Youth Engagement and Active Citizenship Consultant

16 ore fa

Roma, Lazio, Italia Global Roles Tempo pieno

The consultant will support the National Youth Advisory Board and six Local Youth Advisory Boards in developing a common vision of active citizenship and meaningful youth participation. Responsibilities include developing capacity-building packages, strengthening capacities of youth members through workshops, and facilitating youth-led action plans to advance child rights and social cohesion.

Responsibilities

  • Support the National Youth Advisory Board (YAB) and six Local Youth Advisory Boards in developing a common vision and understanding of active citizenship, meaningful youth participation, child rights, social cohesion, and peacebuilding.
  • Develop a capacity-building package comprising training modules, facilitation tools, and practical guidance materials.
  • Strengthen the capacities of YAB members through a series of participatory and youth-friendly learning workshops.
  • Facilitate the co-creation of youth-led action plans (one national and six local) aimed at advancing child rights, strengthening social cohesion, and fostering a more inclusive culture through youth-led advocacy actions, awareness-raising campaigns, and community engagement initiatives at national and local levels.

Requirements

  • Masters in social or political sciences, law, psychology, pedagogy, human rights, or a related field.
  • At least 3 years of professional experience in designing and delivering training programmes for adolescents and young people.
  • Demonstrated experience in facilitating youth engagement, active citizenship, civic participation, advocacy, leadership development, and/or community mobilization initiatives.
  • Proven experience working with youth groups in diverse socio-cultural contexts.
  • Fluency in Italian and English is required.
  • Knowledge of human rights-based approach to programming.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Knowledge of the Italian context regarding adolescents and youth, including relevant legal, policy and social service provision frameworks would be an asset.
  • Previous experience working with international organizations, UN agencies, NGOs, public institutions, or youth-focused programmes is considered an asset.
  • Experience delivering training across multiple locations and coordinating with local stakeholders is highly desirable.

Skills

  • Training Programme Design
  • Youth Engagement Facilitation
  • Active Citizenship Promotion
  • Civic Participation Advocacy
  • Leadership Development
  • Social Mobilization
  • Rights-based Programming
  • Youth Capacity Building
  • Workshop Facilitation
  • Multi-Location Training Delivery
  • Stakeholder Coordination
  • Knowledge of Italian Youth Context
  • Social Service Frameworks
  • Policy Frameworks
  • Communications Skills
  • Interpersonal Skills

Languages

Italian, English