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Youth Officer
Referência
Tipo de emprego Horário Completo
Estado do emprego Selecção
Data da colocação do anúncio 02-Abr-2007
Localização Lisbon
Duração
Informações sobre a empresa Millennium Campaign - United Nations

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Website: http://www.millenniumcampaign.org
Descrição do emprego

Objective

Youth is one of the main constituencies in the Global Millennium Campaign. This constituency needs a specific strategy and activities because of their different needs and age component. The Millennium Campaign in Portugal is seeking to appoint a Youth Officer. 

 

Reporting to the Deputy Director Europe and to the Portuguese Coordinator, the Youth Officer, will be responsible for designing, managing and implementing the youth strategy and the activities of the Portuguese Millennium Campaign and their partners.

  

 

Duties and Responsibilities (Youth) 

The Millennium Campaign Youth Officer will implement the following duties: 

·         Reporting to the Deputy Director Europe and to the Portuguese Coordinator, and in consultation with the other youth officer in the Millennium Campaign team,  design and implement a new youth strategy included identify and contact key partners.  

·         Gather youth institutions database and existing youth materials.   

·         Coordinate the youth activities for Millennium Campaign in Portugal.

·         Reporting to the Deputy Director Europe and to the Portuguese Coordinator, and in consultation with European Campaign Coordinators - contribute to development and implementation of these activities in the Portuguese Campaign strategy.

·         Related to specific events the Campaign representatives.

·         In consultation with the Portuguese Coordinator and the Communications Coordinator in Portugal, facilitate and implement media coverage for these specific campaign events and initiatives.

·         As and when appropriate facilitate and manage “adaptation” of existing Global activities and products for roll out at the regional level.

·         Conceptualization and implementation of new products and relevant materials for national Campaign.

·         Offer these products and materials for Global adaptation and consumption when relevant and appropriate.

·         Communication related tasks of Lisbon Office

·         Support Portuguese Campaign team members 

 

Duties and Responsibilities (Communication)

·         Support the implementation of the Millennium Campaign mobilization strategy in Portugal

·         Production of mobilizing and informative material

·         Management of the national website  

 

Expected Outputs: 

Portuguese Campaigning

 

Implementation of the Millennium Campaign strategy and activities for the period 2007-2008 including:

 

§         Awareness raising activities:                                                                          

             i.      Promotion of the “MDG Arches” and the “MDG Voice Box” amongst Youth Networks in Portugal

            ii.      Promotion amongst Youth Networks of the “2015 Week” activities, the “MDG Mid Term” on July 7, 2007 (07.07.07) and the Stand Up against Poverty initiative on October 17, 2007, in two major Portuguese Cities.  

 

§         Mobilisation initiatives:                                                                         

             i.      active support to the promotion and implementation of the global mass mobilisation initiatives promoted by the Millennium Campaign and the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) including the “MDG Mid-Term” on July 7, 2007 (070707) and the Stand Up against Poverty initiative on October 17, 2007.

 

Consolidation of the current alliances and development of new partnerships. This includes:

 

 

§         Strengthening the alliance with the National Youth Council (CNJ).

§         Establishing partnerships with the National Federation for Youth Associations (FNAJ).

§         Develop partnerships with student unions at the 30 major Portuguese universities  

Portuguese Communication Strategy

 

 Active support to the implementation of the Portuguese Millennium Campaign communication strategy and activities for the period 2007-2008 including:

 

§         Management of the national website

§         Creation of a campaign newsletter in close coordination with the National Communication Officer

§         Production of information materials on the campaign (brochure, flyers, posters) 

 

Youth

 

At the global level

 

§         Active support to the development and implementation of a global strategy for Youth in close coordination with the Millennium Campaign Headquarters

§         Adaptation and translation into Portuguese of the global Youth ToolKit

§         Conceptualization and implementation of new products and relevant materials for the global Campaign, especially designed for Portuguese speaking Countries

 

At the national level

 

§         Development and implementation of a national strategy for Youth in close coordination with the Millennium Campaign Headquarters

§         Signature of an agreement with CNJ aimed at building up youth commitment to the Millennium Campaign´s awareness raising and mobilisation activities in Portugal for the period 2007-2008

§         Signature of an agreement with the FNAJ aimed at building up youth support for the activities of the Millennium Campaign for the period 2007-2008

§         Strengthening the links with Regional and Local Youth Associations in Portugal to support the Campaign’s youth strategy and its activities and initiatives

 

Qualificações The ideal candidate will have:

• Communications/Journalism/Marketing and/or PR degree.
• Experience in their field and in management and organization of events and activities.
• Ability to work in team with persons from different national and cultural backgrounds.
• Very strong inter-personal skills and ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of actors: government officials, donor representatives and CSOs/NGOs.
• Fluent Portuguese and good English are essential. Knowledge of any other European languages is an asset.
• High political skills and ability to make quick political judgments.
• Available to travel as required.
Forma de candidatura To apply, please send a 2 page CV max. in English by the end of April 15th, 2007
(no admissions will be accepted after this date).
Email: luis.mcportugal@gmail.com with the following email Title: Ref –YouthOff-2007
Enviar currículo para luis.mcportugal@gmail.com
Informações para contato Luis Mah
E-mail para contato: luis.mcportugal@gmail.com

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