Project Description:
a) In the Philippines, UNDP works largely with different stakeholders in establishing strong institutions and
partnerships, climate change adaptation and disaster risk management, and resilience and peacebuilding.
UNDP believes in meaningfully engaging youth in the Philippines who comprise 30% or 33.4 million of the
country’s total population (NYC). Despite the growing youth population, the Philippine Institute for
Development Studies (PIDS) reports that 3.88 million Filipino youth belong to the NEET (Not in Education,
Employment, or Training) category, 24% of these are female, 19% are in rural areas, and 23% come from
poor families.
b) In 2022, the Youth Empowerment Project in Asia and the Pacific (YEP-AP) became a pioneering initiative
that uses a portfolio approach. It aims to invest in and empower young people across the region, to
accelerate the implementation of SDGs. YEP-AP focuses on youth political, social, and economic
empowerment by building the capacities of young people and key stakeholders and creating safe,
inclusive, and enabling environments for youth participation and civic engagement, especially for women
and those from marginalised groups.
c) The services of a Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Associate is therefore being sought out to
support the entrepreneurship, civic engagement and political participation, and climate action work
under YEP-AP, specifically in the Philippines.
Scope of Work:
a) YEP-AP Project Implementation and Youth Engagement
b) Youth leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship
c) Youth civic engagement and political participation, and youth in climate action
d) Communications and reporting
e) Operations
Institutional Arrangement
The Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Associate will report to Institutions Capacity Building and Partnerships Team Leader, with a dotted reporting line to the regional YEP-AP Project Manager.
Competencies
| Core | |
| Achieve Results: | LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline |
| Think Innovatively: | LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements |
| Learn Continuously: | LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback |
| Adapt with Agility: | LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible |
| Act with Determination: | LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident |
| Engage and Partner: | LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships |
| Enable Diversity and Inclusion: | LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination |
Cross functional | |
Strategic Thinking | Ability to develop effective strategies and priorized plans in line with UNDP’s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions |
Effective Decision Making | Ability to take decisions in a timely and efficient manner in line with one’s authority, area of expertise and resources |
Integration within the UN | Ability to identify, and integrate capacity and assets of the UN system, and engage in joint work; knowledge of the UN System and ability to apply this knowledge to strategic and/or practical situations |
Communication | Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels |
Monitoring | Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance and results |
Minimum Qualifications of the Successful NPSA
| Min. Education requirements | Completion of Secondary education is required. University degree (Bachelors’ degree) in international studies, international development, economics, or entrepreneurship fields will be given due consideration, but is not a requirement. |
| Min. years of relevant work experience | Minimum of 6 years experience (with Secondary education) or 3 years (with Bachelor´s degree) in international studies, international development, economics, or entrepreneurship |
| Required skills | Entrepreneurial skills with experience operating a startup or enterprise; Excellent communication and digital and social media skills; Experience working on youth empowerment or engagement; |
| Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section | Previous experience on community engagement; Previous assignment in a similar position would be desirable Multimedia skills (i.e. graphic design, video editing, multimedia software, and others) Experience working with international non-government organizations or the UN is an advantage; |
The following documents shall be required from the applicants:
