Job Title: Project Manager (Youth Consortium)

Salary: $20,000

Reports to: Executive Director

Background:

The Youth Consortium comprises four organisations (Youth RISE, Youth LEAD, Y+ Global and YPEER Asia Pacific Centre) and is led by Youth LEAD. The Consortium is beginning a new three-year cycle of funding from the Robert Carr Civil Society Network Fund for activities, as well as a one year “Exceptional Opportunities Funding” grant to respond to the needs of people who use drugs within the scope of the Covid-19 pandemic which focuses on access to justice. 

Essential criteria

  • Demonstrated project management experience;
  • Extensive knowledge and experience working or volunteering in drug policy advocacy;
  • Extensive knowledge of the various intersectional needs of young people who use drugs and other inadequately served populations;
  • Non judgemental attitude towards stigmatised and marginalised populations;
  • High level of cultural competence, knowledge and understanding;
  • Solution-focussed;
  • A good understanding of Youth RISE’s work;
  • Experience working in an online setting;
  • Demonstrated skills working as part of a team
  • Demonstrated skills working independently.

Preferred Criteria:

  • Lived experience as a young person who uses and/or injects drugs 

Tasks

  • Plan and implement two 4Youth Consortium grant projects;
  • Oversee, monitor and evaluate both 4 Youth grant projects in liaison with the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer;
  • Organise and produce communications materials in liaison with the Communications Officers;
  • Assist the Finance Officer with the preparation of financial reports to the donors
  • Engage with Consortium partners and other relevant partners and stakeholders regularly and effectively around all aspects of the grant projects;
  • Attend Youth RISE monthly team meetings to present ongoing work and progress to the International Working Group;
  • Work as part of Youth RISE’s Senior Management Team and contribute to the running of the organization as necessary;
  • Report monthly to the Executive Director;
  • Engage in fundraising activities to ensure the financial sustainability of the organisation.

Please send a CV and Cover Letter to info@youthrise.org by Friday 21st January to apply to this position. Please include Project Manager (4 Youth) in the subject field.