[Hiring] Consultant(s) - Community Engagement and Communication @WUSC

Role Description

The World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is hiring two Consultants to support Community Engagement partners in social marketing campaigns in the Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka. The consultants will provide ongoing technical assistance and strategic oversight to selected community engagement partners in designing, executing, and monitoring targeted social marketing campaigns.

• Engage parents, TVET institutions, local leaders, and private-sector employers.
• Shift harmful social norms and dismantle entry barriers.
• Foster an enabling environment for inclusive youth participation in vocational training and employment.
• Work within a common STRIVE framework to promote consistency and local ownership.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated professional experience in developing campaign activities for community engagement and BCC focused social marketing activities.
• Experience applying gender equality and social inclusion principles, including working with women, youth, and/or persons with disabilities.
• Experience facilitating participatory processes and strengthening the capacity of local organizations or community-based partners.
• Knowledge of Sri Lanka’s TVET, youth employment, or skills-development context is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication and written Tamil skills required.
• Fluency in English is preferred and Sinhala is an advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to produce clear and concise quality reports and learning documents.

Requirements

• Provide continuous technical assistance to Community Engagement partners throughout the design and implementation phases of targeted gender responsive, ECC integrated social marketing campaigns.
• Support partners in translating evidence-based research findings into localized, community-driven campaign activities.
• Monitor campaign reach and behaviour-change pathways, using emerging evidence to adapt campaign approaches.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on a transformative project aimed at enhancing youth participation in TVET.
• Engagement with diverse stakeholders including Women’s Rights Organizations, youth champions, and private sector partners.
• Potential for contract extension based on project requirements.