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Project STAR

Youth Programme Officer

Project STAR

  • Kingston and St. Andrew
  • Not disclosed
  • Fixed term contract
  • Updated 19/02/2025
  • HRM
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The Youth Programme Officer is responsible for a variety of key functions, including contributing to the design and development of youth programs, providing technical support for program interventions, and overseeing the measurement, research, and documentation of program outcomes.

The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) has made a commitment to leverage its network and contribute to a strategic and targeted intervention aimed at transforming social and economic outcomes for communities across Jamaica. This leading private sector umbrella group seeks to facilitate a collaborative, evidencebased approach to inclusive community development and sustained violence prevention. The approach of the Social Transformation and Renewal Foundation (STAR) is towards effective partnerships, datadriven problem solving, mindset change, community-informed and owned decision making, accurate and timely reporting, and accountable systems of oversight and governance. Project STAR’s ultimate outcome is that as one people, we are working together to transform ourselves and our communities; creating a Jamaica where all are valued, and all can thrive. STAR is aligned with the Ministry of National Security’s (MNS) framework for social and community transformation, and it is anticipated that this alignment will result in collaborations that redound to the benefit of communities, and the nation. 
The Youth Programme Officer is responsible for a variety of key functions, including contributing to the design and development of youth programs, providing technical support for program interventions, and overseeing the measurement, research, and documentation of program outcomes. Additionally, the Youth Programme Officer plays a critical role in representing the program, developing partnerships, and contributing to proposal and resource development efforts. This position also involves training, mentoring, and promoting learning and inclusion among youth program partners. Ultimately, the Youth Programme Officer is tasked with developing and maintaining a strong and sustainable youth portfolio across targeted communities.
The Main Responsibilities of the Youth Programme Officer is to:

  1. Foster an understanding of the context of violence prevention from a youth perspective, including cultural and gender issues; social norms; family and peer structures etc.

  2. Identify and communicate community expectations within programmes and contribute to the development of contextually appropriate programme design;

  3. Oversee and action programme activities at the community level, and liaise with the Community intervention Boards to ensure agreed interventions are implemented as required;

  4. Provide technical and administrative support to the Youth Advisory Group (YAG).

 This includes:

  • Ensuring accessible meeting arrangements and provision of support to youth members to attend and participate in meetings;

  • Actioning of decisions and strategies coming out of YAG meetings;

  • Recommending and driving opportunities for members through youth leadership and development activities;

  • Identifying mentors and driving mentorship programme for YAG members;

  • Representing the YAG at all levels of the project;

  1. Work with the team to identify appropriate future partners for achievement of project goals;

  2. Support the development of capacity building plans for Youth programming partners;

  3. Act as a mentor and role model for youth partners;

  4. Represent and communicate the goals and objectives of Project STAR to communities, youth, partners, media and other stakeholders;

  5. Prepare and deliver presentations on Project STAR at conferences, seminars, meetings and other forums;

  6. Oversee implementation of Youth Programme activities and ensure that services are delivered on time, on budget and in compliance with project and donor regulations;

  7. Support design and organization required for assessments, baselines, and evaluations, particularly in regard to communicating youth-based needs to the team and other stakeholders;

  8. Input into the development of M &E and indicator tracking plans for all projects, and the development of additional M & E tools as necessary to monitor project progress;

  9. Ensure appropriate, timely and accurate data collection against agreed indicators to enable both internal and external reporting;

  10. Attends meetings and ensures follow up where necessary;

  11. Track actions; compile reports and provide updates as needed;

  12. Supports project lead where required.

Ref: 0038
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  • 39 Hope Road, Kingston, Jamaica

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