Job Location: Country Office Kathmandu, Nepal with frequent field trips
Portfolio: Development Work & Humanitarian and Recovery Aid
Reporting To: Head Representative

Functional Relationships

The Head of Programme (HoP) reports to the Head Representative (HR). The position serves on the Senior Management Team level of the Country Office. Under the supervision of the HR, the HoP tasks include portfolio development in AWOs strategic areas, monitoring and evaluation as well as fundraising.

Overall Responsibilities 

• Coordinate the multi annual country programme and strategy development in close coordination with the HR 
• Responsible for quality assurance and ensuring compliance with AWOs quality standards and donor regulations 
• Plan and develop new projects / programmes ensuring feasibility, sustainability and exit strategies and lead write-up of concept notes and donor proposals in close coordination with the HR, programme/finance team and partners 
• Ensure the development and implementation of MEAL standards in the country programme, further develop the MEAL system and support AWOs partner organisations in MEAL related tasks 
• Ensure timely reporting of the partner organisations to the Country Office as well as timely submission of proposals and reports to AWO Head Quarter 
• Coordinates closely with the finance department in all relevant programmatic / financial areas 
• Further develop partnership cooperation and ensure active collaboration with and capacity building of AWOs partner organizations 
• Supervise and capacitate programme staff on project cycle management, MEAL and fundraising 
• Represent AWOs vis-à-vis other national, international, governmental and non-governmental bodies as well as relief and development organisations and participate in coordination committees with other relevant organisations in agreement and coordination with HR 

Your Profile 

• A postgraduate degree in international relations and / or development & humanitarian aid 
• A minimum of 5 years relevant working experience in a similar position with an INGO; regional experience is an asset 
• Strong technical expertise in safe migration, human trafficking (TIP), food and nutrition security, climate change, disaster risk reduction, humanitarian aid, etc. 
• Sound experience in project cycle management, MEAL and programme coordination 
• Exceptional analytical and writing skills in English and Nepali; German would be an asset 
• Excellent coordination and facilitation skills 
• A high level of mental and physical resilience and readiness to travel