MYCP is hiring a YOM Programme Coordinator skilled in global project management, youth-led advocacy, and stakeholder facilitation.
About the Role
The
Youth on the Move (YOM) Programme Coordinator will lead the end-to-end
coordination, planning, design, implementation, and partnership management of
all programme activities under the YOM Programme.
The Coordinator will be responsible not only for programme management and delivery, but also for designing the programme architecture of the Skills Accelerator, development roundtables, mentorship structures, and guidance materials.
The role requires a highly proactive individual capable of building collaborations, sourcing and managing facilitators and mentors, designing engaging learning experiences, and ensuring all activities align with the programme’s inclusion and empowerment goals.
The
Coordinator will serve as the primary operational focal point between MYCP,
UNICEF, mentors, external partners, and participating UNVs. They will also work
closely with MYCP’s Monitoring & Evaluation Officer to support programme
tracking, reporting, learning, and accountability processes, and will provide
regular updates and reports to UNICEF and the YOM focal point.
Key Responsibilities
Programme
Coordination & Delivery
- Lead the day-to-day coordination and implementation of the Youth on
the Move (YOM) Programme across participating countries.
- Develop and manage programme workplans, timelines, activity
calendars, and delivery frameworks.
- Coordinate participant onboarding, engagement, communications, and
ongoing support.
- Serve as the main coordination point between MYCP, UNICEF, UNV,
mentors, facilitators, alumni, and programme participants.
- Ensure timely delivery of programme outputs and maintain operational
oversight across all programme components.
Skills
Accelerator, Roundtables & Partnerships
- Lead the design and delivery of the YOM Skills Accelerator,
development roundtables, and other capacity-building activities.
- Coordinate and facilitate Skills Accelerator sessions, workshops,
and dialogue spaces focused on professional development and youth
participation.
- Design learning frameworks, session content, participant resources,
and engagement approaches.
- Build and manage partnerships with NGOs, UN agencies, youth-led
organisations, academic institutions, professionals, and sector experts to
support programme delivery.
- Identify and coordinate speakers, facilitators, trainers, and
collaborators.
- Support opportunities for Youth on the Move UNVs to engage in
consultations, forums, and migration/displacement policy spaces.
Mentorship
& Alumni Engagement
- Lead the design and management of the YOM mentorship programme and
alumni network.
- Recruit, onboard, and support mentors, including coordinating mentor
matching and engagement processes.
- Develop mentorship guidance materials, onboarding resources, codes
of conduct, and the Mentorship Toolkit for publication on the MYCP
Knowledge Hub.
- Design and coordinate alumni engagement and peer exchange
opportunities to strengthen long-term community and professional
connections.
Monitoring,
Reporting & Learning
- Work closely with MYCP’s Monitoring & Evaluation Officer to
support programme tracking, data collection, learning, and evaluation
processes.
- Coordinate participant feedback, mentorship tracking, attendance
records, and activity documentation.
- Prepare updates, reports, and implementation summaries for UNICEF
and the YOM focal point.
- Support reflection sessions, reviews and programme improvement
processes.
Essential Qualifications
& Experience
- Demonstrated experience designing and facilitating training
programmes, workshops, or learning initiatives.
- Experience building partnerships and managing external collaborators
and facilitators.
- Experience recruiting and managing mentors, consultants,
facilitators, or volunteers.
- Strong project management and organisational skills.
- Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder engagement
skills.
- Experience working with migrant, refugee, or displaced communities
strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of safeguarding, inclusion, accessibility, and
youth participation principles.
- Ability to work independently and across multiple global
stakeholders and time zones.
- Excellent English proficiency, and command of another UN language is
desirable
Desirable
- Experience working with UN agencies, INGOs, or youth-led
organisations.
- Experience designing mentorship or leadership development
programmes.
- Experience with online learning platforms and virtual programme
coordination.
- Lived experience of migration or displacement is strongly encouraged
and valued.
We
strongly encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of
migration, displacement, or statelessness, and from underrepresented
communities.
How to Apply
