Deputy Director, Youth Support Services
Full-time
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Job Apply : 20
Job Salary Range
$ GOB Pay Scale 23 - GOB Pay Scale 23 Per Year
Gender
Does not matter
Managerial Level
Senior Management
Job Category
Administrative
Minimum Experience
5 Year
Degree Title
Bachelor's Degree in Youth Development, Social Work, Education or related field
Overview
Department :
Department of Youth Services
Sub Category :
Job Type :
Full-time
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
1. Supervises the Coordinators of various service areas and Regional Managers directly, ensuring the proper management of all Support Services Areas and District Offices/Resource Centres maintains an acceptable level of performance and adherence to all related policies and procedures ensuring the service being provided to the youths and other stakeholders are youth friendly, professional, efficient and effective.
2. Contributes to the development of Strategic and Operational plans for the department and the identification of relevant programmes and projects to guide activities toward the achievement of its goals and objectives.
3. Liaises with the Deputy Director, Skills Training and the Coordinator Training and Development for the development and implementation of capacity building training programmes for staff in order to strengthen necessary skills such as communication, team building, program delivery, basic counselling etc.
4. Ensures the timely dissemination of information to staff with regards to scheduled capacity building training programmes and makes adequate arrangements for attendance and access to its benefits toward the improvement of the quality-of-service delivery to stakeholders.
5. Reviews programmes/projects that have been implemented in tangent with planned outcomes in order to assess their effectiveness.
6. Provides advice, information and monthly progress reports to the Director and on matters relating to the youth support programmes and initiatives approved for implementation.
7. Ensures continues maintenance of the national database of youth demographic in Belize in order to ensure programmes being developed for implementation are relevant and effective in meeting the emerging needs of youths in combating at-risk factors that negatively impact their personal and professional development.
8. Coordinates with the Deputy Director, Skills Training, for the development of platforms for the creation of awareness on the role and function of the Department of Youth Services, the National Youth Policy, the National Youth Council and the publicizing of Youth success stories in areas such as increase youth participation in national activities, entrepreneurship ventures startup, re-entry and successful completion of formal education and skills training statistics etc.
9. Evaluates the effects of training delivered and other support programs implemented in order to determine their effectiveness in meeting the emerging needs, challenges and programmatic learning and ensure maximum impact.
10. Sets major job objectives for subordinates and appraises performance against same through the timely completion of mid-year and end-of-year performance appraisal based on each officer’s incremental date; develops and implements performance improvement plan for each subordinates.
11. May deputize for the Director, Youth Services in the absence of the incumbent.
Reporting Responsibility :
The Deputy Director will report to the Director
Accountable for :
Employment Type :
Permanent Establish
Required Travel :
Occasionally
Comments :
Posted :
2024-12-11
Requirements
Minimum Education :
Bachelors Degree
Managerial Level :
Senior Management
Status
No of Jobs :
0
Start Publishing :
2024-12-11
Stop Publishing :
2024-12-30
Basic Purpose of Position
Responsible for the supervision of all District Offices/Resource Centers countrywide in the implementation of policies, programs and initiatives designed to engage youths throughout Belize and aid in creating awareness of at-risk factors such as poverty, unemployment, crime and violence, general health and well-being and inequalities within their environment to aid them in becoming responsible individuals who can make decisions which will improve their current situation and positively impact their future.
Conditions of Service
Belize Constitution (Public Service) Regulations, 2014
Qualifications/Experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Youth Development, Social Work, Education or related field
plus
Specialized training in strategic and operational planning and program evaluation, institutional effectiveness and implementing initiatives. Specialized proficiency in the use of computer applications for word processing, spreadsheet development, presentation software and related programmes.
plus
At least five (5) years work experience in senior management or policy advisory role or any equivalent combination of project planning and evaluation that provides the required knowledge. Experience supervising and managing professional staff and being a trusted resource as a member of a senior level executive team. Display strong leadership, communication and team building skills.
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