Contract Period: 1st December 2020 to 30th September 2023
Duty Station: South Asia Regional Office, Kathmandu, Nepal.

In close collaboration with the Program Manager of ECPAT Luxembourg, the Project Officer (PO) for J/TIP will be responsible for ensuring efficient and effective implementation of project activities which include training and capacity building of child protection (CP) and anti-TIP government entities at local and provincial levels and of service providers providing institutional care.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support and coordinate with project partners, as and when required. 
• Liaise on a consistent and planned basis with project partners to obtain updates on project progress (activities, monitoring data, financial updates, etc.), clarify queries and gather information for reports or proposals. 
• Coordinate with the National Child Rights Council (NCRC), National Committee to Counter Human Trafficking (NCCHT), provincial and local governments and other concerned stakeholders to ensure timely implementation of activities.
• Liaise with concerned government stakeholders and other existing partners in project districts and maintain healthy professional relationships. 
• Review government policies and guidelines related to CP/ TIP.
• Collaborate with all technical and finance/admin colleagues for preparation of project management documents (project progress tracking documents, budget spreadsheets, work plans, project briefing materials, etc.) 
• Support development of training materials. 
• Collaborate with finance/admin colleagues to obtain financial information from partners for project budgets and assist the finance team with financial reporting. 
• Draft and finalize all technical reports to donor. Support colleagues for preparing funding applications for new projects.
• Ensure a consistent flow of information between technical and finance/admin colleagues on project progress. 
• Maintain efficient project administration and electronic project files. 
• Organize logistics for project visits, meetings and conferences. 
• Develop and maintain a knowledge resource of information relevant to the project. 
• Respond promptly to incoming emails, mail and telephone calls and ensure enquiries are addressed in a timely manner. 
• Actively participate in wider staff meetings, team briefings and external meetings. 
• Perform other tasks as agreed collaboratively with the PM, M&E and Finance Manager