Background

Rural Health and Education Service Trust (RHEST) is dedicated to ending all forms of violence against women, including girl trafficking, early marriage, and child labor, and to promoting woman’s reproductive health. Currently, RHEST is supporting the formal education of more than 12,500 vulnerable girls in the rural communities in 18 districts of Nepal. Girl’s leadership and capacity development are other focus areas of RHEST’s programs.

RHEST is looking for capable and experienced female candidates from the Sindhupalchowk district for the post of Associate District Program Coordinator (ADPC) for its district office in Baunepati, Sindhupalchowk.  

Reports to: District Program Coordinator (DPC), district office in Sindhupalchowk 
Duty Station: Sindhupalchowk district with frequent field visits to the program municipalities within the district 
Duration of Assignment: One year with possible extension  

II. Duties and Responsibilities 

• Supports the DPC and team for developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the quarterly and annual plans of the district office    
• Helps the team establish and maintain the district office and inform local stakeholders about the district presence of RHEST and provides guidance and support to interns 
• Develops and maintains good coordination and working relationship with stakeholders, including the government bodies, program-supported schools, School Management Committee (SMC), Parent Teacher Association (PTA), community people, and like-minded NGOs and INGOs at the local and district levels
• Identifies capacity needs of interns, Friday Facilitators, Alum, and Advocacy Group, and conducts training and other capacity development activities
• Identifies issues concerning girls’ education and empowerment and their other rights. Makes plan and conducts advocacy at the local and district levels independently and jointly with Alum, Advocacy Group, and other like-minded organizations    
• Enlarges the outreach and networking of the district office at the local and district levels 
• Participates in the external events and programs relevant to RHEST’s work and contributes to the planning and policy-making of the local and district level governments where appropriate
• Participates in meetings, advocacy, campaigns, and Day celebration of like-minded organizations at the local and district levels      
• Prepares field visit reports, cases, success stories, and helps the team make the period progress and financial reports 

Program-supported girls-specific role

• Assists the selection of the girls at most risk to trafficking, child marriage, and other forms of gender-based violence (GBV). Builds rapport with the girls and their families, and assists them in getting help such as legal, psychological, and safe accommodation, and counseling if they or another member of their family need it in cases of domestic abuse, GBV, or other threatening situations
• Supports the girls, Friday Facilitators, Alum, and Advocacy Group enhance their capacity and leadership and encourages them to participate in the advocacy and campaigns of RHEST and other organizations at the district and local levels

III. Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree in social science, education, development studies, management, or any discipline with a minimum of three years of relevant work experience. Five years of working experience in lieu of Intermediate education in any above-mentioned disciplines     
• Excellent coordination, networking, communication, facilitation, advocacy, and report writing skills 
• Good understanding of government policies and procedures related to RHEST’s work, and NGO’s compliances with the government 
• Good knowledge of and demonstrated commitment for ending GBV, in particular, child marriage and girl’s trafficking, and promoting zero tolerance to gender-based discrimination and GBV   
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Word and Excel  
• Experience in project and financial management
• Good written and spoken skills in the Nepali language. Ability to communicate in English is desirable. Knowledge of any local languages that are in wide use in the district will be an asset

IV. Remuneration 

• Remuneration and other facilities will be arranged as per RHEST’s HR policy