Vacancy title:
Consultant: Develop a Training Toolkit for Local Government Officials on Meaningful Youth Engagement (MYE)

[Type: CONTRACTOR, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Education, Social Services & Nonprofit, Civil & Government, Business Operations, Communications & Writing]

Jobs at:
Restless Development

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, February 13 2026

Duty Station:
Kampala | Kampala

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, February 5 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Restless Development considers the welfare and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults to be an organizational imperative with primacy over the success of programmes or strategic objectives. We recognize that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and we expect all of our staff, volunteers and partners to ensure we protect the communities in which we operate from harm and abide by our Safeguarding Policy.

Consultancy Overview

Assignment: Develop a Training Toolkit for Local Government Officials on Meaningful Youth Engagement (MYE)

Location: Kampala

Project Duration: April 2025 – December 2027.

Assignment Duration: 15 Working Days

Preferred Start Date: Start 16th February 2026

Preferred End Date: 7th March 2026

Project Background

Restless Development, through the Promoting Youth Inclusion in Governance and Accountability (YIGA) Project, conducted a comprehensive gender and youth inclusion assessment across nine (9) districts in Karamoja. The assessment examined the extent to which district local governments and community structures enable meaningful participation of youth and women in governance and decision-making processes and findings from the assessment are to inform capacity training needs for Local Government officials on Meaningful Youth Engagement (MYE) Principles.

Meaningful Youth Engagement (MYE) is a core approach that ensures young people are empowered to actively participate in decision-making processes that affect their lives. Local Government authorities play a critical role in translating MYE principles into practice through inclusive planning, budgeting, service delivery, and governance processes.

Purpose of the Consultancy

The purpose of this consultancy is to design and develop a comprehensive Training Toolkit to build the capacity of Local Government officials to understand, apply, and institutionalize Meaningful Youth Engagement principles within their policies, programmes, and governance processes. Click here to access the full Terms of Reference (TOR).

Consultant Requirements.

Qualifications & Experience:

The consultant should have:

• Demonstrated expertise in curriculum or training toolkit development.
• Strong understanding of Meaningful Youth Engagement principles and Proven experience in youth engagement, youth participation, or governance programming.
• Experience working with or training government or public-sector officials.
• Knowledge of adult learning and participatory training methodologies.
• Familiarity with Restless Development’s MYE approach is an asset

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Submission Deadline: Friday, 13th February 2026 at 5:00 PM (EAT)

Application Link: Click Here to Apply Now

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