VSO is the world’s leading international development charity that works through volunteers to create a fair world for everyone. At VSO we pride ourselves on doing development differently. We fight poverty not by sending aid, but by working through volunteers and partners to create long-lasting change in some of the world’s poorest regions. We bring key stakeholders together to co-ordinate collective action, from local organisations to national governments. Our programmes in Africa and Asia focus on health, education and livelihoods, with an increasing emphasis on resilience, peace building, social accountability, gender and social inclusion. We’re not about delivering quick fixes, but instead we focus on long-lasting, sustainable change that will improve the lives of generations to come.

VSO is the world’s leading international development charity that works through volunteers to create a fair world for everyone. At VSO we pride ourselves on doing development differently. We fight poverty not by sending aid, but by working through volunteers and partners to create long-lasting change in some of the world’s poorest regions. We bring key stakeholders together to co-ordinate collective action, from local …

Director of Programmes

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Basic Job Information

Job Category	:	NGO / INGO / Social work
Job Level	:	mid
No. of Vacancy/s	:	[ 1 ]
Job Location	:	Kathmandu
Offered Salary	:	None
Apply Before(Deadline)	:	Mar. 17, 2016 00:00 (8 years, 3 months ago)

Job Specification

Education Level	:	Under Graduate (Bachelor)
Experience Required	:	Not Required

Other Specification

At least 7/10 years’ experience in managing programmes with complex budgets
To be the link between heads of programmes (Country Program Management Team - CPMT) and the Nepal Business Partner Team (NBP)
To provide a full range of programmes information to the NBP to enable well informed decision making at a senior level.
To maximise the impact of VSO’s contribution to combating poverty and disadvantage through imaginative and effective programming and in line with VSO’s Global Portfolio.
Raise the profile of VSO Nepal programmes with stakeholders in Nepal and lead on programming communications with the wider VSO.
To encourage and support skill development of all direct reports

Job Description

The role overview

The Director of Programmes (DOP) has the responsibility for representing all programming to the VSO Nepal Programme Business Partnership team (NBP), leading to decisions which will enable VSO Nepal to meet its VSO, donor, partner and volunteer obligations.

As a key member of the VSON business partnership, take a leading role in developing a country strategic plan (CSP) that will provide a strong business case for VSO Nepal for the next 5 years.
The DOP will line manage all heads of programmes and the M&E and Communications Manager and will lead, guide and facilitate the business of the VSON Country Programmes Management Team CPMT).

Together with the NBP, ensure that the VSON programme meets its annual KPIs of funding, finance and volunteer numbers.

As an equal member of the NBP, be jointly responsible for establishing and maintaining the integrity of the business partnership.
Overall, to work closely with all heads of programmes and the M&E and Communications Manager to ensure that the reputation of the VSO Nepal is enhanced through the completion of quality documentation and reporting at all levels of programming

Competitive salary
Fixed Term,
Full Time, 35 hours per week

How to Apply:

To find out more details and apply, please visit our website http://www.vsointernational.org/vso-today/careers-at-vso/ using the vacancy search function to find for the employee position and complete the online application form or click http://vso.force.com/jobopportunities/Job_DetailsPage?jid=a0mD000000Air3A

Due to an expected high volume of applications, only short listed candidates will be contacted.

This job has expired.