The consultant will support the implementation of the Jobs for Youth Strategy (2016-2025) and the Skills for Employability and Productivity Action Plan 2022-2025) in the context of South African region. The incumbent is expected to: (i) Develop a feasible pipeline/portfolio of projects (at least 10 projects) across public and private sector (ii) Develop a portfolio of well-structured transactions and potential Budget support and technical assistance opportunities through upstream interventions. (iii). Develop High Quality Policy Dialogue and country profile Briefs. (iv) mainstream the analytical findings into the Bank’s operations, strategies, and policies in Southern Africa; (v) support dialogue at the national and regional levels to identify operational entry points for human capital development in Southern Africa; (vi) contribute to partnerships and resource mobilization initiatives in the context of Southern Africa.