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Youth Economic Empowerment Lead (YEEL)
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Date posted
May 20, 2025
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Closing date
May 20, 2025
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Hiring location
Mogadishu
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Qualification
Master
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Experience
5-6 Years
Description
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Position Title: Youth Economic Empowerment Lead (YEEL)
Location: Mogadishu with travel to Afgoye and Dayniile]
Position Type: Full-time
Duration: 1-year initial, renewable based on funding and performance; 3-month probation
Reporting to: Economic Development Program Manager, Shaqodoon Organization
1. Background
The Adkeeysi Project, implemented under the Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA) and funded by USAID/BHA, is a five-year initiative led by Save the Children in consortium with Shaqodoon Organization, AVSI, and GREDO. The project targets Dayniile (Banaadir) and Afgoye (Lower Shabelle) districts and aims to strengthen food security and resilience among displacement-affected communities, host populations, and other vulnerable groups. The project applies a locally tailored "graduation approach" to improve livelihoods, enhance access to services, promote inclusive economic development, and foster peaceful social integration.
Shaqodoon Organization leads the Economic Development component of the RFSA consortium, focusing on youth economic empowerment, entrepreneurship, market linkages, vocational skills training, financial inclusion and technological innovation component. As part of its commitment to sustainable development and inclusive growth, Shaqodoon seeks a dynamic and experienced Youth Economic Empowerment Lead to oversee its interventions and contribute to consortium-level leadership in this sector.
2. Purpose of the Position
The Youth Economic Empowerment Lead (YEEL) will lead the design, implementation, and coordination of economic empowerment strategies targeting youth within Shaqodoon’s component of the Adkeeysi Project. The role also supports the broader RFSA consortium by contributing to technical leadership, innovation, and strategic partnerships across the economic development and livelihoods sector.
3. Key Responsibilities
· Design and lead youth-focused economic empowerment programs including entrepreneurship, vocational training, and market access strategies.
· Coordinate project planning and ensure alignment with Shaqodoon’s mandate and
RFSA consortium objectives.
· Facilitate strong collaboration between Shaqodoon and consortium partners, including Save the Children, on economic development-related deliverables.
· Identify market-driven opportunities and build partnerships with private sector actors to support youth enterprise development.
· Lead providing regular mark based information including marker prizes to then consortium member
· Support conflict-sensitive approaches to youth livelihoods in displacement-affected areas.
· Lead regular project reviews, provide technical guidance to economic development assistances, coaches and trainers and ensure timely reporting (monthly, quarterly, annual).
· Monitor project budgets, resource utilization, and compliance with internal financial and procurement policies.
· Represent Shaqodoon in relevant coordination forums, working groups, and stakeholder engagements at district and consortium levels.
· Support capacity building for staff and community facilitators on youth empowerment and financial literacy.
· Oversee the documentation of best practices, success stories, and lessons learned.
· Responsible the overall lead and management of the Shaqodoon’s project component activities
Skills and qualifications
3. Qualifications and Experience
· Bachelor’s degree in economics, Development Studies, Business, or related field (Master’s preferred).
· At least 5 years of experience in youth economic empowerment, entrepreneurship, or vocational training in humanitarian or development settings.
· Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, including experience working in consortia or multi-partner projects.
· Proven experience in market systems development, private sector engagement, and youth livelihoods programming.
· Familiarity with USAID/BHA or resilience-focused programming is an advantage.
4. Functional Skills and Competencies
· Project Planning & Implementation
· Entrepreneurship & Business Development
· Market Linkages & Private Sector Engagement
· Financial Literacy Training
· Youth Employment Strategies
· Budget & Resource Management
· Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)
· Proposal and Report Development
Behavioral Competencies:
· Strong Communication and Leadership
· Strategic and Innovative Thinking
· Problem-Solving and Adaptability
· Collaboration and Cultural Sensitivity
· Time Management and Accountability
How to apply
Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV and a cover letter outlining their suitability for the role to jobs@shaqodoon.org on or before May 26th, 2025. Please indicate "Youth Economic Empowerment Lead – Shaqodoon/RFSA" in the subject line.
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted
Overview
Shaqodoon is a local NGO founded in 2011 to create innovative and long-lasting solutions to Somalia/land’s youth employment challenges
The NGO is the upshot of the former EDC Somali livelihood project funded by USAID that provided youth in Somaliland, Puntland and South-Central Somalia with greater opportunities to access to work, training, internships, and self-employment opportunities
The organization designs, delivers and evaluates innovative programs to address some of the local community’s most urgent challenges in livelihood skill training, education, and health. Shaqodoon is a national platform whose goal is to prioritize youth employment and education on the development agenda and to exchange knowledge on effective policies and programs to improve employment and education opportunities for youth, prioritizing at-risk youth, marginalized groups, and people who have lost hope and are thus often jailed for local crimes
Shaqodoon Organization is a service provider dedicated to skill development, employment services, youth entrepreneurship, private sector business development, and technology for development
Shaqodoon makes use of participatory methods to ensure youth participate in delivering its services.
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11-50
Founded in
2010