Coordination Assistant

Organizational Context

UNICEF's mission is to promote child rights globally, focusing on equity for disadvantaged children. In India, the UN is supporting the Adi Yuva Fellowship to empower tribal and marginalized youth. This initiative aligns with the "Leave No One Behind" agenda and the Prime Minister's PVTG Development Mission (PM-JANMAN). The role supports integrating disaster risk reduction and climate resilience into development efforts for tribal communities, ensuring UN actions are coherent and contribute to national development goals.

Job Purpose

This role supports the Adi Yuva Fellowship, a UN initiative in India aimed at empowering tribal and marginalized youth. The volunteer will contribute to operationalizing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction by integrating DRR and climate resilience into development efforts for vulnerable tribal communities. Key responsibilities include coordinating UNICEF and UN system interventions with the PM-JANMAN mission, mapping activities, and facilitating synergy. The position is crucial for translating high-level commitments into tangible actions, advancing SDGs related to poverty, education, inequality, sustainable communities, and climate action, and fostering inclusive development for tribal communities.

Responsibilities

The Coordination Assistant will support tribal affairs and inclusive development by mapping UNICEF and UN interventions in tribal districts, identifying gaps, and documenting programming. They will liaise with tribal leaders and civil society to foster participatory planning and facilitate inter-agency coordination meetings on tribal development and DRR. The role involves integrating DRR principles into youth and tribal programming, supporting school safety initiatives, and organizing community-based DRR training for youth volunteers. Additionally, the assistant will map traditional knowledge related to disaster preparedness, support the formation of Youth Volunteer Clubs, and organize awareness sessions on health, education, and child protection for tribal youth. Responsibilities also include knowledge management, reporting, learning about volunteerism, documenting local volunteerism, advocating for UNV, providing peer support, and promoting online volunteering.

Work Experience

Requires 1 month of experience, with 1 year of relevant experience preferred. Experience in disaster management, tribal/youth development, or Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) projects is beneficial. A demonstrated interest in DRR, tribal, youth, and social development issues, with an understanding of SDGs, is desirable. Familiarity with youth-related challenges is an asset. This position is exclusively open to candidates from Scheduled Tribe communities.

Skills

Key competencies include Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Creativity, Empowering Others, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Knowledge Sharing, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, and Working in Teams. Expertise areas include Development programmes, Community development, and Social work.

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