Job Description

(YAZ) is an award-winning, youth-led, locally registered trust with a 14-year record of high-impact research and implementation in
youth
advocates
tackling disease, inequality and poverty programs. Our social and behaviour change approach is powered by youth-led research and young people's experiences. We create media and implement innovative technology and approaches that enable learning, behaviour change, and positive youth development. At Youth Advocates, children and young people are at the center of our program design and implementation through an adapted Human-Centered Design (HCD) approach, overcoming barriers to reaching their full potential. We provide integrated HIV and SHR clinical services, insight-
driven development, and communications addressing economic and social protection, GBV, and child marriage. We work to advance youth rights and amplify their voices where it matters, empowering them through knowledge and skills transfer.
With projects implemented across East and Southern Africa (Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, Botswana, and Zimbabwe), Youth Advocates comprehensively addresses the complex behavioural, social, and structural drivers of risk tolerance among young people by combining technology, nationwide multimedia campaigns, systems strengthening, community-level outreach, and clinical and psycho-social services. Our rights-based approach involves increasing access to quality youth-friendly services, providing comprehensive gender-sensitive sexuality education, and promoting and preserving human dignity. We use technology and grassroots initiatives to empower children and youth, claiming respect for fundamental freedoms and rights, and improved conditions for young people and their communities.
Youth Advocates is seeking two (2) new female board members to join its dynamic Board with specific expertise in research, development, and advocacy.

The positions will be available from June 2024 on an initial Term of Office of three years. The Board is a voluntary and proactive governance body that meets quarterly to provide oversight of Youth Advocates' operations. The Board comprises experienced members, reflecting a rich diversity of technical, business growth, legal, and development practitioner expertise.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:
• Contribute to advancing YA Strategy, including its vision, mission, and values.
• Participate in setting organizational Policy and Procedures, as well as its Structure.
• Provide technical input, advice, and guidance on programmatic, financial, research, strategic evidence, and resource mobilization issues.
• Contribute towards sustainability and risk mitigation strategies.
• Ensure compliance and adherence to legal and statutory requirements.
Exercise due accountability and be responsible to relevant stakeholders.

Qualifications and Experience

Requirements:
• Uphold principles of integrity and high ethical standards, including recognition of diversity, justice, and equality.
• Experience in other governance structures, positions of leadership, or related statures, within Zimbabwe and the region.
• Strategic thinking and designing skills, with business acumen as an advantage.
• Availability, dedication, and commitment to the objectives and work of Youth Advocates.

How to Apply

How to Apply: If you are interested in contributing your time, expertise, and energetic leadership to this trend-setting organization, please submit your (i) CV and (ii) a Letter of Motivation, in confidence, by 31 May 2024 to: the Youth Advocates Board Chairperson at [email protected] and copy [email protected]