Women Association for Marginalized Women (WAM) Vacancy for Psychosocial Counselor
Women Association for Marginalized Women (WAM)
Re-Vacancy Announcement Notice
Date: 24 June 2024
Women Association for Marginalized Women (WAM) is a non-profitable NGO which works to reduce the gap between men and women in social, economical, and cultural aspect for promoting the equitable society. It helps the women to empower themselves conducting the awareness activities related to traditional beliefs, violence against women, gender and social discriminations and social exclusion, is looking for dynamic and result-oriented Nepalese citizens for the following posts under the "Community Safety Net (CSN) " Program supported by NagarikAawaz.
Position: Psychosocial Counselor
Number: 1 (one)
Duty Station: Surkhet (Birendranagar Municipality and Barahatal Rural Municipality)
Minimum Qualification and Experience:
Bachelor's degree in a related field with one year of work experience with six months course on psychosocial care and support.
Ready to movement on hard to reach area of rural context
Good knowledge in documentation, report writing.
Good communication skills both in English and Nepali.
Major Responsibility:
The counselor would be fully involved and support to focal person in planning, need assessment and formulation of monitoring check list
Counselor is expected to have a close coordination with the Focal person and community people in the respective field and should offer any suggestion related to the project for the betterment.
Undertake assessments and provide counseling and referral services in the community.
Conduct community based psychosocial orientation and sensitization program.
Maintain case documentation.
Participate in weekly project coordination meetings and weekly peer supervision and support meetings.
Reports to the Project Focal person
Follow the inputs and additional responsibilities provided by focal person when it comes for strategic benefits to the project.
Qualified interested candidates are requested to submit their Application letter, updated CV along with at least two references,certificate of citizenship through email to vacancy@wam.org.np or WAM head office Birendranagar-8, Aawas Chhetra, Surkhet, no later than 27 June 2024 (5 PM Nepal time).
Only short listed candidates will be notified for selection process through telephone. The selection process will include written test and interview. Local citizen, Women, Dalit, Sexual and Gender minorities, and people from marginalized community are encouraged to apply.
Recruitment Committee
WAM, Surkhet
