Type of role: Governance and OD
Location: Janakpur
Mode of delivery: Working at project location

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.

Role overview

Working at project location – In this role, you will provide on-site support in the project location and/or VSO office, (full-time unless otherwise specified) for a set period of time.

Support Youth Led CSOs in ensuring their engagement in promoting internal good governance in their YLCs as well as promote their meaningful engagement in local governments planning, budgeting and social accountability promotion processes.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Essential criteria (must have to be able to carry out the role successfully)

Knowledge/qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in development studies/ social science, management or any related discipline with one year's of experience on development preferably on good governance and accountability, capacity building, Organizational development of Civil Society Organizations.

Experience:

• Previous experience of working with youth networks/ alliances / CSOs
• Learning on adoption of Good Governance (Social accountability focus) and Organizational Development approaches.

Skills/Abilities:

• Coordinate and facilitate capacity building interventions
• Preparation of toolkits and guideline
• Linkage and networking with government agencies, CSOs mainly youth led CSOs and other development actors
• Facilitation and mobilization of CSOs for action plan implementation.

Desirable Criteria: (skills that could be an advantage in the role)

Knowledge/qualifications:

• Acquainted with policy and provisions of good governance and social accountability, organizational development including local planning procedures.

Experience:

• Previous experience of facilitating community score card, social audit and public hearing and CSOs internal policy preparation.

Skills/Abilities:

• Preparation of analytical reports on OD.
• Sound computer skills both in Nepali and English.
• Facilitation of Training and workshops.

Priority

• The position is based in Janakpurdham and local candidates are highly preferred.
• Female candidate along with candidates from minority groups are preferred.

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.

Allowance

As a VSO volunteer, you will be sharing your skills with local communities on a full time basis. VSO will cover your travel, vaccinations, accommodation, and medical insurance costs, along with a local living allowance which will be paid in local currency. This allowance meets reasonable living expenses in country, but will not be enough to send money home. You will also receive some financial support to contribute to your on-going expenses at home.

Accommodation

VSO works with some of the poorest communities in the world which means accommodation varies and will be basic.

Some background about VSO

Much has changed since VSO started 60 years ago. We’ve gone from being a UK charity to a truly global development organisation. In 2016/2017 alone, we worked with over 7,000 volunteers from all over the world and from all backgrounds to deliver services that had an impact on the lives of almost 2.6 million people in the 24 countries where we work. Our programmes focus on the areas of health, education and livelihoods, with an increasing emphasis on resilience building, social accountability, gender and social inclusion. We believe progress is only possible when we work together and that strong partnerships are crucial to delivering positive change. That’s why we work with over 500 partner organisations, from local and national governments, to businesses, NGOs, funders, charities and community groups. Currently, over 30% of our people are recruited from within the country in which they work, and we continue to grow the share of community and national volunteers involved in our programmes. We also send increasing numbers of volunteers from one developing country to another. However, our vision has remained the same; to build a world without poverty.