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Mercy Corps · 10 hours ago

Development of a Wellbeing Framework for Adolescent and Youth Development Programs Consultancy

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization committed to addressing gender inequality and social exclusion. They are seeking a consultant to develop a wellbeing framework for adolescent and youth programs, focusing on defining wellbeing and creating a framework that guides program design and measurement based on evidence and youth participation.

AssociationNon Profit

Responsibilities

Conduct a structured literature review and evidence synthesis of Mercy Corps youth programs relevant to wellbeing

Implement youth participation processes to define youth wellbeing

Develop a definition of wellbeing based on the review of literature and evidence products, and insights from the adolescent and youth participation

Create a wellbeing framework to illustrate how program components contribute to wellbeing outcomes

Present the draft wellbeing definition, framework and associated materials in validation sessions with Mercy Corps staff

Incorporate feedback from these sessions to finalize the framework and deliverables

Qualification

AdolescentYouth developmentMonitoringEvaluationParticipatory researchLiterature reviewFramework developmentCultural sensitivityFluency in EnglishWorking proficiency in FrenchWorking proficiency in SpanishWorking proficiency in ArabicCommunicationTeam collaboration

Required

Strong technical knowledge and practical experience of adolescent and youth development programmes in humanitarian and development contexts

Qualifications and professional background in fields related to adolescent and youth development (e.g. education, international development, human rights, gender studies or similar)

Expertise in monitoring, evaluation and learning, including measurement, results frameworks and indicators

Experience of similar assignments in the past five years

Proven experience in conducting participatory research activities with young people

Excellent writing, editing and communication skills, and experience in developing programming and measurement tools and guidance

Experience working in low and lower-middle income contexts, and in development, humanitarian and nexus contexts

Fluency in English; working proficiency in French, Spanish and/or Arabic is desirable