Location: Dhangadhi
Contract type : Fixed Term
Application Closing Date: 31 Oct 2021
Interview date: Soon as possible
Start date : Soon as possible

Role overview

GBV Specialist will provide technical expertise and strategic guidance to project team and will work as the mobile team member for capacity building of the field based team members including partner and volunteers. Lead and contextualize on technical content, development and capacity building targeting partner organizations, community volunteers peer educators related to Rupantaran initiative. Coordinate local level policy work mainly at provincial level , oversights in joint monitoring visits.

Skills, qualifications and experience:

Essential:

• At least Bachelor’s degree in any social science subjects with preferably with gender studies Background.
• At least 5 years work experience in the sector of gender equality, social inclusion, GBV and safeguarding particularly working with women, children and youth in the vulnerable community.

Gender, Inclusion and protection

• Good knowledge and understanding of gender equality, social inclusion, GBV issues and policies in Nepal.
• Experience of working with women and youth empowerment projects.

Capacity building and facilitation

• Experience of facilitating training on gender, social inclusion and protection with key thematic expertise on GBV
• Inputs in preparation of training materials and reference documents

Networking and influencing

• Experience of networking with government line agencies and other development stakeholders.
• Ability to analyses information, evaluate options, and follow the strategic directions for influencing key stakeholders.

Collaboration and communication Skills

• Excellent written and spoken English and country local languages (Nepali).
• Ability to work collaboratively with people at all levels including regional, global colleagues, partners, consortiums, poor and marginalized communities and other stakeholders.

Information Technology - Good level of computer skills (Windows, Excel, Power Point, Word, Outlook, Internet).

Travel requirement: Able to travel in project areas occasionally and spend time away from work- base location and home.

Commitment to VSO’s mission, values, People First principles and core approaches (Social Inclusion and Gender, Social Accountability, and Resilience).

Desirable:

• Experience of working with or as volunteer
• Experience in advocacy and research work
• Experience on media and/or social media campaigns

Competencies and Behaviour

At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:

• Ability to be open minded and respectful
• Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
• Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
• Ability to seek and share knowledge

Equal Opportunities

• VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.