Overview
The UN Volunteer will support the Social and Behaviour Change section in strengthening engagement with tribal communities, particularly Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in Odisha.
Key Responsibilities
- Mapping and analysis of tribal population, health, nutrition, WASH, education, and child protection issues affecting tribal women, children and adolescents.
- Analysis of existing communication or SBC strategies aimed at tribal population.
- Documentation of mental health issues and identification of linkages with social norms, traditional practices and stigma.
- Mapping of psycho-social support services.
- Support in preparation of SBC strategy for engagement with tribal communities.
- Support integration of adolescents’ mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in the SBC strategy.
- Support and coordinate stakeholder consultations with tribal institutions.
- Support in developing training modules for capacity strengthening of frontline functionaries, peer educators, youth platforms, PRI members and traditional healers.
- Support in documenting case studies, human interest stories, knowledge products focusing on PVTGs and their dissemination.
- Assist in preparing learning notes on effective community actions to reduce mental health stigma.
Required Experience
- Prior experience of working on projects related to social development programmes, disaster management, tribal /youth development, public advocacy or communications with focus on Social and Behaviour Change.
- Demonstrated interest in tribal, youth, social and developmental issues such as maternal and child health, adolescent development and mental health, with understanding of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Sound understanding of youth related challenges would be an asset.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Social Sciences, Psychology, Sociology, Political Sciences, Liberal Arts or other relevant fields.
