficient implementation of all project activities.
CHILD 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
YOUR PROFILE:
- Higher education in social sciences, psychology and/or pedagogy, community development;
- 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.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Full time employment contract- 5 days; 09:00- 18:00
- Area – Str.137 Nizami, Baku AZ1010 (orientation-Chinese Embassy)
- Gross salary - 1300 AZN
- Project target areas – Baku and Ganja
OUR OFFER:
- Challenging assignment in an international NGO working environment where professional and human competence is in the foreground.
- Opportunities to travel abroad for international youth network meetings
- Access to internal trainings on youth development
- Be part of an impact-driven, supportive, and collaborative team
- A chance to grow professionally and make a real difference in the lives of young people
Interested? To apply please send your application (letter of motivation and CV) by august 31, 2025 at the latest to [email protected] with the subject line “YOUTH ADVISOR/ YOUTHCAN! PROJECT COORDINATOR”.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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