Global Citizenship Youth & Public Engagement Coordinator

GOAL; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

GOAL in Ireland is seeking a Global Citizenship Youth & Public Engagement Coordinator to lead the development and delivery of the Global Citizenship programme for young people and the Irish public. You will drive engagement strategies, coordinate the Global NextGen Youth Programme & Network, and ensure integration with GOAL’s public engagement activities.

Ideal candidates have 4–5 years’ experience in youth/public engagement, strong event management skills, and proven ability to lead youth

Qualifications

• Passionate about young people, Global Citizenship and social justice.
• Degree or equivalent in community development, youth work, international development or related field.
• 4–5 years’ experience coordinating youth and public engagement programmes.
• Demonstrated experience in event management, conceptualisation, programming, coordination, production and post-reporting.
• Background working with young people and fostering youth networks with leadership ability.
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategies to engage young people in Ireland around Global Citizenship.
• Coordinate and deliver GOAL’s Global NextGen Youth Programme & Network.
• Manage development and delivery of Global Citizenship’s public engagement strategy and campaigns.
• Support facilitation of Global Citizenship Education programmes, talks and workshops.
• Develop robust monitoring and evaluation tools to review programme effectiveness.
• Coordinate youth/public engagement budget and donor reporting.

Skills

Public engagement

Event management

Presentation

Facilitation

Organizational skills

IT Skills

Education

Degree or equivalent in community development, youth work, international development

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

About Us

GOAL has responded to the world’s major humanitarian crises since its founding in 1977, working with vulnerable communities in 14 countries across the globe. While GOAL continues to be an agile first-responder to humanitarian crises, it is also committed to working with vulnerable communities to help them survive crises and support them on the road to recovery.

About the role

GOAL is seeking a Global Citizenship Youth & Public Engagement Coordinator. The purpose of the role is to oversee the development and delivery of GOAL’s Global Citizenship youth and public engagement programme with a focus on empowering young people and engaging the wider Irish public to understand and take action on global issues related to GOAL’s work.

Main Duties

• Develop and implement strategies to increase GOAL’s engagement with young people in Ireland around Global Citizenship in line with GOAL’s Crisis to Resilience Strategy
• Coordinate and deliver GOAL’s Global NextGen Youth Programme & Network.
• Manage the development and delivery of Global Citizenship’s public engagement strategy and related campaigns ensuring full integration of GOAL NextGen outputs and resources within wider public engagement activities.
• Support facilitation GOAL’s Global Citizenship Education programme, external talks and workshops fostering enhanced Global Citizenship.
• Develop robust monitoring and evaluation tools in order to review the effectiveness of the programme at all stages of development and implementation and adjust the vision for the future of the programme accordingly.
• Effective coordination of youth & public engagement budget and implementation plan, including measuring effectiveness through a Results Framework including regular internal and external donor reporting
• Ensure at all times best practice in child protection and welfare standards are adhered to.

Qualification and Skills

• Passionate about young people, Global Citizenship, international development and social justice issues.
• Degree or equivalent in community development, youth work, public affairs, international development, communications or related disciplines or evidence of comparable professional or volunteer experience.
• 4-5 years’ experience in co-ordinating, developing and implementing programmes relating to youth and public engagement
• Demonstrated experience of event management, conceptualisation, programming, coordination, production and post-reporting
• Background working with young people and developing and fostering youth networks essential with proven ability to lead and inspire young people
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills and experience
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• IT Skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Note: As an organisation who works closely with children and youth GOAL has a comprehensive Child Protection Policy. Any offer of work is subject to standard Garda vetting.

Desirable

• Experience of working with young people from diverse and underrepresented communities

GOAL offers staff flexible working with our hybrid model, we require our HQ employees to work 2 days per week from our office in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin

GOAL commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: GOAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We foster an inclusive culture where all voices are heard and valued, we are particularly eager to receive applications from women (and other underrepresented groups). We know that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling GOAL’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and equal treatment. GOAL does not discriminate against any employee or volunteer; or any applicant for employment or volunteering on the basis of age, gender identity, ancestry, political opinion, civil status, medical condition, ethnic background, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Accountability within GOAL

A commitment to GOAL values and GOAL’s integrity framework is critical to working with GOAL. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability: 1) Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols; 2) Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area; 3) Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner.

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

General Terms and Conditions

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document.