Purpose of position;

This position is generated for Promoting Sustainable Access to Information Project supported by The Asia Foundation (USAID/TAF)as regna staff for 7 months of time and will be based in Kathmandu. Main purpose of this position is to offer overall charge of the project for effective implementation, better coordinated and result oriented accomplishment of the project.

The Program Coordinator (PC) leads the project activities and coordinates with external stakeholders, the board, and consultants. Furthermore, supervise program associate, admin & finance officer, communicate with the funding agency, monitor the day-to-day work, and finalize event/project reports and plans.

Type of position

This position is regular and full time position seven month with possibility of extension. Fringe and benefits will be provided as per the organization rule and regulation, term and condition of the project.

This job will be offered for only seven months because of the probation period. Probation period will be apply as per the rule of organization.

Detail Job description

Job Title: Project Coordinator

Job Type: Full time staff

Level of position: 6

Location: Kathmandu

Salary:  65,000 plus

Supervisor: Executive Director/Board

Supervisee: Program Officers and interns

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Develop monthly and quarterly plan with detail schedule of activities for Promoting  Sustainable Access to Information project as per the guidance of project documents and consultation with donors, stakeholder and other project team members,
• To develop project Log Frame, GEDSI plan and M&E plan for donor compliance,
• Review of current status of RTI policies and procedures and identify gap for effective intervention,
• To research and produce proposals for donor outreach,
• Coordination with stakeholders and donor like NIC, The Asia Foundation and others for effective collaboration and impactful intervention,
• Support to identify the participants in different level of activities to the Project Officer (PO)
• Regular coaching and mentoring to the PO and other support staff for effective event management and data collection,
• Prepare the media content for website and other social media for effective massage sharing of Federation,
• Lead the overall project for better result and best relation with donor and stakeholders,
• Conduct preformation evaluation of the supervisee,
• Coordinate province governments for Province Level RTI Training Camp
• To produce event report, monthly report and quarterly report for donor confluence and proactive disclosure
• Assure the government and media engagement in all level of activities for sustainability of RTI
• Take a responsibility for overall quality control of deliverables and outputs of project,

Skill, Experience and Education:

Skills:

• Proven ability to work with diverse and multidisciplinary teams and in communities,
• Excellent documentation and reporting skill,
• Management, networking and coordination skill,
• Supervision skill of subordinate's,
• Data management skill,
• Effective communication skill,
• Effective massage development and writing skill.

Experience:

• At least ten years of work experience in different organizations in the top level position in the theme of governance, transparency, accountability and Right to Information especially focus in Terai and Lumbini provinces,
• Demonstrated experience working and building relationships with Provincial governments and RTI stakeholders,
• Prior experience in working in policy analysis, research, advocacy and accountability tools,
• Having working experience in the similar position with in-depth knowledge in coordination, social mobilization, advocacy, problem identification, networking, team building knowledge in local level planning process, people participation, RTI, proactive disclosure, public service oversight, participatory policy process etc.,
• Capacity of level resource mobilization.

Qualifications:

• Minimum masters in social subject (academic certificate)
• Mentally and physically fitted to work (Medical certificate)
• Training and journal/ article publication on Access to Information
• IN depth knowledge in oversight mechanism, demand and supply chain of service providing institutions.
• Strong knowledge in training manual development and training tools

Extra Quality:

• Multilanguage spoken like Maithili, Bhojpuri and other terai based languages will be priorarized
• Women from Madhesi, Muslim, Dalit and Janajati will be given special priority.
• LGBTIQ community are highly encouraged.