Agri-TVET Coordinator

The Agri-TVET Coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day field execution, technical oversight, and localized coordination of all ARISE-GREEN project activities within their assigned hub in South Sudan. The role ensures TVET institutional capacity building, practical training delivery, private sector engagement, and youth support structures are implemented at the highest quality standard in accordance with project workplan and donor requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the direct execution of all project activities within the assigned county/hub in strict alignment with the approved workplan and budget.
• Supervise the localized transition from theoretical instruction to practical, market-led Competency-Based Training (CBT) at target public TVET centers.
• Oversee the institutional strengthening of target centers, guiding the roll-out of Institutional Development Plans (IDPs) and Quality Assurance (QA) systems.
• Coordinate localized infrastructure upgrades, workshop rehabilitations, and the installation of technical equipment, including cold-chain and solar assets.
• Support the professional development and mentoring of TVET instructors in inclusive, gender-transformative, and climate-smart agricultural teaching methodologies.
• Identify, map, and engage local MSMEs, commercial farms, and green agri-value chain actors within the county.
• Operationalize localized Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with private sector partners to secure structured apprenticeships, internships, and work-based learning placements for students.
• Coordinate the delivery of business incubation services, financial literacy training, and life skills coaching for TVET trainees.
• Supervise the transparent verification, procurement, and distribution of specialized self-employment Start-up Productivity Kits tailored to the specific agricultural value chains of graduating youth.
• Drive localized youth mobilization and enrollment campaigns, ensuring target quotas are met including women, IDPs/returnees, and persons with disabilities.
• Collaborate with local UNMISS field offices, community leaders, and the National DDR Commission to manage safe vetting and referral pathways for high-risk youth entering training tracks.
• Systematically mainstream child safeguarding, safe programming, and gender-transformative protection protocols across all supported TVET facilities.
• Support the operationalization of county/state-level TVET Ad-hoc Committees and multi-stakeholder dialogue platforms to enhance coordination between local agricultural sectors and training providers.
• Maintain productive, collaborative relationships with County Commissioners, local Payam authorities, and decentralized representatives from Ministries of Education, Labor, and Agriculture.
• Coordinate closely with field teams from the parallel NRC-led consortium to maintain area-by-area matrix deconfliction, preventing duplication of targeting or input delivery.
• Conduct routine monitoring visits to training workshops, agricultural fields, and apprenticeship sites to verify compliance with safety and technical training standards.
• Collect, verify, and compile disaggregated participant tracking data, feeding timely information to the project MEAL team in alignment with data protection rules.
• Draft high-quality weekly, monthly, and quarterly field progress reports, detailing achievements, operational bottlenecks, financial updates, and mitigation measures for the Consortium Project Manager.
• Ensure strict field-level compliance with the European Union Communication and Visibility Plan across all training materials, rehabilitated structures, and graduation ceremonies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture/Agribusiness, Vocational Education (TVET) Management, Agronomy, Development Studies, Project Management, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive field-level experience implementing development or humanitarian projects, with at least 3 years explicitly focused on TVET systems, youth livelihoods, climate-smart agriculture, or rural market linkages.
• Proven experience working in consortium-led projects or multi-partner collaborations in South Sudan, with specific familiarity with the context of Eastern Equatoria (Torit, Magwi, or Kapoeta) highly preferred.
• Solid understanding of Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET/CBT) frameworks, agricultural value chains, and apprentice placement systems.
• Direct experience handling community-level conflict sensitivity, vulnerable group inclusion, and working with high-risk youth demographics.
• Familiarity with European Union (EU) programmatic compliance, visibility rules, and reporting frameworks at the field level.
• Outstanding ability to manage multi-stakeholder workflows involving local government authorities, civil society partners, community elders, and private business owners.
• Proven skills in mobilizing and retaining vulnerable youth in structured technical training or self-employment tracks.
• Strong capacity to navigate field-level logistical disruptions, macro-economic fluctuations, and climate anomalies common to Eastern Equatoria.
• Excellent written and verbal English skills.
• Proficiency in local Arabic (Juba Arabic) and relevant local languages of the target hub (e.g., Lotuko, Acholi, or Toposa) is highly advantageous.

Skills

• Vocational Education Management
• Project Management
• TVET Systems Implementation
• Youth Livelihoods Programming
• Climate-Smart Agriculture
• Rural Market Linkages
• Consortium Management
• Multi-partner project collaboration
• Competency-Based Education and Training
• Agricultural Value Chain Analysis
• Apprentice Placement Systems
• Community Conflict Sensitivity
• Vulnerable Group Inclusion
• High-Risk Youth Engagement
• EU Programmatic Compliance
• Donor Reporting Frameworks
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Local Government Liaison
• Civil Society Partnerships
• Private Sector Engagement
• Field Logistics Support

Languages

English, Arabic