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|Position: Start-up Partnership Manager (Skills Development Expert)
Duty Station: Tansen, Palpa (with extensive travel in emerging markets in Nepal, including Kathmandu)
LOE: Three months with possible extension for two more months.
Start Date: As early as possible (May 1, 2020)
Background and Objectives:
The four-year UKaid Skills for Employment (सीप) programme is seeking a short-term Start-up Partnership Manager (Skills Development Expert) for a new partnership designed to revive the Palpali Dhaka Industry in Tansen, Province 5, Nepal. Launched in February 2020, UKaid सीप’s partnership with the Palpali Dhaka Association (PDA) and the Government of Province 5 is aimed at building skills of weavers and entrepreneurs in order to: reinvigorate employment/self-employment, inject quality and innovation in Dhaka designs, improve branding and marketing, build stronger backward and forward market linkages, and enable access to finance for entrepreneurs as well as for self-employed home-based weavers.
Launched in April 2019, UKaid सीप is brokering transformational partnerships with the Nepali private and public sector to propel growth in selected priority sectors – commercial agriculture, light manufacturing, tourism, ICT, and construction – at Provinces 2 and 5 through expanded access to quality skills training linked to gainful employment and migration optimization. सीप uses a Challenge Fund co-investment and technical assistance mechanism to forge partnerships aimed at addressing key market constraints in boosting job creation and sectoral growth by introducing innovative, scalable training models, building multi-sectoral collaborations, and unlocking public and private capital.
Role:
The Start-up Partnership Manager will support the Palpali Dhaka Association to support start-up of the partnership/project in collaboration with consortium partners and others supporters including UKaid सीप, Label STEP, Banks, Nepal Yarn Manufacturer’s Association, the Provincial and Local Government, and a potential pool of other short-term national/international branding/communications and design consultants. The key responsibilities are as follows:
Minimum Qualifications and Preferred Skills:
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Apply Before: Apr 21, 2020
