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Skills and Opportunities for Youth Employment Coordinator

Plan International Full Time Lilongwe, Malawi 3 days ago
Plan International is recruiting a Skills and Opportunities for Youth Employment Coordinator in Lilongwe, Malawi. The role supports the Malawi Skills and Opportunities for Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship priority area, helping youth become active drivers of economic, social, and civic change in their communities.

The position provides technical leadership for youth employment, entrepreneurship, and youth collective action programming. It leads strategy design, programme development, quality implementation, performance monitoring, reporting, resource mobilisation, partnership building, and learning across the SOYEE portfolio.

This is a local full-time position based in Lilongwe with a closing date of 20 April 2026. Applicants should use the official Plan International careers application route linked with this listing for full application instructions and requirements.

Job summary

Plan International is hiring a SOYEE Coordinator in Lilongwe to lead youth employment, entrepreneurship, programme quality, partnerships, and resource mobilisation work in Malawi.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development, adaptation, and application of SOYEE programming approaches, principles, methodologies, and tools.
  • Provide technical leadership in designing SOYEE programmes, annual plans, and standard operating procedures for Plan International Malawi.
  • Develop technical documents, reports, manuals, and guidelines aligned with national and international standards.
  • Identify and engage implementing and strategic partners in youth employment, entrepreneurship, and youth collective action.
  • Oversee evidence gathering, best-practice documentation, and thematic leadership on skills development and TVET.
  • Provide technical guidance to project teams during implementation and ensure outcome-level monitoring and evaluation plans are in place.
  • Lead programme reflection, stock-taking, supportive supervision, and quality implementation across SOYEE projects.
  • Support proposal development, donor engagement, and resource mobilisation with the Business Development Team.
  • Train staff and partners, strengthen organisational learning, and embed gender-transformative approaches in SOYEE programming.
  • Build strategic relationships with government, UN agencies, civil society, and private sector actors to influence policy and expand opportunities for girls and young women.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in social science, Sociology, Development Studies, Gender and Development, International Affairs, Economics, or another relevant field.
  • At least 7 years of experience implementing projects related to youth employment and entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and private sector engagement.
  • Strong experience working with private sector actors and engaging them in SOYEE programming.
  • Experience in gender, age, disability, social inclusion, protection, NGO, or UN-context programming.
  • Strong representation, moderation, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Solid experience in resource mobilisation with a variety of donors.
  • Experience designing and delivering interactive or innovative trainings and workshops.
  • Strong strategic thinking, organisational, analytical, problem-solving, coaching, team-building, and motivational skills.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
  • Knowledge and practical experience working with youth movements, gender norms, safeguarding, and power transformation approaches is preferred.

How to apply

Apply on jobs.plan-international.org.

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Instructions: Apply through the official Plan International careers application page.

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Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation advancing children’s rights and equality for girls.

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