The Provincial Team Leader (Lumbini) will report to and assist the Team Leader in providing leadership, management oversight, and technical direction for the project in Lumbini, ensuring that project deliverables are met on time and deliver desired impact. The Provincial Team Leader will support the management of the full-time team dedicated to this programme in Lumbini and help ensure successful integration of consortium partners in a one-team approach. They will be expected to manage and deliver technical assistance to the provincial government and/or municipalities.  The Provincial Leader (Lumbini) will liaise with the funder, Government counterparts, and other key stakeholders and implementing partners. They will achieve synergy with relevant other national and sub-national level programmes and donor-funded projects operating within Nepal. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership to FCDO Samartha and the technical team.  
• Coordinate closely with the Team Leader, on all technical matters; provide support to the leadership and management of the project in Lumbini province.  
• Oversee and quality assure the work of the technical team. Hold team and partners to account for agreed performance indicators.  
• Manage relationships on technical matters with relevant external stakeholders and partners, particularly the provincial government and municipal governments and other health/education stakeholders, providing official technical assistance as needed.  
• Coordinate planning processes to ensure strategic and cohesive programme direction.  
• Provide leadership to technical staff consultants and ensure clear roles and responsibilities; maintain clear lines of communication across programme components and workstreams.   
• Conduct and/or provide technical guidance and oversight to staff and grantees.  
• Play a role in leading and/or supporting policy and advocacy efforts with national/provincial/municipal stakeholders.  
• Contribute to project monitoring, research, evaluation and learning activities.   
• Collaborate with national/provincial/municipal advisors to ensure the project is implemented according to organisation and industry best practices, programme framework, and regulations.  
• Represent FHI 360 in external forums as needed at the federal or provincial level  

Requirements:

• Master's degree in behavioral and social sciences, or a related field with five to seven of experience and relevant experience in international development at a senior programme management level and lime management experience or a bachelor's degree with over seven years of experience as mentioned above.  
• Experience in managing complex activities involving coordination with multiple partner institutions. 
• Experience in managing development partner funded governance, civil society strengthening or system strengthening projects; experience of leading FCDO projects preferred. 
• Demonstrated experience with implementing governance and systems strengthening programmes – technical background in governance, health, education, public financial management, or related programming a plus. 
• Demonstrated ability to develop and foster relationships with national and subnational government counterparts, local organisations, and donors. 
• Experience working on governance or health and/or education systems strengthening in Nepal and in Lumbini province at the provincial and municipal level. 
• Strong existing relationships with key stakeholders in Nepal, especially in Lumbini province. 
• Proactive in managing multiple tasks, managing and working in the virtual work environment, and flexible, adaptive and open to managing time as needed for and demanded by the project and for working with different teams in different time zones as needed.    
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication, coordination and collaboration, team building and management, and problem-solving skills.   
• Excellent oral and written English and Nepali including documentation skills.