Yayasan Plan International Indonesia is presently implementing its country
strategic 4 (CS 4) covering fiscal year 2017 to 2022, where the country
objective has been defined as “to identify and facilitate the removal of
obstacles that prevent children from enjoying their rights and participating
fully in Indonesian society”. The organisation’s purpose is to “strive for a
just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls”. This goal
will be achieved by providing technical support and implementing quality
programs and projects through partnership. An effective and efficient
communications strategy is a must for Plan Indonesia to share the outcomes of
these projects to influence different actors, specially state authorities and
to position Plan’s profile within and outside at different levels – starting
from community, sub district, district to national, regional and international
levels. Yayasan Plan International Indonesia invites highly competent,
experienced and committed professionals to fill the following position :
Youth Engagement Officer
BACKGROUND
Unemployment in Indonesia is at record high levels due to COVID-19, with
disproportionate impact on informal and service workers, women, and youth. By
the end of 2020, Indonesia’s open unemployment rate surged to 7.07%, almost 2%
higher than the previous year’s rate and its highest level since 2011 with a
total of 9.77 million people unemployed by August 2020, 37.61% higher than the
previous year. COVID-19 has also deepened Indonesia’s gender inequality, with
unemployment disproportionately affecting women, since most are employed in
sectors especially vulnerable to the pandemic, such as retail, hospitality, or
garment. Even before the pandemic, only 54% of working-age women were active in
the labor force compared to 82% of working-age men, and this rate has been
relatively stagnant for the last 20 years. Women in Indonesia are also more
likely to be in low-paid jobs when in full-time contracts, and less likely to
be employed in managerial positions. Youth are also particularly vulnerable.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, young people were already 4 times more
likely to be unemployed than the adult population. The Indonesian youth
unemployment rate was already at 18%, which is doubled the unemployment rate of
the total population.
While on the other side, Indonesia’s digital economy quadrupled in size between
2015 and 2019 – at an average growth rate of 49% per year – to reach an
estimated $40bn in 2020. This exponential growth, along with the government’s
latest “making indonesia 4.0” development plan that prioritizes the country’s
technological innovation, creates new employment opportunities but also poses
simultaneous labor supply challenges because local technical training is
limited, especially due to a shortage of skilled human resources available to
provide the knowledge. The skill profile of the Indonesian workforce has not
evolved in line with the demands of the labour market. The world bank estimates
that between 2015 and 2030, there will be a shortage of 9 million skilled and
semi-skilled ICT workers in indonesia. The push for the digitalization of
micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) is also challenged by a lack of
skilled talent and resources. MSMEs are the backbone of Indonesia’s economy.
They have contributed consistently to more than 50% of Indonesia’s gdp since
2010 until before the covid-19 pandemic[1], with more than 90% absorption of
Indonesia’s labor force[2]. When the covid-19 pandemic hit, the digitalization
of MSMEs was one of the key strategies identified to build back better. The
Ministry of Cooperatives and SME has set a target for 30 million MSMEs to go
digital by 2024. Nevertheless, MSMEs still struggle to go digital. From plan
Indonesia’s study on youth-led micro and small enterprises in Covid 19,
information technology still poses a challenge. This study also found that
youth enterprises with more access to technology performed better during the
pandemic. This resonated across other studies that found women working in MSMEs
with a slower adoption of ICT applications in their business received about
30-70% less income compared to those who haven’t. In response to the challenge
and opportunities above, plan indonesia will recruit, train, and place 10,000
young people in 18 months project in several areas in indonesia, with majority
of them will be young women, in IT career pathways providing them with free
certified training materials and courses along with wraparound services to
support course completion and placement into it career pathways. To support the
pipeline of skilled talent for MSME digitalization, an emphasis will be put on
expanding the network of job placement, not limited to formal work but also the
gig economy
ROLE PURPOSE
Youth Engagement Officer responsible on recruitment of Youth from project area
(Bandung/Cirebon/Surabaya/Malang). She/he will ensure all the youth recruited
will engage the program from the beginning until the end of project cycle.
She/he responsible to initiate, establish and maintain relationship with youth
and/or youth organizations to support project key achievement. She/He will also
coordinate with YES! Digital Team and MMIS Digital Consultant for monitoring
the youth alumni achievements
DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE
- The post holder reports to Project Manager
- The position will develop DIP based on youth engagement strategy that will
support the achievement of project target
- The position will provide technical assistance and advice to materials and
approach in the context of youth engagement
- This position will initiate, establish and maintain relationship with
youth and/or youth organizations to support project key achievement
- Another tasks that the supervisor required
- Represent YPII in exchange of information and community of practice forums
and events at National, Regional and Global level as requested by Project
Manager
ACCOUNTABILITIES
Program Quality
- Provide critical technical input into the strategy, design, indicators and
proposed detailed implementation plan of youth engagement strategy.
- Develop and review program implementation guidelines, proposal, tools,
materials for youth engagement under Project
- Be updated on youth engagement tools from Plan International, including
utilization of MMIS digital platform for monitoring youth achievements
- Conduct mapping on youth organizations relevant to the needs of the
project. Build contacts, liase and collaborate with identified youth
otranizations
- Build and implement internal mechanism to have continuous engagement with
youth target as well as youth engagement stakeholders and provide the youth
opportunities to voice out internally and externally
- On behalf of the project, will coordinate in day to day basis and handle
administrative task on the recruitment process, supporting youth during
reskilling and continue the support untill placement and post placement
- Alert Project Manager and coordinate with internal related staff as well
as external stakeholder (if required) if there are any variations from
initially agreed workplan and strategy
- Develop relations and network with youth organizations in the context of
providing support for the young people.
- Develop solid recruitment plan, and ensuring high quality result of the
recruitment
- Ensuring youth data is updated from the enrollment untill completion of
the program
- In charge of the use of Youth engagement platforms and promote the
utilization among youth and youth organizations
Building Capacity
- Advise other project staff member on ways to improve project quality
- Providing capacity building for appointed partner in terms of youth
engagement in economic sectors
- Monitor and Evaluate performance of partners and consultants in relation
with youth engagement
- Support continuous learning of other technical staff through workshops,
seminars and conferences.
Learning
- Documented learning in project documents and reports
- Share learning and best practices and insure that they are incorporated
into future work
- Help to develop and oversee ToRs for Youth Engagement-related activities.
- Ensure up to date with current trends of youth movement nationally and
globally, and YEE in covid 19 context
- Conduct continuous search for innovation and improved learning program
practices within and outside Plan Indonesia to pursue continuous program
improvement
Networking and advocacy
- Initiate, establish and maintain relationship with youth organizations
that can support the achievement of the project
- Represent YPII in TVET and youth related forums as requested by Project
Manager
Safeguarding of Children and Young People
Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and
Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance
with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant
Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of
responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and
associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these
policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to
their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance
with the appropriate procedures.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
Internal
- Project Manager: provide technical support, mentoring and capacity
building on project implementation
- Project Coordinators: liaise and coordinate for technical support in
relation with Youth Engagement practices
- MER Coordinator: liase and coordinate in MER supporting activities in
relation with Youth Data
- Advisors: Inform and consult to solicit technical support for
cross-cutting issue to ensure it is mainstreamed in project activities
External
- Implementing partners: provide support and capacity building for youth
engagement activities
- Consultants: assess and review deliverables to ensure quality
- Private Sector Associations: supporting the selection of youth for job
placement, and in coordination with Private Sector Engagement held periodical
meeting with private sectors partners to gather feedback of the graduates for
further improvements
- YES! Digital Team: utilization of YES!Academy digital platform
MMIS Digital Consultant: utilization of MMIS digital platform
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Bachelor degree in social sciences or any related field
- At least 3 years of experience in youth engagement
- Good analytical and networking skills
- Well informed about youth movements and youth organizations in education
or economic sector in Indonesia
- Good interpersonal communication and facilitation skills for mentoring and
knowledge sharing for young people
- Possess good judgement to deal with conflict
- Able to work both in team and independently with minimum supervision
Desirable
- Master’s degree in related social science
- Networks with youth organizations and / or to youth movements
PLAN INTERNATIONAL’S VALUES IN PRACTICE
We are open and accountable We create a climate of trust inside and outside the
organisation by being open, honest and transparent. We hold ourselves and
others to account for the decisions we make and for our impact on others, while
doing what we say we will do.
We strive for lasting impact We strive to achieve significant and lasting
impact on the lives of children and young people, and to secure equality for
girls. We challenge ourselves to be bold, courageous, responsive, focused and
innovative.
We work well together We succeed by working effectively with others, inside and
outside the organisation, including our sponsors and donors. We actively
support our colleagues, helping them to achieve their goals. We come together
to create and implement solutions in our teams, across Plan International, with
children, girls, young people, communities and our partners.
We are inclusive and empowering We respect all people, appreciate differences
and challenge inequality in our programmes and our workplace. We support
children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change
their own lives. We empower our staff to give their best and develop their
potential.
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTBased at CO, with at least 30% travel to projects areas,
government offices and partner organization both in office, on the field and
during humanitarian settings.
LEVEL OF CONTACT WITH CHILDRENHigh contact: Frequent interaction with children
and young people
All applications will be treated in confidence. Only short-listed candidates
will be notified and invited for interviews. Please submit your letter of
application and detailed curriculum vitae in English by click
http://tinyurl.com/YouthEngagementOfficer now not later than November 30, 2021
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the
advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan
International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy.
As an international child centred community development organisation, Yayasan
Plan International Indonesia is fully committed to promoting the realisation
of children's rights including their right to protection from violence and
abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come
into contact with.
Yayasan Plan International Indonesia believes that in a world where children
face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an
organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not
contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk. Equality,
diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan
International stands for. Our organisation is based on a culture of inclusivity
and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in
every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We will provide equality of opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination on
any grounds. We foster an organisational culture that embraces and exemplifies
our commitment to gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion while supporting
staff to adopt good practice, positive attitudes and principles of gender
equality and inclusion.
