Skills for Employment Programme (SEP) seeks applications from suitable candidates under the following position:
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Position: Strategic Communications and Branding Advisor/Product Development Advisor
No. of position: One
Duty Station: Kathmandu with travel to Tansen, Palpa
LOE: Part-time for 3-6 months
Start Date: Mid- May, 2020
Deadline for Applications: April 19, 2020
Background and Objectives:
The four-year UKaid Skills for Employment (सीप) programme is seeking a part-time Strategic Communications and Branding Advisor for a new partnership designed to revive the Palpali Dhaka Association. Launched in April 2019, UKaid सीप is brokering transformational partnerships with the Nepali private and public sector to propel growth in selected priority sectors – commercial agriculture, light manufacturing, tourism, ICT, and construction – at Provinces 2 and 5 through expanded access to quality skills training linked to gainful employment and migration optimization. सीप uses a Challenge Fund co-investment and technical assistance mechanism to forge partnerships aimed at addressing key market constraints in boosting job creation and sectoral growth by introducing innovative, scalable training models, building multi-sectoral collaborations, and unlocking public and private capital.
Launched in February 2020, UKaid सीप’s partnership with the Palpali Dhaka Association (PDA) and the Government of Province 5 is aimed at building skills of weavers and entrepreneurs in order to: reinvigorate employment/self-employment, inject quality and innovation in Dhaka designs, improve branding and marketing, build stronger backward and forward market linkages, and enable access to finance for entrepreneurs as well as for self-employed home-based weavers.
Role:
The Start-up Partnership Manager will support the Palpali Dhaka Association to support start-up of the partnership/project in collaboration with consortium partners and others supporters including UKaid सीप, Label STEP, Banks, Nepal Yarn Manufacturer’s Association, the Provincial and Local Government, and a potential pool of other short-term national/international branding/communications and design consultants. The key responsibilities are as follows:
Reporting: Candidate will work closely with the Communication and Outreach Manager, and report to the Deputy Team Leader
Minimum Qualifications and Preferred Skills:
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