Community Volunteer Development Coordinator- Anuradhapura

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Application deadline 2 years ago: Wednesday 15 Sep 2021 at 23:59 UTC

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Contract

This is a UNV National Youth contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Youth contracts.

Description of task

Under the overall supervision of the Programme Assistant and the direct supervision of the Project Coordination Officer – Youth Wellbeing Promotion and Volunteer Management and Community Engagement Specialist the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

  • Support the planning and development of 9 Community Volunteer Centers (CVCs) spread across the country; drafting standard operating procedures (SOPs) including management and sustainability; stakeholder identification and engagement and monitoring and Evaluation.
  • Assist in the local and regional community engagement activities promoting peacebuilding, youth wellbeing, development, and volunteering in the Decade of Action
  • Generating ideas, identifying innovative approaches and implementation support to increase impact of community engagement, youth empowerment and peace development initiatives by UNV and project partners
  • Position young people and volunteerism as catalysts of development for future-focused resilience initiatives such as, participatory governance, inclusive leadership, critical thinking, conflict transformation, social cohesion and sustainable development
  • Assist in planning and organizing trainings, workshops and other capacity building initiatives promoting volunteer youth engagement for peacebuilding
  • Identify and engage with grassroots level networks and partnerships as required.
  • Support identifying, building and strengthening of strategic partnerships with local Volunteer Involving Organizations (VIOs), Youth Clubs, Civil Society Organizations, Corporate and Government sectors.
  • Support the organizing of periodical coordination meetings between partners and stakeholders as required
  • Develop communication and knowledge products in liaison with the communications team
  • Tracking and periodical review and monitoring of ongoing projects ensuring project related documentation and reports are prepared in a timely manner
  • Any other related tasks assigned by the supervisor

Educational additional comments

Bachelor’s degree/diploma in Social Sciences, or area related to conflict and peace studies, development studies, international relations is preferred but not mandatory.

Experience remark

  • At least 0-2 years of professional work experience at the national and/or international level in volunteer management, database management, coordination, community engagement and administration support or other relevant programmes; previous volunteering experience is an asset, as is experience working in the UN or other international development organization;
  • Excellent oral and written skills in English; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills
  • Excellent oral and written skills in Tamil or Sinhala in line with the official langauage at the Duty Station; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills
  • Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing;
  • Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development;
  • Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel;
  • Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment;
  • Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines;
  • Sound security awareness;
  • Have affinity with or interest in Peacebuilding, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System.

Language skills

  • English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
  • Sinhalese(Optional), Level - Fluent
  • Tamil(Optional), Level - Fluent

Competencies values

Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Working in Teams

Application procedure

  • Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? First register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Link to follow for - Registration steps Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile including contact details and two references and submit it. Incomplete profiles shall not be considered. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply. * Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool? First update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply. Post is for National UN Volunteer assignments ONLY. Therefore, only nationals of above-mentioned Country and legal residents with a residency permit, the status of refugee or with the status of being stateless are eligible to apply. For further details, please click on the link below. Application deadline: 15-09-2021
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