Resettlement Support Center (RSC) Processing Supervisor

Processing Supervisor
Duty Station : Damak, Nepal
Classification : Official, Grade P2
Type of Appointment : Fixed-term, one year with possibility of extension
Estimated Start Date : As soon as possible
Closing Date : 08 April 2011
Reference Code : VN 2011/ 08 (O) - EXT

Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of
migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental
partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all.
It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.
General Functions:
Under the overall supervision of the RSC Manager and direct supervision of the RSC
Deputy Manager, the successful candidate will be based in Damak and will be responsible
in managing the day-to-day RSC processing activities.


In particular he/she will:
1. Provide daily management and supervise RSC case processing activities.
2. Oversee staff performance to ensure efficiency, high quality work and accurate
completion of activities.
3. Respond to inquiries from and provide guidance and feedback to staff under supervision
in accordance with Worldwide Refugee Processing System (WRAPS), Citizenship and
Immigration Services (CIS,) Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) and RSC
guidelines.
4. Ensure correct input of RSC records into the WRAPS database.
5. Handle urgent and sensitive cases directly and ensure efficient processing.
6. Use reports to monitor pipeline and take appropriate action to tackle any existing
backlog.
7. Follow-up with Refugee Processing Center (RPC) as needed.
8. Follow-up with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on cases
deferred for further clarification, long-standing cases on hold, or inactive/withdrawn
applications as needed.
9. Coordinate relevant statistics of workflow under direct supervision for the purpose of
generating weekly activity and other reports for management consideration.
10. Update staff under direct supervision of changes in workflow and/or procedures and
provide additional training as required.
11. Represent RSC Damak at meetings and prepare briefings, trainings, background
information and unit updates (as needed.)
12. Assist with interviewing and selecting new staff under direct supervision. Maintain leave
schedule of staff under supervision and duly sign their leave requests.
13. Alert the RSC Deputy Manager of any non-compliance of staff under direct supervision
as well as areas of concern and suggest possible improvements in order to properly
support the overall development of RSC Damak.
14. Report regularly to RSC Deputy Manager and RSC Manager on relevant activities,
problems and solutions.
15. Maintain and ensure confidentiality of all RSC matters.
16. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.
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Desirable Qualifications:
Education and Experience
a) Completed university degree from an accredited academic institution, preferably in
Social Science, International Relations, Regional Studies/ related discipline, or an equivalent
combination of training and experience; b) two years of experience in the United States
Refugee Admissions Programme (USRAP,) particularly Resettlement Support Center
activities.
Competencies
a) Excellent communication and report writing skills; b) strong analytical skills,
strategic and creative thinking; c) strong knowledge of WRAPS; d) proven ability to
supervise and direct staff; e) proven ability to work in remote areas; f) ability to work
effectively and harmoniously with colleagues from varied cultures and professional
backgrounds; g) personal commitment, efficiency, flexibility, drive for results; h)
demonstrated gender awareness and gender sensitivity; i) strong level of computer literacy
particularly in ME Office software package and other database applications.
Languages
Thorough knowledge of English.
NOTE:
1. The tenure of contract of staff members holding a regular contract will remain
unchanged.
How to apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications via PRISM, IOM e-Recruitment
system, by April 08, 2011 at the latest, referring to this advertisement.
For further information, please refer to: http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/pid/165
In order for an application to be considered valid, IOM only accepts online profiles duly filled
in and submitted with a cover letter not more than one page specifying the motivation for
applications.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. You can track the progress of your application
in your personal application page in the IOM e-recruitment system.


OPEN TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CANDIDATES
IOM has a proactive recruitment policy to increase the representation of nationals of nonrepresented
member states. Qualified applicants from the following countries will be
favorably considered:
Angola, Armenia, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Cyprus, Congo, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Gabon, Gambia,
Guinea, Honduras, Jamaica, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta,
Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Paraguay, Slovenia, Somalia,
Swaziland, Timor Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Yemen
Applications from qualified female candidates are especially encouraged.

ERP Coordinator

Programme/Division: Administration and Finance

Background

ICIMOD is a regional knowledge development and learning centre serving the eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. We're working to develop an economically and environmentally sound mountain ecosystem to improve the living standards of mountain populations -– now, and for the future. In line with its new Strategic Framework, ICIMOD is strengthening its capacity to develop new approaches to meet the growing challenges in the region posed by climate change and globalisation.

ICIMOD is engaged in implementing and transforming MS Dynamics NAV (Navision) into a fully functional ERP (enterprise resource planning) platform. In order to coordinate this process, ICIMOD is looking for a senior level candidate with a sound knowledge of the Navision system and ERP implementation. This position is based at the Centre’s headquarters in Kathmandu, Nepal.


Responsibilities and tasks

Under the direct supervision of the Director, Administration and Finance, in close coordination with the ICT Specialist, and in consultation with other programme/division staff at the Centre, the ERP Coordinator shall perform the following.

• Coordinate and be responsible for the implementation of the ERP system MS Dynamics Navision at ICIMOD, including enhancement of already implemented modules.
• Conduct business process and gap analysis
• Configure and administer the ERP system including creating user accounts; assigning privileges, permissions, and access control roles; and periodic backup and system setup
• Work in close coordination with the team of consultants for the development and implementation of the ERP System.
• Coordinate and interact with the non-finance functions within the organisation for identification of evolving information needs and for on the job training as and when required
• Act as the ERP focal person for the organisation, including day-to-day operational support to the users, and organisation of training and capacity building programmes for both finance and non finance functions
• Ensure compliance of IT policies and procedures (security, backup, access control, documentation, active directory, disaster recovery, etc) in ERP implementation. Work in close coordination with the IT team and liaise with the IT auditor on matters related to the ERP.

Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s degree in IT or related field required.
- Additional qualification in accounting/financial/management/business administration will be an asset
- Minimum two years of extensive experience in ERP implementation, including both technical and functional aspects of MS Dynamics Navision
- Fully conversant with the fundamentals of relational database management systems (RDBMS) and familiar with MS SQL Server
- Demonstrated experience of programming in ASP.Net and C/AL
- Some experience in accounting systems and financial management and planning and monitoring tools will be of added value.


Competencies and Skills
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Good communication and presentation skills
- Client orientation and ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
- Teamwork and cooperation with colleagues

Duration

Fixed term contract

Starting Date
As early as possible but not later than 1st of June 2011
Remuneration

Remuneration will be commensurate with experience and qualification as per the rules of ICIMOD.

Gender and Equity Policy
Qualified and eligible women candidates and those from disadvantaged backgrounds are highly encouraged to apply. ICIMOD implements a gender fair policy and is supportive of working women. It operates a Day-Care Centre at the campus and is committed to gender mainstreaming at the organisational and programmatic levels.

Method of application
Applicants are requested to apply online before 15 April 2011 through ICIMOD’s online application system: http://www.icimod.org/vacancies. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Senior Programme Specialist

This position is open for Nepalese Nationals Only UNDP Nepal through its governance programme supports the Constituent Assembly in the constitution-drafting process, and the Government in strengthening local government for effective service delivery, building democratic institutions such as the Courts, Election Commission, National Human Rights Commission and the CA secretariat and is increasingly investing in preparing the ground for a smooth transition from a unitary system to a federal system of governance. UNDP has six major ongoing projects under the governance portfolio with an annual budget of around 10 million USD. The portfolio is expected to expand once the implementation phase of the new constitution begins whilst at the same time efforts are underway to streamline the portfolio to only four major programmes in the areas of (1) public administration (2) state restructuring (3) local governance and (4) rule of law. This position is directly responsible for the anticipated state restructuring programme, and has supervisory responsibility for the public administration programme. The main role of the Senior Programme Specialist is to develop, manage and ensure timely and quality results achievement of the state restructuring programme, including continued monitoring of implementation. The Senior Programme Specialist is also responsible for coordinating and undertaking all oversight, quality and fiduciary assurance regarding the Programme. Additionally, the Specialist will keep abreast of key political developments and trends related to Governance in Nepal in order to ensure that the programme is fully attuned to and responsive to changes in the environment. The quality assurance covers both substantive matters - ensuring timely quality strategic results, as well as ensuring UNDP policies, procedures and rules are followed at all times. The Specialist reports to the Assistant Country Director for Governance and will work closely with the ACD in strategic planning of the Governance Portfolio, identifying potential new strategic programming areas while ensuring consistency with the UN Development Assistance Framework / Country Programme Document priorities. The Specialist is expected to provide top quality advice to Government and partners and contributes to knowledge building and management. The Specialist will supervise 3 staff (2 Programme Officers and one Programme Assistant) and will work in close collaboration with the wider Governance team, and other partners both in UNDP and beyond. Special attention will be given to strengthening and maintaining partnership with other UN agencies. S/he provides regular guidance, coaching and mentoring to the Programme team under her/his responsibility within the Governance portfolio.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Under the guidance of the Assistant Country Director/Governance, ensures the strategic direction and positioning of the UNDP Governance programming portfolio focusing on achievement of the following results: Thorough research and analysis of the political, social and economic situation in relation to Governance reform, with particular attention to state restructuring and public administration Reform. Collaborative preparation/revision of key corporate programme management tools Identification of strategic areas of intervention in relation to UNDP’s support for Governance reform. Operationalization of UNDAF/CPD in collaboration with the main partners and other UN Agencies. Identification of possibilities for joint programming. Analysis and presentation of UNDP policies related to Governance reform and their implementation in the CO. Active contribution to CO business processes mapping and establishment of internal Standard Operating Procedures in Results Management. 2. Ensures effective development, management and oversight of the Governance Programme focusing on quality control of the full cycle of programming from formulation to implementation achieving the following results: Effective application of Results Based Management (RBM) tools, establishment of management targets Balance Score Card and ensuring and monitoring achievement of results. Design and formulation of strategic CO programme within the area of responsibility, translating UNDP priorities into local interventions. Coordination of programme implementation with the executing agencies. Introduction of performance indicators/ success criteria, cost recovery, targets and milestones Strategic planning, budgeting, implementing, guidance and monitoring of the programme, tracking use of financial resources in accordance with UNDP rules and regulations. The Programme Specialist performs the function of Manager Level 2 in Atlas for development projects transactions approval. Effective monitoring, measuring the impact of the CO programme and evaluation. Constant monitoring and analysis of the programme environment, timely readjustment of programme. Leadership in preparation for audit and timely follow up on audit recommendations. All exceptions are timely reported to ACD-Programme/Senior Management. Aggregate reports are regularly prepared on activities, outputs and outcomes. Preparation of donor reports. Timely cost-recovery for the services provided by the CO to programmes in close collaboration with Country Office Finance team. Active collaboration with the Project Implementation Support Unit (PISU) to ensure timely and quality delivery of development support services. Active identification and promotion of programmatic collaboration between the Country Office’s programme thematic focus areas. 3. Establishes and maintains strategic partnerships and supports the resource mobilization focusing on achievement of the following results: Contribution to and implementation of the CO partnerships and resources mobilization strategies to achieve programme outcomes. Identification, development and management of strategic partnerships with UN Agencies, IFI’s, government institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private sector, civil society, academia etc. Determination of programmatic areas of cooperation, based on strategic goals of UNDP, country needs and donors’ priorities. Analysis and research of information on donors, preparation of substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for cost-sharing. Regular and ad-hoc results based reports to donors as required. 4. As a senior technical expert ensures proactive provision of top quality advisory services, knowledge products and facilitation of knowledge building and management focusing on achievement of the following results: Key partners (Government, CSOs as well as Donors) receive technical and policy advice related to Governance reform. An updated list of sources of information related to policy-driven issues. Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to programme country policy goals. An updated compilation of critical and relevant technical and policy material in the programmatic area. Development of specialized policy advisory papers, white papers, analysis. Development of high level technical knowledge products. Facilitation and coordination of development of policies that will address the country problems and needs in collaboration with the Government and other strategic partners. Facilitation of the generation of knowledge products by the Programme team Establishment of advocacy networks at national level and linked to international networks. Active participation in strategic advisory groups in the country. Relevant, high-impact advocacy campaigns are implemented with key partners. Quality and strategic contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice. Trainings for the operations/ projects staff on programme. Active collaboration with UNDP/UN policy networks, advisors, centres and development of specialized technical networks. Active contributions to the Country Office’s Advisory Group and close collaboration with the Country Office’s senior advisors to maximize the relevance and quality of the policy advisory services. 5. Provides effective leadership, management and supervision of the programme team achieving the following results Develop in a collaborative way the Programme vision in line with the overall Country Office strategy. Ensuring timely programme results through the team Ensuring and monitoring full compliance with quality standards and rules Setting clear results and assessing performance of team members Ensuring constructive and conducive work environment including conflict management Promoting staff skills and technical knowledge development through coaching, mentoring and encouraging staff learning and participation in specialized knowledge networks.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies: Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability Functional Competencies: Knowledge Management and Learning Promotes knowledge management in UNDP and a learning environment in the office through leadership and personal example Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more Practice Areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills Development and Operational Effectiveness Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management and reporting Ability to lead formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and projects, mobilize resources Ability to formulate and manage budgets, manage contributions and investments, manage transactions, conduct financial analysis, reporting and cost-recovery Good knowledge of the Results Management Guide and Toolkit Good ICT skills, knowledge of corporate computerized management systems Ability to implement new systems Management and Leadership Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback Excellent inter-personal skills Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills Ability to exercise a high level of political astuteness and sensitivity and sound judgement Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities

Required Skills and Experience

Education: Master’s Degree from a recognised university or equivalent in Political Sciences, Economics, Management, Development Studies, Public Administration, Social Sciences, Law or related field. Experience: At least five years’ of Sr. level program development, partnership building and institutional collaboration experience at the national or international level. Experience in providing management advisory services, hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects. Relevant experience and expertise in the field of Governance reform Understanding of and experience working in capacity building of Government CSOs and Democratic institutions Proven record and extensive experience in establishing and maintaining relationships with UN agencies, international organisations and national governments. Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, experience in handling of web based management systems. Language Requirements: Fluency in written and oral English and Nepali

Senior Programme Specialist

Consultant (Thematic Assessment) - open to all Nepali citizens

Re- advertisement

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NO. UN WOMEN/NEP/2011/002

	Date of Issue: 23 March 2011
	Closing Date:31 March 2011

Post Title : Consultant (Thematic Assessment)

Organization : UN Women

Duty Station : Kathmandu, Nepal

Type of Contract : Special Service Agreement

Duration : One month

This vacancy is open to all Nepali citizens. Preference will be given to equally qualified women candidates, especially from excluded groups such as Dalits, Janajati, Madeshis, etc.

Background

The UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the centre of all its efforts, the UN Women will lead and coordinate United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

UN Women Nepal has been able to make significant contributions in achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment by adopting rights based approach and using empowerment framework. In its efforts towards addressing issues related to women's human rights, empowerment of women and gender equality, UN Women Nepal has partnered with several line ministries of the government, UN agencies, other development partners, civil society organizations, academia and media. It is also working with non-conventional partners such as men and boys, youth and faith based organizations for women’s empowerment and gender justice.

UN Women’s support for implementation of international instruments is packaged by adopting a triple role: advocacy, brokering and capacity building of stakeholders. In partnership with the National Planning Commission, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction, Ministry of Local Development, Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Labour and Transport Management of the Government of Nepal, UN Women has been promoting gender equality and gender justice.

UN Women Nepal also invests dedicated efforts in capacity development of partners in its programme implementation strategy. The collaboration with the SAARC Secretariat on spearheading the SAARC Gender Info Base (SGIB) Project, a regional project covering the eight Member States of SAARC is a flagship programme which includes VAW, HIV/AIDS and feminization of poverty as its thematic areas.

To strengthen the collaboration with UN and Donor Agencies, UN Women participates in a number coordinating mechanisms including Peace Support Working Group on UNSCRs 1325 & 1820, UN Gender Theme Group and the UN Joint Team on HIV/AIDS. UN Women Nepal also hosts the Secretariat for awarding the grants for the UN Trust Fund on VAW and holds regional PAC in Nepal.

UN Women’s current strategic approach is targeted towards the following five focused areas:

· Expanding women’s voice, leadership and participation

· Ending violence against women

· Strengthening implementation of women’s peace and security agenda

· Enhancing women’s economic empowerment

· Making gender equality priorities central to national, local and sectoral planning, budgeting and statistics

Under its thematic priority area, Expanding women’s voice, leadership and participation, UN Women’s programme builds on its past work and emphasizes on increasing participation and representation of women in the decision making processes. In the context to the new opportunities provided by ongoing political transformation process, UN Women will continue to work with government functionaries, political parties, the Constituent Assembly, UN agencies and civil society organizations to come up with a gender sensitive new Constitution. UN Women’s work in promoting access to justice to women will also focus on the transitional justice mechanisms. UN Women has been supporting the government of Nepal and civil society organizations to promote implementation of UNSCRs 1325 and 1820.

In this context, UN Women has been executing the programme titled “Making Politics Work with Women (MP3W)” with the overall goal of achieving gender equality in democratic governance in Nepal. This programme has been implemented in partnership with the government, civil society, media and private sector organizations. To contribute to realizing this goal, the programme interventions have been primarily geared towards enhancing women’s representation and participation in political and peace processes and ensuring gender sensitive new constitution. This programme has been operational at the national level as well as district levels. While the national level activities are geared towards strategic results relating to engendering policy and legal frameworks and the capacity enhancement of duty bearers, the district level interventions are primarily focused on strengthening the capacity of rights holders to enable them to effectively articulate their demands, and claim and exercise their rights. The district level interventions have been primarily concentrated in Kailali, Kaski and Kathmandu districts.

Prior to the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections, the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MWCSW) in collaboration with UN Women and civil society organizations supported a number of interventions for increasing women’s political participation. The important ones include lobbying with and mobilization of strategic partners, engendering of the Election Act, lobbying and advocacy for increased women's representation in the CA, civic education, capacity building of potential women candidates, engendering the TRC Bill, preparation of a gender sensitive model Constitution and taking forward UNSCR 1325.

After the historic achievement of about 33% women's representation in the Constituent Assembly and building upon the accomplished results, programme interventions have been focused on strengthening the roles of women and men members of the CA through their meaningful participation in the CA deliberations and thereby, contributing to the drafting of a gender sensitive new constitution of Nepal; capacity enhancement of rights holders to effectively articulate their priorities and demanding accountability from duty-bearers, all contributing towards the realization of gender equality in democratic governance in Nepal. For capacity enhancement of rights holders, two important initiatives implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MWCSW) include civic education and promotion of Women’s Political Watch Groups (WPWGs). The objective of the WPWGs was to demand accountability and commitment from politicians and political parties to gender equality and women's rights. The WPWGs were to advocate for selection of women candidates prior to the elections and in the post election period, monitor government’s fulfillment of election promises on gender equality and women’s rights particularly related to service delivery and justice.

Prior to the CA elections, the civic education programme focused on enhancing awareness on gender equality issues and women's participation in elections. Post CA elections, the focus of the civic education programme has been on emerging issues relating to constitution building, gender equality, women's human rights, and gender based violence against women and girls.

In the three programme districts, WPWGs were formed and provided orientation in March 2008. In the pre-election phase, these groups were supported and mobilized to act as catalysts for women candidates, highlighting platforms addressing women’s needs, especially in service delivery and justice delivery. During elections, the political watch groups were mobilized for monitoring purposes towards violence-free and fair elections.

Post CA elections, capacity development trainings have been provided to these district level WPWGs to enable them to effectively function as an institution; to advocate for gender equality in governance and political processes in particular related to the enactment of a, gender sensitive new Constitution for Nepal, formulation of gender responsive policies and programmes, and gender responsive service and justice delivery; and to effectively monitor the performance of elected representatives, political parties and other relevant duty bearers in advancing the agenda of gender equality and gender justice. These Watch groups have carried out several awareness and advocacy consultations in their respective districts with guidance and support from the Women Development Offices (WDOs) under the MWCSW.

The above-mentioned initiatives – civic education programme and promotion of WPWGs – have been implemented for the past two years in 3 programme districts. It is important to assess the implementation and achievements of these initiatives and document the processes and lessons learnt to improve their effectiveness in the long run and identify elements that can be scaled up to other districts. In the light of this, UN Women Nepal requires the services of a consultant with a strong background in monitoring and evaluation combined with experiences in women’s empowerment and gender equality issues, to assess the civic education and activities of the Women Political Watch Groups.

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the UN Women Programme Coordinator, Nepal, and in consultation with the Programme Support Manager, the consultant will undertake a rapid assessment of the initiatives on civic education and Women’s Political Watch Groups in three MP3W Programme districts. The objectives of the assessment are to: i) appraise the appropriateness of the design and implementation strategy of civic education and Women’s Political Watch Groups; ii) document the processes adopted in the implementation of these initiatives; iii) identify the constraints faced during the implementation of these initiatives; iv) document and analyze the lessons learnt; and v) make recommendations for improving the effectiveness of these initiatives.

The Consultant will be responsible for the following:

1. Desk review the following documents:

· UNIFEM’s Strategic Plan (SP 2008-2011) and South Asia Sub-Regional Strategy (2008-2010)

· Project document and progress reports of MP3W programme

· Project documents and progress reports of other UN Women programmes

· Relevant annual reports of UN Women

2. Design study methodology and survey tools (checklists, interview guides, etc) with focus on participatory process for collection of the needed information. Some of the proposed methods for information collection include key informant interviews, focus group discussions, observation of WPWG activities if possible and other interactive meetings involving pertinent stakeholders[1] at the central and district levels.
3. Based on the results of tasks 1 and 2, prepare a detailed work plan with timelines for completion of the study and an initial outline of the report.
4. Discuss the methodology and survey tools with the UN Women team and MWCSW for feedback.
5. Collect the needed information through agreed upon methodology including field visits.
6. Analyze the collected information and prepare the draft study report.
7. Submit the draft report and make a brief presentation on study findings to UN Women (Nepal and SASRO) and MWCSW for observations and comments.
8. Finalize the draft report incorporating the pertinent comments and suggestions made by UN Women staff from Nepal, SARO and HQ (Asia/Pacific/Arab States Geographic section and the Governance, Peace and Security section) and other partners.
9. Submit a hard copy together with the electronic version of the final report to UN Women Nepal.

Professional Qualifications

• At least a Master’s degree in social science (Gender and development, sociology, economics, political science or related field)

Experience

• At least 10 years of experience in design and execution of development programmes, especially focusing on women’s political empowerment and broader democratic governance processes
• Strong background in monitoring and evaluation
• Experience in human rights based approach and results based management
• Strong analytical and writing skills in English
• Good understanding of UN Women’s work in the region, especially in Nepal
• Strong knowledge of various software including MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Knowledge and Skills

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates commitment to UN Women’s mission, vision and values
• Displays cultural, gender, religious, ethnicity and age sensitivity and adaptability

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge Management and Learning

• Shares knowledge and experience through promotion of participatory learning process
• Works actively towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more practice areas; and acts on learning plans and applies newly acquired skills

Development and Operational Effectiveness

· Ability to perform a variety of tasks (multi tasking) related to programme development and resource mobilization

• Good knowledge of rights-based approach and result-based management
• Ability to generate innovative ideas and approaches; and to provide inputs in developing programme policies and strategies

Leadership and Self-Management

• Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
• Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure

Language

· Excellent knowledge of English and Nepali, both written and spoken. Good knowledge of local languages will be desirable.

Applications to this vacancy should be addressed to:

Ms. Sangeeta Thapa

UN Women Programme Coordinator, Nepal

102/42 Thapathali, Kathmandu

UN Women Programme Office, Nepal

at jobs.np@unwomen.org

Candidates should also complete a United Nations Personal History Form (P.11), obtainable from the UN website. The completed P-11 form and/or detailed CV should be submitted along with the application.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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[1] Important stakeholders include members of WPWGs, concerned staff of MWCSW, WDOs and other involved partners, members of District Advisory Committee for Women in Politics, and community groups including women’s groups in the 3 programme districts.

Country Director - Nepal

Job Reference Number: M10/0247
Country: New Country
Location: Kathmandu, Nepal

Marie Stopes International (MSI) is one of the largest international family planning organisations in the world. We are a marketing focused, results oriented social enterprise that develops efficient, effective and sustainable family planning programmes in the UK and 43 countries around the world. Every year MSI provides over six million people with high quality health services.

The Country Director (CD) is responsible for leading MSI Nepal and its affiliated local organisations to its next stage of development, ensuring continued service to the underserved. S/he will deliver high quality and sustainable family planning and sexual health services, whilst developing new and innovative programmes and partnerships to maximise the impact on the sexual and reproductive health of the population of Nepal.

We are seeking a talented individual with significant programme management experience and demonstrated capabilities in leading and developing a team. A strong fundraising background will be essential to generate ongoing opportunities for your programme.

This post attracts an international (globally mobile) salary and benefits package.

Based in Kathmandu, Nepal with some travel, we are offering you the opportunity to take your career to the next level, whilst putting your skills to use assisting us to achieve our Mission of ‘Children by Choice, not Chance’. You must be pro choice on abortion.

For further information, please consult MSI’s website at http://www.mariestopes.org/careers