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Youth Partnership for Peace and Development (YPPD) is looking for an intern to join its communications team to produce content for the various programs and projects. We are looking for someone with a strong interest in impact communications and demonstrated curiosity and/or experience in youth development, peacebuilding, conflict prevention and community engagement processes. The successful candidate will be offered a paid internship with an initial duration of 3 months and the potential for a longer period based on performance. Key Skills Required: Excellent writing and editing skills Strong visual skills and some experience with designing materials for print and online Experience with photo and video editing Understanding of Social Media platforms and strategy Passion and interest in youth, peacebuilding, development and the SDGs How to Apply Please send your CV and a brief covering letter, outlining how you meet the person specification (see Job Description on page 2), to recruitments@yppdatwork.org with a copy to peter@yppdatwork.org, mohamed.samba@yppdatwork.org. YPPD is committed to increasing women representation in its workforce and strongly encourages applications from women. Applications will be acknowledged, but due to the high number of applications, we apologise in advance as only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Deadline for Applications: 6th January 2022   About Youth Partnership for Peace and Development YPPD is a youth empowerment think tank that was established in August of 2005 to enhance the capacity of young people and their communities, as well as the creation of open societies that promote sustainable development. Since its establishment in Sierra Leone, the organization has been able to increase young people’s understanding to find practical approaches to building wholesomely functioning societies that promote peace and mutual co-existence while deepening voices and actions which demands equity and accountability for all. It maintains the view that young people can be agents of positive change and works for ways of enabling youth to step forward for social transformation. The overarching goal of YPPD is to contribute to the endeavours of supporting youth development, peaceful conflict resolution, stability, sustainable development, peace and democracy in Sierra Leone. It works to increase the capacity of vulnerable groups through training, partnership, advocacy, enhancing the youth knowledge base and equipping them with skills to learn, grow and act. YPPD’s work is inspired by the daily struggles of our communities and the enormous opportunity that exists in collaboratively working with others in the search for sustainable solutions. DOWNLOAD FULL ADVERT FOR COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN AT YPPD

Youth Partnership for Peace and Development (YPPD) is looking for a firm or someone with a strong interest, passion and expertise in organizational development and management of accounting and finance systems and in particular, QuickBooks. YPPD has recently identified an upgraded version of QuickBooks as well as refresher training for its financial accounting processes. QuickBooks is one of the powerful accounting software that helps institutions to run their operations with ease and professionalism by enabling them to manage myriad accounting needs. With QuickBooks, organizations are able to get an overall understanding of their financial positions at any time and with the right skills set, staff within the finance department are able to effectively utilize the potentials that such packages bring to the organization’s development strives. YPPD is therefore accepting Expression of Interest (EOI) from qualified and professional training institutions to offer and deliver the following: Install and customize QuickBooks appropriately for YPPD’s use Establish YPPD’s financial and accounting systems in addition to ensuring transfers of its Financial data, both paper-based and electronic to the QuickBooks system. Train and provide technical guidance to YPPD Finance staff and program staff as means to provide hands-on understanding and support to the new work environments Please download full Terms of reference here EOI – QuickBooks Training ToR

International Youth Day in Sierra Leone: Kolhat Barray Project Accompanying Youth-Led Advocacy Actions In Sierra Leone, despite tremendous efforts by the government and development partners over the years, youth participation, active inclusion and representation in critical decision-making processes affecting their lives remains daunting and the situation is worse for especially young women and girls. Youth lacks the education and required life skills that makes them productive and hence many are found on the street unemployed and unproductive. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated the problem by increasing the proportion of young people especially adolescent girls not in employment, education or training. To contribute to changing this narrative, the Youth Partnership for Peace and Development through the Kolhat Barray Project worked collaboratively with the National Youth Leadership Summit Committee and the Ministry of Youth Affairs among other institutions to mark the 2021 International Youth Day event in Sierra Leone with the theme “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”. Organized in the confines of the Sierra Leone House of Parliament, the Kolhat Barray Project utilized the advocacy opportunity to support the IYD 2021 commemoration as means build effective alliance and advocate on the need for affirmative actions on the UNSCR 2250 as specifically mentioned in the recently revised National Youth Policy. Two major activities were carriedout during the IYD 2021 commemoration including a press briefing  and a National Youth Leadership Summit that brough together 250 young people from across Sierra Leone. Happening at the very moment when the revised National Youth Policy was approved and and launched, a hearty congratulations to the Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Youth Affairs for facilitating such a golden process. The National Youth Commission’s work in fully implementing and delivering on the policy provisions cannot be overstated in addition to allowing every Sierra Leonean youth to fully reach their potentials as means to be sure there is no one leaving behind. The Hon. Vice President, Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh who gave the keynote address via video, informed participants of H. E. President Julius Maada Bio’s New Direction Government’s commitment to supporting youth empowerment. The Vice President expressed delight in the steps taken so far in terms of addressing youth empowerment in the country; recognizing the need to sustain and actions for creating the spaces for inclusive and meaningful youth engagement. “And today, when you look around Sierra Leone, we have dynamic young Ministers; Ministers that are young. You talk of the Minister of Youth, to Education, to Mineral Resources. Several of our Ministers are youth,” the Hon. Vice President, Mohamed Juldeh Bah noted. We convey our appreciation to YACAP for facilitating this Year’s Youth Summit, as part of the support that YPPD and Cordaid provided to this event was made possible through the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF) as part of the Inclusive Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Project which is dubbed as the “Kolhat Barray project.”     Download Press Statement