Job Description

Volunteering Opportunity Announcement - REPSSI Zimbabwe
Young Entrepreneurs Advocacy Council (YEAC) Volunteers - Young Entrepreneurs Zimbabwe Arise (YEZA)- x 17
Bulawayo, Matabeleland North – (Bubi and Tsholotsho), Matabeleland South (Matobo, Bulilima and Mangwe)
Type of Contract: Voluntary
Background
YES, Zimbabwe Arise is a youth-led activity aimed at building the country’s next generation of entrepreneurs and leaders. It is anchored on four pillars – 1.
Identify, nurture and support young entrepreneurs in rural and urban areas; 2. Build a resilient young entrepreneur who is able to resist and bounce back from
any adversity, and has the ability to co create ideas that generate fiscal support, employment and implement them; 3. Create a youth led entrepreneurship
ecosystem and 4. Influence economic policies that promote inclusive economic growth.
The activity builds capacity, influences policy and practice, creates job opportunities for young men and women in their diversity. It supports, and anchors
transition of informal youth led business into the formal economy. It establishes and strengthens public and private sector partnerships, finances emerging
youth businesses in Agriculture, Information Technology, Health, Manufacturing, Retail, Mining and Financial services. In the process, YES Zimbabwe Arise will
create where absent and strengthen where present – platforms that bring different actors to further economic growth through identification and support of
2400 entrepreneurs, with a potential to create not less than 7200 decent jobs, and not less than 12000 opportunities that allow young entrepreneurs to learn
and be part of local and national platforms.

Key Objective/ specific outcomes:
The 17 - Member YEAC will be responsible for providing crucial input, and advisory services for youth economic empowerment interventions under the
USAID funded youth economic empowerment activity being implemented by REPSSI and its partners in the Southern Region of Zimbabwe.
Organizational Relationships:
Responsible to: Innovations and Entrepreneurship Specialist and the Chief of Party
Responsible for: YES Zimbabwe Arise Activity youth advisory services
Internal Relationships Working closely with the programs personnel, particularly Provincial Coordinators and Entrepreneurship specialist, the
YEAC members will support all activity departments including Monitoring and Evaluation, Communication and
Documentation and administration.
External Relationships Government line ministries, Project sub-partners, other development collaborators in the province.
Corporate Responsibility District programming input and advisory services for the activity

Duties and Responsibilities

Area Key Responsibilities
1. District programming input
and advisory services
• Review and provide input on program strategies and activities.
• Offer guidance on youth-led, locally driven solutions and feedback on effective youth inclusion and engagement
during program implementation.
• Ensure that the voices of young people are at the forefront of decision-making processes.
• Collaborate with local actors and stakeholders to enhance program impact.
• Attend quarterly YEAC meetings and actively participate in discussions.
• The members will assist in mobilization for the YEZA activities within their communities.
2. Relationship Building • Establishing and maintaining effective relationships with all stakeholders including private sector partners,
REPSSI Sub partners, local authorities, community leaders, government ministries and other development
partners in the activity operation areas.
• To represent the activity at community engagements and activities with guidance from supervisors
3. Represent Young People • The members are expected to ensure that the voice of the young entrepreneurs in their communities are well
represented and their concerns are well communicated and included in the decisions for the activity.
• The members are expected to participate in pause and reflect meetings under the YERRZA activity and ensure
that feedback from young entrepreneurs is captured.
• The board will ensure that the activity remains youth-led and all key decision are made with youth beneficiation
at its core.

Qualifications and Experience

Eligibility Criteria • Entrepreneurs should be 18-35 years old.
• Must be resident in the district applied for.
• Demonstrated commitment to youth economic empowerment and sustainable development.
• Strong understanding of the economic challenges faced by young people in Zimbabwe and particularly
southern region districts of project operation.
• Experience in community engagement or youth-focused economic empowerment initiatives, participation
in entrepreneurship and innovation is valued.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a diverse and inclusive environment.
• Membership/Leadership of a national/regional youth sectoral body e.g., youth in mining, youth in
agriculture, youth in business.
Core Competences • Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse
teams and stakeholders.
• Fluency in English and the local language of the province, Ndebele is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience and/or understanding of positive youth development (PYD) principles, the youth
employment, vocational education, entrepreneurship systems;
• Excellent presentation and negotiation skills and experience.

How to Apply

Complete your application by answering the questions on this link and upload a maximum of 2-page CV on the button below
Closing date May 19, 2024. Applicants that fail to adhere to this instruction will not be shortlisted. Persons with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.
REPSSI is committed to the principles of employment equity and an employment environment free of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.
Should you not hear from us within 30 days after the due date, consider your application as unsuccessful

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