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Youth Project Coordinator

UNICEFGaborone, Botswana
Category | Grade:Volunteer | UNVDeadline:3 Aug 2026Job ID:1784888021270911Posted on:20 Jul 2026
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Overview

The volunteer coordinator manages UNICEF Botswana’s youth employability programme, supervising 50 training champions, coordinating ABSA delivery, tracking enrolment and completion, assuring virtual-session quality and linking skills development with adolescent HIV and Generation Unlimited activities.

Department: Adolescent and Youth Programme

Languages

Required: English

Desired: Setswana

Job Areas

  1. Education, Training & Capacity Building
  2. Programme & Project Management

Minimum Experience

Not listed

Salary

Monthly volunteer living allowance BWP 13,488.74 plus applicable UNV entitlements

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate delivery of the youth employability training programme
  • Supervise and coach 50 Ready To Work champions
  • Track enrolment, attendance and module completion
  • Assure quality of virtual training sessions
  • Coordinate ABSA and implementing partners
  • Support adolescent HIV and Generation Unlimited activities

Requirements

  • Academic background in social sciences, development studies, public health, education, business administration or a related field
  • Experience in project coordination, youth programming or skills development
  • Experience managing volunteers or community facilitators
  • Knowledge of youth employability and skills-development programming
  • English proficiency
  • Digital and virtual-training platform proficiency

Skills

Youth programme coordinationVolunteer supervisionVirtual training quality assuranceMonitoring and evaluationPartner coordinationSafeguarding oversight

Tools

Virtual training platformsData management systems

Additional info

  • Specialist UN Volunteer assignment supervising 50 youth volunteers