The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) was established under the Youth Employment Act 2015 (Act 887) to empower young people to contribute meaningfully to the socio-economic and sustainable development of the nation. Its objective is to support the youth between the ages of 15 to 35 years through skills training and internship modules to transit from a situation of unemployment to that of employment. To ensure sustainability, the policy focus of YEA was changed in 2009 from the traditional modules which have pay roll implications to the self employment modules such as Trades and Vocation modules through public private partnership so as to reduce the burden on payment of stipend for the Paid Internship Module. This has attracted International acclaim, with the BBC ranking YEA as the best Youth Employment Programme in Africa in 2011. Available records indicate that as at December, 2012, over Six Hundred Thousand, (600,000) beneficiaries were recruited by the YEA. New modules were introduced and some of the existing modules such as The Youth in Security Services and Trades and Vocation were reviewed and expanded to meet the growing demand for youth employment in the country.<\/p>\n
The Youth Employment Agency, as part of its restructuring exercise and repositioning to be a World Class Public Services Organisation, following the passage of the Youth Employment Agency Act 887 (2015). is looking for qualified, competent and highly motivated individuals for the following vacancy within its establishment.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/b><\/p>\n
Job Title:\u00a0Director, Planning & Research<\/strong><\/p>\n Job\u00a0 Purpose:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 To provide technical and operational leadership in planning and research for the achievement of the mandate of the Agency.<\/p>\n Duties & Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Provide inputs for the formulation of policies of the Agency. Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Direct Entry:<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 A minimum of Master’s Degree in Planning, Economics, Social Sciences or any related field from an accredited tertiary institution. Competencies:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Good Leadership, Networking, Monitoring and Management Skills. Location:<\/strong> Accra<\/p>\n How To Apply For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n Application, including Curriculum Vitae, Copies of Certificates, names and addresses of three referees should be addressed to<\/p>\n The Chief Executive Officer<\/strong> Closing Date:<\/strong> 09 September, 2016<\/p>\n Only shortlisted candidates will be shortlisted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) was established under the Youth Employment Act 2015 (Act 887) to empower young people to contribute meaningfully to the socio-economic and sustainable development of the…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[106],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-4fq","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16332"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16332\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Exercise oversight responsibility for effective and efficient management of resources in the directorate.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Coordinate the development and implementation of work plans of the directorate.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Provide input in the development and implementation of strategies for resource mobilisation from both private and public sectors.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Coordinate the conduct of research in youth employment programmes and other related issues
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Coordinate the development and implementation of strategic, long-term, medium-term, short term, annual and other plans of the Agency.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Coordinate the implementation of programmes and activities on planning and research of the Agency.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Coordinate the development and maintenance of a comprehensive database on public and private sector organisations, youth engaged by the agency and other related issues.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Oversee the development of guidelines. processes, procedures and standards on planning and research of the Agency. .
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Coordinate the preparation of the budget of the directorate.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Coordinate the preparation of annual and other periodic reports of the directorate.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure the implementation of performance management system in the directorate.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Membership of relevant professional body will be an added advantage.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 A PhD in relevant discipline may be an added advantage.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 A minimum of ten (10) years post qualification relevant work experience, five (5) years of which must be in a management position in a reputable organisation.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Must pass a competitive selection interview conducted by the Public Services Commission in consultation with the YEA Board.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Good Communication, Interpersonal and Presentation Skills.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Negotiation, Diplomacy, Coordination, Lobbying and Conflict Management
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Capacity and Ability to Inspire and Motivate.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Good Knowledge of Youth Employment Issues.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Extensive knowledge and experience in planning and research.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Knowledge of Labour. Health, Safety and Environmental Laws and regulations
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Knowledge in Financial, Procurement, Budgeting, Auditing and Labour Regulations.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Proficiency in Relevant Computer Application.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Good Qualitative, Quantitative and Analytical Skills.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Strong Ethical and Moral Values.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Good driving skills.<\/p>\n
\nYouth Employment Agency,<\/strong>
\nP.O. Box Ct. 9120<\/strong>
\nCantonments-Accra<\/strong><\/p>\n