Youth Community Engagement Assistant
- United Nations
- 1 - 4 Years
- Delhi, NCR
- 4 years ago
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Background
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
Please note that the person selected for this position will be offered a contract with UNDP under its National Personnel Services Agreement (N-PSA) modality. More information about the N-PSA is available here [link to the N-PSA POPP https://bit.ly/3gaGFud).Project Background:
UNDP India has worked since 1951 in almost all areas of human development, from systems and institutional strengthening to inclusive growth and sustainable livelihoods, as well as sustainable energy, environment and resilience. Within UNDP India, the Inclusive Growth portfolio works as a catalyst in the skilling and entrepreneurship eco-system with tried and tested solutions through innovative public-private-partnership with the government, businesses, academia, training institutions, and civil society. It aims at empowering women and youth from marginalized communities with skills and, livelihood opportunities to reduce income inequities.
The Inclusive Growth portfolio is anchored in the national priority of accelerated growth with inclusion and equity, employment generation, and skill India, aligned to outcome 1 of the UNDP strategic plan. While the focus of outcome 2 is on decent work and economic growth (SDG 8) and reducing inequalities (SDG 10), the UNDP comparative advantage in the sector as a facilitator and knowledge leader will be leveraged to strengthen institutional linkages between enterprise and skills-training providers and to identify synergies between national programmes and missions to assist marginalized groups'32 access to sustainable skills, jobs, livelihoods and productive assets. Solid gains can be expected in SDGs 1, 5 and 10, as well as the environmental SDGs 6, 7, 11, 15 and 17.
One of the projects under Inclusive Growth is Youth Co:Lab. Co-created in 2017 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Citi Foundation, it aims to establish a common agenda for countries in the Asia-Pacific region to empower and invest in youth, so that they can accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through leadership, social innovation and entrepreneurship. Youth Co:Lab was launched in India in 2019, in partnership with Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog.
The Movers Programme is a grassroots movement under Youth Co:Lab that aims to equip youth with the tools to take action in their community by raising awareness about the SDGs and Entrepreneurship. With our strong network of partners dedicated to youth empowerment, we are on a mission to leave no one behind: we aim to reach the most vulnerable groups and to empower them by using a training of trainer's approach.
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Employement Type: Part timeFunctional Area: ITRole Category: Software EngineerRole/Responsibilies: Youth Community Engagement AssistantContact Details:
Company: United NationsLocation(s): Delhi, NCR+ View Contact
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