Location: Mugu

The main purpose of this position is to manage Education projects in the Cluster catchment areas as per UMN’s strategic plan, through effective capacity-building, relationship-building, project management, and provision of technical expertise.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Master’s Degree in Education or Social Sciences (with B.Ed.) with minimum three years of working experience in education;
• Or Bachelor’s Degree in Education with minimum five years of working experience in education;
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of current education government policies, program, priorities and issues related to school education in Nepal;
• Strong experience of project management including planning, budgeting, monitoring, reporting, and developing proposals;
• Experience of closely working with government authorities;
• Experience with participatory whole-community assessment, design, implementation, and monitoring processes;
• Familiar with up-to-date poverty eradication strategies, policies, and development practices in Nepal and outside;
• Cross-cultural work experience preferred;
• A good trainer, mentor, and coach and eager to build the capacity of others;
• Social skills necessary to build effective working relationships with a broad range of people;
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal in Nepali and English language.

Salaries and benefits will be according to UMN policy.