Project Name: Participation and Voice for Excluded Women in Nepal (PAVE)

Project Information:

PAVE project aims to support and strengthen women: 1) Individual political leaders - elected women, including those who are marginalized, will have improved knowledge, skills and resources to participate in governance and represent the views of their constituents more effectively; 2) Individual civil society leaders will be enabled to become aspirant political leaders - members of WROs, including those who are marginalized, will have increased capacity to engage in local politics and decision-making that affects their lives; and 3) Communities will be enabled to provide increased support to women to participate meaningfully in civil society and politics; and 4) The women’s movement will take coordinated and collective action at all levels to change negative gendered social norms in support of women’s participation.

Position summary:

This position will be responsible for overall management for effective implementation of the project in Achham District- Mangalsen Municipality and Bannigadhi Rural Municipality with effectiveness and efficiency in coordination and advisory support of Project Manager and Executive Director. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the overall management of project ensuring quality of inputs, process and results.
• Lead to development of DIP with detail breakdown of budget and revise as and when necessary or on periodical basis.
• Provide technical guidance and oversight for all the project activities.
• Coordinate and oversee the preparation of all outputs of the project.
• Ensure all documents are being generated for program success with evidence.
• Prepare monthly activity plan and provide to the project supervisors of every month.
• Prepare monthly progress report and database as per the activities carried out.
• Assign and Supervise filed staffs in their assigned work.
• Supervise the activities conducted with compliance at community and district level.
• Oversee project procurement management.
• Analyze risks and opportunities, create comprehensive project documentation, plans and reports.

Academic:

• Master's Degree in social science, economics, development studies or any related field

Experience:

• 3-year work experience in project implementation, especially in Dalits and marginalized women issues

Knowledge & Skills:

• Proven work experience as a Project Coordinator, experience in project management from conception to delivery
• Ability to prepare and interpret data, schedules and step-by-step action plans
• Coordinate and oversee the preparation of all outputs of the project
• Good understanding of the socio-economic, legal and political context of Nepal; Rights Based Approach (RBA) to development; Dalit movement, current debates and issues
• A good understanding of logframe analysis tools (LFA) and demonstrated use of these tools
• Leadership Skills
• Training, Managing Skills and Advisory skills
• Strong Advocacy, negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Strong communication and public speaking skills
• Fluency in Nepali and English both in written and verbal.
• Personnel Management: Staff development, coaching and facilitation, team building.

Personal Trait:

• Committed to the cause/movement
• Creative and takes initiative
• Willingness to travel extensively and spend time in the field
• Ability to work as part of diverse group/ team
• Must be result focused and be able to work under pressure and tight deadlines