No. of Vacancy: 01

Start date: 1 December, 2021

Duration: 9 months (Fixed Term) 

Report to: Program Officer  

Primary Roles and responsibilities but not limited to:

• Provide psychosocial support and trauma assistance to children, adolescents and youth at risk of and survivors of exploitation.  
• Plan and implement Psychosocial First Aid (PFA) 
• Help connect the clients to information, services and social supports 
• Reduce the distress and foster adapting coping capacity 
• Formulate a psychological explanation of the client’s issues;
• Evaluate the outcome of psychosocial support administered to the survivors and people at risk of exploitation 
• Establish a collaborative working relationship with the survivor/victims based on trust and respect;
• Assess the need of the survivors, provide vocational guidance to them, find out their interest and recommend the empowerment activities such as training among other related opportunities. 
• Help protect violence survivor and vulnerable women and girls from further harm
• Visit the working stations of the children, adolescents and youth at risk of and survivors of exploitation of in-situ counseling for them. 

Qualifications

• At least a Bachelor’s Degree in psychosocial counseling (PGD) or 6 month’s psychosocial counseling training form recognized training center. 
• Theoretical and practical knowledge on different methods of counseling 
• At least 2 years' experience in NGO as psychosocial counselor 
• Experience in and demonstrated understanding of the GBV and VAW&C issues 
• Sound knowledge on issues of internal trafficking and girl’s exploitation on adult entertainment sector 
• Experience of providing PFA to the women, girls and children survivor and at risk of exploitation including trafficking and sexual exploitation. 

Core Competencies 

• Ability of written and spoken communication skills, in Nepali and English
• Effective team player, flexible, proactive, creative and innovative
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Able to plan, organize and deliver results
• Committed to Saathi’s vision and mission
• Clear understating of right based and victim centric approach

NOTE: Only female candidates are requested to apply.