Youth Engagement and Active Citizenship Consultant

Global Roles; Roma; Hybrid; EUR 32,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Roles is seeking a skilled consultant to support the National Youth Advisory Board and six Local Youth Advisory Boards in shaping a shared vision of active citizenship and meaningful youth participation. The role involves developing capacity-building packages, facilitating youth-led workshops, and guiding action plans to advance child rights and social cohesion at national and local levels.

Fluency in Italian and English is required, with previous experience in youth-focused programmes

Qualifications

• Masters in social or political sciences, law, psychology, pedagogy, human rights, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of professional experience in designing and delivering training programmes for adolescents and young people.
• Facilitating youth engagement, active citizenship, civic participation, advocacy, leadership development, or community mobilization.
• Experience working with youth groups in diverse socio-cultural contexts.
• Fluency in Italian and English.
• Knowledge of human rights-based programming.
• Knowledge of the Italian context regarding adolescents and youth and related frameworks.
• Experience with international organizations, NGOs, or youth-focused programmes is an asset.
• Experience delivering training across multiple locations and coordinating with local stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the National Youth Advisory Board (YAB) and six Local Youth Advisory Boards in developing a common vision and understanding of active citizenship, meaningful youth participation, child rights, social cohesion, and peacebuilding.
• Develop a capacity-building package comprising training modules, facilitation tools, and practical guidance materials.
• Strengthen the capacities of YAB members through participatory and youth-friendly learning workshops.
• Facilitate the co-creation of youth-led action plans (one national and six local) aimed at advancing child rights, strengthening social cohesion, and fostering inclusive culture through youth-led advocacy actions, awareness campaigns, and community engagement at national and local levels.

Skills

Training Programme Design

Youth Engagement Facilitation

Active Citizenship Promotion

Civic Participation Advocacy

Leadership Development

Social Mobilization

Rights-based Programming

Youth Capacity Building

Workshop Facilitation

Multi-Location Training Delivery

Stakeholder Coordination

Knowledge of Italian Youth Context

Social Service Frameworks

Policy Frameworks

Communications Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Master's degree in social or political sciences, law, psychology, pedagogy, human rights, or related field

Job description

The consultant will support the National Youth Advisory Board and six Local Youth Advisory Boards in developing a common vision of active citizenship and meaningful youth participation. Responsibilities include developing capacity-building packages, strengthening capacities of youth members through workshops, and facilitating youth-led action plans to advance child rights and social cohesion.

Responsibilities

• Support the National Youth Advisory Board (YAB) and six Local Youth Advisory Boards in developing a common vision and understanding of active citizenship, meaningful youth participation, child rights, social cohesion, and peacebuilding.
• Develop a capacity-building package comprising training modules, facilitation tools, and practical guidance materials.
• Strengthen the capacities of YAB members through a series of participatory and youth-friendly learning workshops.
• Facilitate the co-creation of youth-led action plans (one national and six local) aimed at advancing child rights, strengthening social cohesion, and fostering a more inclusive culture through youth-led advocacy actions, awareness-raising campaigns, and community engagement initiatives at national and local levels.

Requirements

• Masters in social or political sciences, law, psychology, pedagogy, human rights, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of professional experience in designing and delivering training programmes for adolescents and young people.
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating youth engagement, active citizenship, civic participation, advocacy, leadership development, and/or community mobilization initiatives.
• Proven experience working with youth groups in diverse socio-cultural contexts.
• Fluency in Italian and English is required.
• Knowledge of human rights-based approach to programming.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of the Italian context regarding adolescents and youth, including relevant legal, policy and social service provision frameworks would be an asset.
• Previous experience working with international organizations, UN agencies, NGOs, public institutions, or youth-focused programmes is considered an asset.
• Experience delivering training across multiple locations and coordinating with local stakeholders is highly desirable.

Skills

• Training Programme Design
• Youth Engagement Facilitation
• Active Citizenship Promotion
• Civic Participation Advocacy
• Leadership Development
• Social Mobilization
• Rights-based Programming
• Youth Capacity Building
• Workshop Facilitation
• Multi-Location Training Delivery
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Knowledge of Italian Youth Context
• Social Service Frameworks
• Policy Frameworks
• Communications Skills
• Interpersonal Skills

Languages

Italian, English