Position Title: Youth Innovation Champion (YIC)
Department/Program: RISE
Reports to: Youth Engagement Advisor
Based in: 14 regions (Addis Ababa, Afar, Amhara, Benishangul, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambella, Harari, Oromia, Sidama, Somali, South Ethiopia, Southwest Ethiopia, Tigray)
Required number: Pool
Duration of contract: Definite/contractual: to be engaged with PSI on-call basis when program need arises
Remuneration: As per the organization pay scale of Youth Innovation Champions
Vacancy posted date: November 8, 2024
Application Deadline: November 21, 2024
Who we are?
We’re Population Services International (PSI), the world’s leading non‐profit social marketing organization. We work to make it easier for people in the developing world to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire by marketing affordable products and services that range from mosquito nets to contraceptives to HIV testing. We are a $560m enterprise based in Washington, DC, operating in the private and public sectors in more than 65 countries.
Join us!
There are over 9,000 “PSI’ers” around the world. It’s a diverse group of entrepreneurs and professionals with an unusually wide range of backgrounds – from the medical industry to the music business – all with unique skills we bring to the job.
PSI/Ethiopia wants to reimagine healthcare, put the consumer at the center, and whenever possible, bring quality care to the front door. We achieve health impact in Ethiopia by working with both government and private partners and harvesting technology innovation to bring quality care closer to communities, schools, and homes. We empower consumers by including them in the design of healthcare solutions, offering them more healthcare choices, and helping them to have a voice in influencing national priorities. We work with all market actors in the health system to understand their needs, designing and delivering solutions so that market systems can sustainably serve consumers for the long term, helping to support the Government of Ethiopia in achieving Universal Health Coverage.
We are looking for Youth Innovation Champions who are passionate to work with adolescents and youths who represent and voice for the rural adolescent married girls and boys. The purpose of this announcement is to establish a pool of potential Youth Innovation Champion who will be engaged for the program design and implementation as the need arises.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Youth Innovation Champions are adolescents and youths age of 18-24 who will be engaged in PSI and co-design and be involved in implementation process of family planning programs for rural adolescents in Ethiopia. We believe that young people are experts on identifying adolescent reproductive health issues. Young people are generally more effective than adults at understanding the needs of their peers and knowing how to reach and engage them because of their deep experience and understanding of adolescence and young adulthood in Ethiopia.
You will work under the supervision of a youth engagement advisor, PSI/Ethiopia. More specifically, you will:
Key Result Areas:
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Application deadline is November 21, 2024. We’ll call or e-mail you back if there is a good fit on both sides.
PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.
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