2024-12-10

Youth Engagement Officer

CAREER OPPORTUNITY:

Established in Vietnam in January 2009, Live&Learn’s mission is to reduce poverty and foster greater understanding and action towards a sustainable future through education, community mobilization and supportive partnerships (https://thehexanh.net/). With rich expertise in education methods and a wide network of youth organizations, schools, communities and other stakeholders, Live & Learn have been recognized as one innovative and dynamic organization and plays a key role in NGO working groups in the fields of education for sustainability, climate change, and environmental pollution. Live & Learn was the only Vietnamese NGO winning the Stars Impact 2016 award for its impact on children and youth. Live&Learn is also a member of Live&Learn Environmental Education (www.livelearn.org), with rich working experience in sustainable community development and education in the Asia-Pacific.

Live & Learn is implementing the Green Citizens – Healthy Cities  (GCHC) project in Tam Ky and Hoi An city under the support of Fondation Botnar and Ecorys UK. The GCHC project aims to empower local adolescents and youth (AY) to become active citizens in shaping inclusive and sustainable cities that meet their diverse needs today and in the future. The key approaches are capacity building for local adolescents and youth and stakeholders, promoting and supporting adolescent- and youth-led initiatives, and creating spaces, mechanisms, and opportunities for diverse AY participation in local agendas. The GCHC project is collectively delivered through the collaboration between Live & Learn and government agencies in Quang Nam, Hoi An and Tam Ky cities and HIVOOC and Think playground!.

The Youth Engagement Officer (YEO) is responsible for working with local stakeholders (provincial, municipal and local levels) to identify and build on existing local agendas (waste, public spaces, biodiversity, tourism green city, smart city) for creating spaces, mechanisms, and opportunities for diverse AY participation. S/he shall contribute to achieve the project’s goals, objectives and outcomes, supporting the learning process for the organization and project team to develop, implement the project efficiently and effectively.

Live & Learn provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic national candidate to fill the following position:

–       Youth Engagement Officer

The closing date for application: November 30, 2024

How to Apply: Interested candidates can send your application via This form

We regret that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Live&Learn provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.

   Job Details  
Organisation:
Live & Learn
Job location:
Hanoi
Application deadline:
2024-11-30
Send application to:
Job Types:
'Programme Officer'