Contract : Timebound Contract, one year

Job Responsibilities :

• Work with Public Engagement to undertake the NGO selection process for NER activities
• Adapt WV Nepal standards on how to assess and select NGO partners for the Response context
• Engage Operations and Sector Managers to ensure NGOs meet technical requirements for NER implementation
• Develop and oversee the partnering Agreements that can be used to govern different types of partnering relationship.
• Lead the roll out of this partnering framework and standards across the organisation.
• Provide continued support to NGO partners on government compliance
• Work with NER Functions to analyse current approaches to managing as partners and identify strengths and weaknesses in joint accountability.
• Analyse current approaches to monitoring to identify in what ways WV monitors its partners
• Develop planning and reporting approaches that enable WV and its partners to plan and manage effectively together, with all partners holding each other accountable.
• Develop feedback mechanisms with NGO partners to be able to receive and respond to issues that arise, together with relevant function or Sector Manager
• Adapt World Vision Nepal performance appraisal of NGO partners for use in the NER
• Develop capacity building approaches that will enable NGO partners to effectively implement NER activities on time, on target and on budget
• Develop general NER and humanitarian orientation and coordinate and facilitate the input of other functional area orientations
• Ensure all NGO partners undergo basic orientation of all functions and specific orientation on Response activities together with relevant Sector Managers
• Work with Sector Managers and Programs Team to ensure that NGO partners have good oversight of grant requirements including timelines, budgets, targets, quality expectations, and donor visibility requirements
• Support EMS functions, including Sector Managers and District Managers to understand NER approach to NGO partnering and associated obligations

Minimum Qualifications and Experience required:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field – social science, development studies, adult education.
• At least five years in development work in Nepal
• Strong research skills and relevant research experience of at least two years. Experience in leading action learning preferred
• Strong team player – must be able to form and lead a number of cross-functional working groups
• Strong interpersonal skills – ability to draw commitment from other parts of the organisation.
• Good understanding of different approaches to partnering, and the requirements these involve.
• Fluent in Nepali with good written and spoken English
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel
• Previous work in developing partnering approaches
• Financial or grant management experience is preferred
• Need to travel up to 70% of the time.

To Apply,

Candidates fulfilling the criteria mentioned above may send in their complete Curriculum Vitae (CV) by 7 November 2015 before 17:00 hours to the address mentioned below. Candidates from respective districts and women are highly encouraged to apply.

World Vision International Nepal
People & Culture Department
Email: [email protected]
Only short-listed candidates will be called for the subsequent selection procedure.
WVIN reserves all rights to qualify/disqualify applications in any case.

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