Youth Engagement and Active Citizenship Consultant

The consultant will support the National Youth Advisory Board and six Local Youth Advisory Boards in developing a common vision of active citizenship and meaningful youth participation. Responsibilities include developing capacity-building packages, strengthening capacities of youth members through workshops, and facilitating youth-led action plans to advance child rights and social cohesion.

Responsibilities

• Support the National Youth Advisory Board (YAB) and six Local Youth Advisory Boards in developing a common vision and understanding of active citizenship, meaningful youth participation, child rights, social cohesion, and peacebuilding.
• Develop a capacity-building package comprising training modules, facilitation tools, and practical guidance materials.
• Strengthen the capacities of YAB members through a series of participatory and youth-friendly learning workshops.
• Facilitate the co-creation of youth-led action plans (one national and six local) aimed at advancing child rights, strengthening social cohesion, and fostering a more inclusive culture through youth-led advocacy actions, awareness-raising campaigns, and community engagement initiatives at national and local levels.

Requirements

• Masters in social or political sciences, law, psychology, pedagogy, human rights, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of professional experience in designing and delivering training programmes for adolescents and young people.
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating youth engagement, active citizenship, civic participation, advocacy, leadership development, and/or community mobilization initiatives.
• Proven experience working with youth groups in diverse socio-cultural contexts.
• Fluency in Italian and English is required.
• Knowledge of human rights-based approach to programming.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of the Italian context regarding adolescents and youth, including relevant legal, policy and social service provision frameworks would be an asset.
• Previous experience working with international organizations, UN agencies, NGOs, public institutions, or youth-focused programmes is considered an asset.
• Experience delivering training across multiple locations and coordinating with local stakeholders is highly desirable.

Skills

• Training Programme Design
• Youth Engagement Facilitation
• Active Citizenship Promotion
• Civic Participation Advocacy
• Leadership Development
• Social Mobilization
• Rights-based Programming
• Youth Capacity Building
• Workshop Facilitation
• Multi-Location Training Delivery
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Knowledge of Italian Youth Context
• Social Service Frameworks
• Policy Frameworks
• Communications Skills
• Interpersonal Skills

Languages

Italian, English