Location: Nepal
Salary: Competitive
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Full Time: 35 hours per week
Application Closing Date: 24 April 2020

Role Overview

To lead the child protection and safeguarding aspect of the project initiatives, facilitate the implementing partners in this regard,develop capacity and provide technical leadership on gender-based violence, child protection and safeguarding.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

Essential:

General:

• 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 preferably in GBV particularly working with children in the vulnerable community.

Technical insights on gender equality and gender-based violence

• Good knowledge and understanding of gender equality with strong focus on GBV issues and policies in Nepal.
• Experience of strengthening capacity of partners and development stakeholders on gender equality including GBV, safeguarding.
• Experience of working with women and girls empowerment along with education projects.

Insights on program management and advisory support

• Previous experience of working together with different partners in project management
• Project monitoring and reporting
• Ability to analyses information, evaluate options, and follow the strategic directions as guided.

Networking for collaboration and partnership

• Linkage building with development stakeholders for increased collaborative endeavors
• Influence in local policies and practices for promoting positive behavior and transforming harmful social norms and practices
• Provide advisory assistance in local governance procedures

Volunteering for Development: Understanding and valuing the role of volunteering for development. Familiarity with diverse models of volunteer engagement and the volunteer journey – proven ability to leverage volunteer engagements to deliver social change outcomes. Personal experience of volunteering for development is a significant plus.

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

Travel requirement: Able to travel in different parts of project areas in country and spend time away from work- base location.

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.

Eligibility: Nepalese
Contract: National

VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.