• At a minimum, a Bachelor’s degree in a related field (International Development, Project Planning and Management, Development Studies, Social Work, Public Policy, International Relations, Refugee Studies)
  
• A minimum of 7+ years of experience in development cooperation, technical assistance projects, education, and/or youth employment in Nigeria, WAEMU region, Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda or Uganda
  
• Relevant experience on projects that promote livelihoods and economic inclusion for displaced/ refugee youth; entrepreneur support within a refugee setting, tertiary or technical education for displaced/ refugee youth and young people with disabilities
  
• Understanding of market-based approaches to youth employment and livelihoods particularly in the context of refugees and displaced women and young people
  
• Experience providing technical support to development organizations and supporting multiple partners, particularly in program development and a commitment to a participatory partnership approach to capacity development;
  

Technical Assistance Delivery

• Provide expert technical assistance and guidance to donor staff and partners to co-develop strategies and action plans that mainstream RDP inclusion across their programs in a variety of thematic areas and geographies:
  • Support in the co-creation of concept notes, review of EOIs, and the co-creation of proposals to provide a Refugee and Displaced Persons lens to the staff and partners of the donor in the development of new programming.
    
  • Conduct Partner RDP inclusion assessments with donor partners, and develop and implement capacity-strengthening plans with assessed partners to promote RDP youth inclusion in the partners’ work.
    

Refugee-Led Organizations (RLOs) Support

• Deliver demand-driven TA and institutional strengthening to RLOs to enhance their ability to design, implement, and sustain solutions for RDP access to education and dignified work.
  
• Strengthen RLOs' organizational and technical capacity so they can eventually provide RDP inclusion TA to donors and partner organizations.
  

Knowledge Management and Learning

• Contribute to building knowledge of RDP contexts and barriers among Mastercard Foundation staff and partners through research, mapping, and analysis to inform more inclusive programming.
  
• Liaise with the project’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) team to comprehensively track the quality and effectiveness of technical assistance delivery on partners and organizations.