We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Gender & Social Inclusion (GESI) Manager to lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of inclusive strategies across all project components. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in gender equality, social inclusion, and safeguarding policies—particularly in the context of infrastructure or construction projects and community engagement.

Required Qualifications/Competences : 

• Demonstrates integrity by modelling the Government of Nepal (GoN) and UN values and ethical standards;
• Serves and promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of the GoN and UNDP;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Excellent inter-personal skills;
• Clear and upfront communication skills;
• Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
• Collaborates effectively in a team environment;
• Organized and good with following-up on pending issues; meets deadlines;
• Promotes learning and knowledge management/sharing;
• Focuses on delivering results by taking calculated-risks and problem-solving approach;
• Fair and transparent decision making; regularly shares information with team members.

Functional Competencies: 

• Good practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development issues;
• Ability to go beyond established procedures and models, propose new approaches which expand the range of projects;
• Demonstrates strong numerical and analytical skills;
• Has experience working with Monitoring and Evaluation tools;
• Assesses project performance to identify success factors and incorporates best practices into project work;
• Monitors specific stages of projects/program implementation;
• Good knowledge of computer applications especially MS Office; and
• Good understanding of other application for data management and project monitoring.
• Fluency in English and Nepali, both written and oral, at professional level is essential;