Senior Youth Development Officer

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REF NO: DWYPD/019/2026 REQUIREMENTS: Matric Certificate and National Diploma/Degree (NQF6/7) in Youth Development, or Social Sciences, or a relevant NQF 6/7 qualification. A valid driver’s licence is required; however, this requirement is not applicable to persons with disabilities. Applicants must have a minimum of three (3) years’ practical experience in youth development programme/field. Knowledge: Legislation, governance framework and prescripts applicable to the Youth Sector; Risk management; NYP2030, NYDA Act, PFMA and Treasury regulations; Batho Pele principles and application thereof; Research methodologies and analyses; Knowledge management and Data Literacy. Skills: Primary; Diversity awareness; Effective report writing, verbal and written communication skills; Applied strategic think ing; Customer focus and responsiveness; Planning and organising; Continuous improvement; People management and development; Team Leadership. Secondary: Basic Budgeting and Financial Management; Problem solving and decision-making; Project management; Compu ter Literacy (MS Office Suite); Networking and building bonds; Impact Influence; Diversity management. Personal Attributes: Ethical behaviour; Honesty and Integrity; Emotional Intelligence; Passion and Achievement driven; Ability to work under pressure; Ab ility to maintain confidentiality of information; Respect for copyrights/aversion to plagiarism. NOTE: Preference will be given to African females, Coloured, (Males/Female,) Indians, (Male/Female), White (Male/Female), Youth as well as Persons with Disabilities, as these groups are underrepresented in this post. DUTIES: Organise, mobilise and engage youth stakeholders: Drafting proposals, concept documents and submissions on youth stakeholder engagements; Compile reports on national and international engagements conducted; Compile reports and outcomes of stakeholder meeti ngs; Oversee convening of stakeholder meetings and ensure that invitations, agenda, and minutes are compiled, signed and approved; Monitor meeting decision and compile status reports; Organise the National Youth Machinery meetings and compile a report; Participate in and support the Provincial and Local Youth Forums; Consolidate National Youth Month Programmes of Activities of stakeholders; Participate in the Youth Month National Task Team. Manage youth development stakeholder database: Update stakeholder database after every stakeholder engagement; Share the database with the stakeholders where necessary. Support youth engagement policies and strategies: Make input into the drafting of National Youth Machinery Framework and consolidate inputs; Make input into the drafting of youth work professionalisation policy; Participate in the consultation process of youth work professionalisation policy consolidate inputs; Distribute the youth work professional policy to stakeholders; Ensure finalisation of the constitution for the association for professionalisation of youth workers; Ensure registration of the youth workers’ Association. Support political principals on national and international engagements: Coordinate the National Youth Engagements; Coordinate International Stakeholder Engagement (BRICKS, Commonwealth, SADCA, UN, EU and IBSA); Attend meetings on national and international engagements and provide reports to the unit; Provide inputs notes for political principals; Develop submissions and briefing notes for the political principals for national and international engagements. Provide support and manage youth projects to advance youth development: Manage the professionalization of youth work project; Support the young women’s projects; Support on the ethical leadership and student representative council project; Facilitate social ills interventions to address the vulnerability of young people; Facilitate capacity building interventions for youth focal points. SALARY: R413 001 per annum (Level 08), plus benefits CENTRE: Pretoria ENQUIRIES: Mr OJ Fourie at 079 507 0127 APPLICATIONS: Recruitment03@dwypd.gov.za Re-advertisement (All those who applied are encouraged to re-apply)

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  Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

  Pretoria, South Africa

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  06 Nov 2026

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