ADVERTISEMENT – SOLKAS Youth Incubator Advisor – Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Knowledge-Action-Sustainability for Resilient Villages project (SOLKAS)is seeking interested and qualified applicants for the position of SOLKAS Youth Incubator Advisor – Solomon Islands in Honiara on this locally led climate adaptation project.

The SOLKAS Youth Incubator Advisor – Solomon Islands is a full-time, maximum term position based in Honiara within the SOLKAS PMU, Save the Children Solomon Islandsand will be reporting to the SOLKAS PMU Program Quality and MEAL Manager and the Solomon Islands Government’s Ministry of Rural Development and other government counterparts in taking responsibility for implementation and scaling up of the Youth incubator and Youth Livelihoods components of the SOLKAS project to:

• Provide strategic guidance, oversee and actively develop the Youth Incubator tailored to the Solomon Islands context.
• Provide technical leadership on the Youth Incubator in addition to implementation of the Youth Incubator model and activities, ensuring alignment with climate adaptation and resilience strategies.
• Identify key sectors for youth-led entrepreneurship in agriculture, fisheries, renewable energy, and other climate-resilient industries.
• Lead the development of innovative business models and financing mechanisms for young entrepreneurs.
• Work closely with government agencies and donors to align youth incubator activities with national policies and funding opportunities.
• Facilitate partnerships between youth incubators and relevant stakeholders, including private sector actors and financial institutions building networks and designing appropriate events and opportunities
• Identify and promote innovative approaches and technologies that can enhance the effectiveness of youth incubator programs.

This role requires:

• Proven expertise in designing and managing youth entrepreneurship programs, particularly in climate-smart sectors.
• Strong understanding of climate adaptation, sustainable livelihoods, and economic empowerment approaches.
• Experience working with government agencies, private sector partners, NGOs, and community-based youth organisations.
• Demonstrated strategic planning skills and strong time management, administrative and organisational skills.
• Strong facilitation, mentoring, and training skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders.
• A minimum of seven years of experience in youth enterprise development or business incubation preferably in the pacific region.

About SOLKAS Project
The SOLKAS Project is one of the largest locally led adaptation projects globally, and one of the first with a strong focus on the education sector. Largely funded under the Green Climate Fund (GCF) with co-finance from the governments of Australia, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands, the project will reduce children, youth and communities’ exposure to climate hazards and help build sustainable, resilient communities and livelihoods in the context of climate change. SOLKAS is a partnership with the Government of the Solomon Islands, through the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management, and Meteorology (MECDM), and Save the Children Solomon Islands (SCSI). Implementing ministries include MEHRD, MAL, MRD, MWYCA, MFMR, MECDM and MPGIS.

Working with communities across six provinces, the project will strengthen resilience to climate change impacts by strengthening the capacities of national, subnational, and local governments, communities, and schools to understand, plan for and implement responses to the climate crisis through 3 components:

1. Community-led development of adaptation plans, building climate change knowledge and skills, and access to climate change information.
2. Resilient livelihoods, food and nutrition security, and school-level building retrofits; and
3. Institutional strengthening.

Application Requirements:
Interested candidates should provide the following documents below.

1. Cover letter responding to the job criteria in the Position Description.
2. An updated Curriculum Vitae (CV)
3. Certificates and academic achievements.

Applicants can contact Save the Children-SOLKAS PMU Human Resources to request the Position Description, by sending an email to solkas.hr@savethechildren.org.au

Application closes on Friday 09th May 2025. Please apply if you have the skill sets and experiences, we are looking for.

All applications should be addressed to:

SOLKAS Project Manager
SOLKAS PMU
Save the Children – Solomon Islands Office
Honiara, Solomon Islands

All Applications must be emailed to solkas.hr@savethechildren.org.au

Save the Children is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check where necessary, and sign our Child Protection Policy and Code of Conduct.
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