Youth Coordinator -Gaza Response

Grade: Professional

TITLE: Youth Digital Learning Coordinator (Subject to Funding from Donor)

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Program Operations LOCATION: Cairo

GRADE: 5 TYPE OF CONTRACT: FTA, until the end of Dec. 2026

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: (select only one)

Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g., once a week or more) or intensively (e.g., four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

Project Scope:
Youth in humanitarian settings face increasing and overlapping challenges, including disrupted education, psychosocial distress, and limited opportunities to support themselves and their families. Despite these vulnerabilities, young people are often overlooked in favour of younger children, leaving them at greater risk of resorting to harmful coping strategies.

This intervention aims to address this gap by supporting up to 35 Palestinian youth aged 18–21 through digital learning and structured engagement in freelancing pathways. The intervention will equip participants with relevant digital and employability skills while providing guidance and support to help them access freelancing opportunities and strengthen their livelihoods.

ROLE PURPOSE:
The Youth Digital Learning Coordinator will support the implementation of the intervention through participant selection and matching youth with suitable digital learning and freelancing tracks, with the technical support of the Digital and Freelancing Technical Consultant. The Coordinator will also mobilize existing digital labs and other community-based resources to provide young people with access to spaces, networks, and opportunities to apply and further develop their skills. In addition, the role will engage and mobilize relevant community actors, service providers, and potential partners to create pathways and continued support for youth to pursue their selected digital and freelancing tracks beyond the capacity-building phase.

The role will directly contribute to empowering young people to transition from programme participants to active and self-reliant members of their communities, with continued access to opportunities that can support their learning, income generation, and professional development.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Gaza Response Senior Officer

Staff Reporting to this post: non staff – one consultant

Field Travel: The project officer will be based in Cairo

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

1. Operations Planning, Outreach and Implementation

· Support the planning and implementation of outreach, selection, assessment, onboarding, and matching of adolescents and youth to appropriate digital learning and freelancing tracks.

· Coordinate the implementation of digital learning and capacity-building activities, ensuring that participants are appropriately supported throughout their selected learning pathways.

· Develop weekly and monthly activity plans in alignment with the overall project workplan.

· Manage the Digital and Freelancing Technical Consultant to ensure the quality and relevance of learning content and participant pathways.

· Ensure all activities are implemented in compliance with Save the Children policies, including safeguarding, gender equality, inclusion, health and safety, and data protection.

· Maintain regular communication with participating youth to understand their progress, identify barriers to participation, and facilitate appropriate support and referrals.

2. Capacity Building and Technical Support

· Support the adaptation and contextualization of digital learning and freelancing materials to meet the needs, capacities, and interests of the target youth.

· Support the delivery of capacity-building sessions and provide ongoing guidance to youth throughout their selected digital learning and freelancing tracks.

· Coordinate with technical consultants and facilitators to ensure that youth receive appropriate technical and practical support during the learning process.

· Identify gaps in participants’ access to learning resources, digital tools, and spaces, and facilitate solutions in coordination with relevant stakeholders.

· Promote peer learning, collaboration, and knowledge sharing among participating youth.

3. Digital Opportunities, Community Mobilization and Youth Pathways

· Map and mobilize existing digital labs, community spaces, and other relevant resources that can provide youth with access to computers, internet connectivity, learning spaces, and opportunities to practice and apply their skills.

· Build and maintain relationships with relevant community actors, digital labs, service providers, private-sector actors, freelancers, and other potential partners to expand opportunities available to participating youth.

· Mobilize community support and resources to help youth continue progressing along their selected digital and freelancing pathways beyond the capacity-building phase.

· Identify and facilitate linkages to relevant opportunities, including freelancing platforms, mentorship, networking, internships, work opportunities, competitions, and other forms of professional development, as appropriate.

· Support youth to translate the skills gained through the programme into practical opportunities for continued learning, income generation, and professional development.

· Identify barriers that may prevent youth from continuing their pathways and work with relevant stakeholders to develop practical solutions.

· Promote youth participation in community initiatives and networks, enabling them to transition from programme participants to active contributors within their communities.

4.Programme Quality and Youth Engagement

· Ensure safe, inclusive, meaningful, and youth-centred participation throughout the intervention, with attention to gender, diversity, and accessibility.

· Establish regular feedback mechanisms to understand youth experiences, challenges, and aspirations and use findings to improve programme delivery.

· Promote collaboration, teamwork, peer learning, and youth-led initiatives.

· Identify and support referrals to relevant services, including MHPSS and other specialized support, where needed.

· Support the documentation and sharing of youth achievements, success stories, and examples of continued engagement beyond the capacity-building phase.

5. Monitoring, Reporting, and Coordination

· Support the MEAL team in monitoring programme progress, participation, learning outcomes, and youth progression along their selected pathways.

· Track and document linkages established between youth and digital labs, community resources, service providers, and other opportunities.

· Collect and document feedback, success stories, case studies, and lessons learned, particularly around the sustainability of youth pathways beyond the intervention.

· Provide regular updates and reports to the Project Officer on implementation progress, challenges, opportunities, and required follow-up.

· Maintain effective coordination with internal teams, technical specialists, consultants, community stakeholders, and external partners as required.

6. Emergency Response

· In the event of a humanitarian emergency, be prepared to adapt working hours and responsibilities to support emergency response efforts, as required by Save the Children.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

· holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

· holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

· sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same

· widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

· future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

ollaboration:

· builds and maintains effective relationships with their team, colleagues, members, and external partners and supporters

· values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

· approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

· develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

· willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

· honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS

· University degree in social sciences, arts, education, development, or a related field.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

· 2–4 years of experience in youth development or community-based programming.

· Experience managing consultant is preferred.

· Experience in youth digital learning is a strong asset.

· Strong facilitation and coaching skills.

· Experience working with vulnerable or refugee populations is preferred.

· Good coordination and organizational skills.

· Fluency in Arabic and good command of English.

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

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