For 30 years, the International Youth Foundation (IYF) has coordinated and sustained actions that harness the talent and potential of the world\u2019s young people. At the heart of our efforts is building partnerships, initiatives, and curricula that prepare young people to succeed as citizens and employees.<\/p>\n
In South Africa, IYF partners to strengthen education and training systems including public TVET colleges and employer-led learnerships for unemployed youth so that they better equip young people to access and expand economic opportunity. We work with national government and TVET leaders to align courses with industry needs; we equip employers to deliver more impactful life skills training within their learnerships; and we create mutually beneficial partnerships between industry and education systems that improve young people\u2019s lives while also delivering measurable business benefits.<\/p>\n
The UK Government\u2019s Skills for Prosperity Programme is funding High Gear implementation in KwaZulu-Natal Province, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation are funding project implementation in Eastern Cape Province. All three funding partners are supporting High Gear\u2019s national stakeholder engagement and learning efforts. The International Youth Foundation (IYF) seeks to fill the following 2 positions<\/p>\n
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Job Title: <\/strong>(Measurement, Evaluation, Research & Learning) MERL PROJECT OFFICERS<\/strong> IYF South Africa recently launched High Gear, a partnership with the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM) and the Department of Higher Education & Training (DHET) that is advancing South Africa\u2019s public TVET college system. High Gear draws on industry knowledge and skills imperatives along with IYF curricula enhancement tools to strengthen the market relevance of select public TVET college courses. Ultimately, High Gear aims to demonstrate a model for greater industry involvement in TVET course design and delivery that generates positive returns for both young people and employers.<\/p>\n The Measurement, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL) Project Officers will be responsible for leading implementation of the High Gear MERL plan in KZN province (particularly eThekwini) and key metros of Eastern Cape Province. The successful incumbent will be providing targeted project implementation support.<\/p>\n Key responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to:<\/strong><\/p>\n The\u00a0MERL Project Officers\u00a0must meet the following criteria:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n To apply <\/strong><\/p>\n View the full job description and application instructions on the Vacancies page at\u00a0www.actionappointments.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and email your application to\u00a0melissa@actionappointments.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Application Deadline: <\/strong>Monday 14th<\/sup>\u00a0September 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For 30 years, the International Youth Foundation (IYF) has coordinated and sustained actions that harness the talent and potential of the world\u2019s young people. At the heart of our efforts…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1353,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nLocation: <\/strong>KwaZulu-Natal (Durban) and Eastern Cape (Port Elizabeth)<\/p>\n\n
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