UNDP Jobs - 110392- Individual International Consultant

Individual International Consultant – Lead Design and Facilitator of Youth induction workshops

Location :

Home-based with travel to Workshops venue (4 times), SWAZILAND

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

09-Dec-2022

Application Deadline :

01-Dec-22 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

40 days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

40 days

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.

Background

In Eswatini, 37.4% of the population is aged between 15-34 years, with a 50.7% and 49.3% ratio of females and males respectively. Evidently, the youth population is fast growing and offers a great opportunity for economic growth. If properly harnessed, young people could be a great resource for economic growth. Therefore, the high proportion of youth in a country where only few jobs are generated, might be a considerable demographic risk rather than an engine for economic growth.

Some studies have pointed to the education system and a mismatch between the skills required by industry and what the country is producing, whilst other studies have alluded the weak investment environment as one of the contributors to low economic growth.

The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Development Policy was developed with the aim to encourage youth entrepreneurship by providing training, stimulating lending, and providing support to individuals wishing to establish businesses. According to the UN Youth Entrepreneurship Report (2013), youth in Eswatini are drawn to entrepreneurship out of necessity to escape unemployment and build livelihoods, and opportunity to realize their vision and contribute to their country and community. As a result, many of the businesses are not sustainable. Although entrepreneurship has been identified as the key in helping the youth out of poverty, there has been little focus and investment on youth that desire to pursue other career options, hence a need to provide support towards empowerment of Eswatini youth through skills development and linking graduates with local job opportunities.

According to the Eswatini national Skills Audit Report, labor market trends have only changed marginally in the last 14 years and are characterized by low labor diversity and dynamism. The service sector constitutes more than 60% of overall employment while agriculture is just above 10% and industry is under 20%. The advent of the covid 19 pandemic led to the decline a decline in industry employment rate due to forced company closure. The labor market in Eswatini is predominantly driven by the service sector and informal employment.

Duties and Responsibilities

The individual consultant will be expected to deliver the following:

Develop an orientation reference manual
Develop the programmes code of conduct with termination clauses that must be signed by inductees and the programmes representative
Lead, design and facilitate a tailored induction workshop for fellows before deployment, and for trainees (energy academy, tech hub, vocational skills) in coordination with other partners, stakeholders and institutions supporting the programme
Design an off-boarding workshop agenda including an award ceremony
Develop standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for the induction/onboarding and offboarding
Develop an onboarding programme for host companies
Produce a workshop report with outcomes and recommendations of each inducted cohort
Develop a monitoring and evaluation tool to track the progress of inductees and post the programme.

Competencies

Technical Competencies

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and preferably in Siswati;
Ability to work in multicultural teams and to work in an autonomous manner and take initiatives;
Commitment to / interest in climate change issues.

Corporate Competencies

Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards
Positive, constructive attitude and consistently approaches work with energy
Demonstrates openness to change and ability to receive / integrate feedback.
Ability to work well within a team.
Analytical skills would be an added advantage.

Required Skills and Experience

At least a degree in human resource management, psychology, industrial psychology or any other relevant field with specialization on human behaviour