Position: National Volunteer-Adolescent and Youth Health Coordinator (Premium Job)

Job Description

Type of role: National Volunteer 
Location: Bara and Rauthat
Required number: 2 
Mode of delivery: Working at the project location

Role overview:

Work closely with concerned VSO and partners team to facilitate the implementation of Volunteering for Development (VfD) - SYAHAAR – Strengthening Access to Adolescent Holistic Health Right focused on promoting the right to quality health and well-being for all youth and adolescents (aged 10 to 24 years) especially those who are marginalized and vulnerable through VfD.

Job Specification

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Essential criteria (must have to be able to carry out the role successfully)

Knowledge/qualifications:

• Public Health/Nursing/Gender studies/other relevant fields of study
• At least a year of experience working on Sexual, reproductive, maternal and neonatal health.

Experience:

• Previous experience of working in the field of women and girls’ empowerment, GBV, education, or sexual reproductive health rights is required.

Skills/Abilities:

• Facilitation of capacity building events on health especially youth and adolescent health
• Coordination with stakeholders, line agencies and partner organization
• Report writing,

Desirable Criteria: (skills that could be an advantage in the role)

Knowledge/qualifications:

• Capacity building of youth and their networks.

Experience:

• Previous experience of social accountability and resilience promotion.
• Previous experience of working with local government in influencing health financing.
• Partner management

Competencies and Behaviour

At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:

• Ability to be open-minded and respectful
• Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
• Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
• Ability to seek and share knowledge

Equal Opportunities

• VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.

VSO has zero-tolerance for abuse and exploitation of vulnerable people. We expect all our employees/volunteers to ensure we are protecting children, young people and vulnerable adults from harm and abide by our safeguarding policy.

Volunteer type: National

Eligibility: Nepalese only

Allowance:

• As a VSO volunteer, you will be sharing your skills with local communities on a full-time basis. VSO will cover your travel, vaccinations, accommodation, and medical insurance costs, along with a local living allowance which will be paid in local currency. This allowance meets reasonable living expenses in the country, but will not be enough to send money home. You will also receive some financial support to contribute to your ongoing expenses at home.

Accommodation:

• VSO works with some of the poorest communities in the world which mean accommodation varies and will be basic.

Some background about VSO

Much has changed since VSO started 60 years ago. We’ve gone from being a UK charity to a truly global development organisation. In 2016/2017 alone, we worked with over 7,000 volunteers from all over the world and from all backgrounds to deliver services that had an impact on the lives of almost 2.6 million people in the 24 countries where we work. Our programmes focus on the areas of health, education and livelihoods, with an increasing emphasis on resilience building, social accountability, gender and social inclusion. We believe progress is only possible when we work together and that strong partnerships are crucial to delivering positive change. That’s why we work with over 500 partner organisations, from local and national governments to businesses, NGOs, funders, charities and community groups. Currently, over 30% of our people are recruited from within the country in which they work, and we continue to grow the share of community and national volunteers involved in our programmes. We also send increasing numbers of volunteers from one developing country to another. However, our vision has remained the same; to build a world without poverty.

Apply Instruction

If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job description for more information and click the link: https://www.vsointernational.org/volunteering/professional/jobs/national-volunteer-adolescent-and-youth-health-coordinator-a0m3z00000ec3tuaab  and complete the online application form. Application deadline is 5 August 2021

VSO has zero-tolerance for abuse and exploitation of vulnerable people. We expect all our employees/volunteers to ensure we are protecting children, young people, and vulnerable adults from harm and abide by our safeguarding policy.