No of Position Required: 1

Duty Station: Kathmandu and frequently field visit

Starting Date: ASAP

Terms: Yearly Renew, need and performed based

Type: Full Time

Salary Offered: Negotiable, based on experience

Reporting: CZOP Executive Board (General Secretary)

Summary of the Position:

The post holder will be responsible for the smooth functioning of the Secretariat of CZOP. S/He will take coordination roles between the member organizations of the Coalition and similar coalition at Provincial, local even in regional (South Asia Region) Level. S/He will work towards achieving the CZOP's objective under the guidance of the Executive Board.

As well as the post holder will be responsible for the smooth functioning of the activities designed under the CSOs project in the guidance of CZOP board as well as NACG Nepal. S/he will take coordination roles among all NACGs, NACG Nepal & its members, Government of Nepal especially Ministry of Women, Children, and Senior Citizens and SAIEVAC. S/he will work for planning and managing initiations for advocacy campaigns and contribute to overall project goal of promoting and protecting the rights of the children in the regional level.

Key Responsibilities:

Member secretary of the Executive Board:

• Call meetings as agreed in the Executive Board or as per advice of the General Secretary
• Arrange/Facilitate Board Meetings as well as circulate the decisions made to the required members
• Leading role in developing and revision of policies, guidelines, strategies of organizations as well fund raising, and implementation
• Translate national and international documents, accords and treaties in both languages i.e. English and Nepali
• Coordinate and facilitate the advocacy efforts/strategies at regional (SAARC) level through collaboration amongst NACGs and CSO Project steering committee
• Develop IEC Materials for advocacy and disseminate widely across the regions
• Networking: with all concern stakeholders in regional level(NACGs, SAIEVAC,NHRIs, Parliamentarian, UN agencies, UNSRSG on VAC and Government bodies
• Regular Communication/Coordination with NACGs, SAIEVAC. CRC ASIA, PLAN Regional office and Government bodies of SAARC
• Develop Work plan, implementation strategy and ensure the timely implementation and reporting

Communication and information management/documentation:

• To liaise between individual members of CZOP and between the executive board and its member organizations
• Regular communication and update to the regional, national, provincial and local level members/concern agencies about the progress of the CZOP
• Develop the IEC materials and dissemination plan as per need
• Technical support to the member organizations on the CZOP agendas based on request

Representation:

• Represent the CZOP as instructed by the chair and general secretary in different forums and present within the CZOP's guidelines.

• The position holder will be responsible for the administration of the secretariat and will be responsible for the float management and supervision of account keeping.

• The Position holder will report to the Executive Board and be line managed by the General Secretary of the executive board
  

Key competencies required:

• Must have completed master degree and above
  
• Must have 5+years working experience (Senior Position) in child rights field preferably at national level
  
• Preferred experiences of networking and engagement with South Asia regional movement and organizations as well as government bodies on Child Rights
  
• Experience in managing partnership relation with bilateral, multilateral funding partners, CSOs and Government bodies
  
• Understanding and application of advocacy approaches at different levels using micro level of learning's and experiences
  
• Excellent reading, writing and speaking skills of English and added advantage if known other SAARC country languages
  
• Excellent Computer skills mostly MS. Office, email, internet
• Sensitive and responsive to gender, ethnicity, disability and HIV/AIDS issues and other core CZOP values
• Basic knowledge on accounting, handling press, office management