Overview
The Coordination Assistant will support the integration of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and climate resilience actions into development efforts for tribal communities, aligning UNICEF and UN system interventions with national priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Support mapping of UNICEF’s and other UN Agencies ongoing and planned interventions in tribal districts.
- Assist in identifying gaps and opportunities to ensure programs are culturally sensitive and inclusive.
- Support documenting programming in vulnerable tribal areas and resilience initiatives.
- Support liaising with tribal community leaders, youth groups and local civil society organizations.
- Facilitate and participate in inter-agency coordination meetings on tribal development and DRR.
- Assist in documenting shared priorities and action points across states and ensure cross-learning.
- Assist in integrating DRR principles into youth-focused and tribal-area programming.
- Support the organization of community-based DRR training and simulation drills.
- Map traditional knowledge and indigenous practices of tribal communities related to environmental conservation, climate change and disaster preparedness.
- Support the formation and training of Youth Volunteer Clubs on DRR, climate change, adolescent health and child protection.
- Assist in organizing awareness sessions on adolescent health, nutrition, mental health, education, WASH and child protection tailored for tribal youth.
- Facilitate youth-led initiatives and campaigns on climate action and community resilience.
- Support in preparing meeting agendas, minutes and track action items.
- Contribute to drafting periodic reports, briefs and presentations.
- Proactively learn about volunteerism concepts through UNV resources.
- Research and document local forms of volunteerism in Jharkhand.
- Write articles, field experiences or case studies for the UNV website, newsletters and local media.
- Serve as a ‘Buddy’ for newly arrived UN Volunteers.
- Encourage local NGOs and youth groups to use the UNV Online Volunteering service.
- Undertake field visits to Jharkhand monitor activities, engage with communities and gather firsthand information.
- Perform any other relevant duties assigned by the supervisor.
Required Experience
- 1 month of relevant experience.
- Experience of working on projects related to disaster management, tribal /youth development or Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Demonstrated interest in DRR, tribal, youth, social and developmental issues with understanding of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is desirable.
- Sound understanding of youth related challenges would be an asset.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Social work, Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Rural Management, Political Sciences or other relevant fields.
