Coordinator

Employer: The Fair Trade Group, a consortium of Fair Trade Organisations in Nepal advocating and lobbying fir trade business. It provides various capacity development services to its members as well as others.

Position: Coordinator

Responsibilities: provide leadership to the organisation, liaison to the board and initiating various programs for its members and others.

Person specification: a dynamic and outgoing personality; a team player; passion for working for fair trade, social justice and empowering people; good presentation and communication skills -both written and spoken; proficiency in computer skills; Master's Degree in Management with at least 3 years of relevant experience; skill of writing project proposal and fund raising; knowledge in training and capacity building; have good knowledge of financial planning and reporting; ability to travel independently within Nepal and abroad.

Like this challenging career? Then Apply with your CV within 31 March 2008 by post to FTG Nepal, GPO Box.13620, Kathmandu or by e-mail to fairtrade@info.com.np

Career Opportunities in Life Insurance Industry

Do you have the convincing power? Do you have the salesperson skills? Do you like the challenge of interacting with new people? then here are some jobs that might be right for you.

Employer: Nepal Life Insurance Company

Position: Management Trainees

Duty Station: Corporate office and branch offices
Person Specification: energetic result oriented person; Nepali Citizen; good computer skills; MBA/MBS level education; age within 25 years.

Position: Business Promotion Officer

Duty Station: Corporate office and branch offices
Person Specification: energetic result oriented person; Nepali Citizen; good computer skills; MBA/MBS level education with specialisation in Marketing; age within 30 years; experience of working in marketing, preferably in insurance marketing.

Salary for both the positions will be as per the company rules.

Application Procedure: Send the application letter together with a recent CV in an envelope marked "job application for the Management Trainee" to apply for the position of the Management Trainee" or "Application for the Business Development Officer" to apply for the Business Development Officer to the following address:
NLIC Ltd.
P.O.Box No.11030, Kathmandu

Closing date for application: 25 Chaitra 2064

Country Representative

Organisation: Mercy Corps (http://www.mercycorps.org)
Organisation Description: Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.
Job Location: Nepal (Kathmandu)
Closing date: 20 Mar 2008
Job Description and qualifications:
Salary Range: $35,000- $50,000 depending on level of experience. National Applicants encouraged.
Closing date for Applications: 20th March 2008
PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: Over the past decade, the political situation in Nepal, fuelled mainly by tensions between King Gyanendra, the Maoists, and the seven political parties, has deteriorated to the point of garnering significant international attention. With growing fears that Nepal may join the ranks of failed states, the international community, as well as national politicians, is applied pressure to all factions of the conflict. In addition to the death toll arising from this conflict recently surpassing 10,000, most agree that rural Nepalis, and the poor in particular, are bearing the brunt of the conflict. By conservative estimates, Kathmandu now hosts over 100,000 unofficial refugees who fled the countryside to avoid violence. This current loss of life and the conflict-induced demographic shifts are exacerbating ongoing poverty, environmental degradation, and political exclusion that has characterized Nepal for decades.
Mercy Corps established a presence in Nepal in July 2005 and is assisting with both basic humanitarian needs and longer-term development and conflict mitigation programming. Mercy Corps focuses on civil society and economic development through collaborating with local organizations, looking for ways to foster an innovative, peaceful change in Nepali communities.
GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:The Country Representative (CR) is the senior management position for Mercy Corps in Nepal with supervisory and managerial responsibility over designated in-country personnel, programs and policies. The CR will be responsible for developing and implementing the overall strategic plan for programming in cooperation with Mercy Corps’ senior management team and local and international partners and developing proposals and pursuing funding opportunities as well as overseeing program implementation. S/he will also be responsible for developing and implementing systems, policies and procedures for Mercy Corps’ operations in Nepal. The CR will oversee management and administration of all field office functions ensuring high quality performance from staff and program delivery focused on planned results, ensuring offices are using sound operational practices including implementation of MC and donor policies and procedures.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Vision, Leadership and Strategy - Communicate a clear vision of Mercy Corps’ niche and future program goals; provide leadership and direction; develop a program strategy to be communicated to team members, local beneficiaries and the international community. I
• Identify, develop, and pursue opportunities for new program funding.
• Develop country program strategies which maximize internal and external resources and relationships based on clear need and Mercy Corps’ value-added.
• Evaluate program priorities within the country and participate in regional prioritization. Explore, evaluate and present new country and project funding opportunities that leverage impact and integrate initiatives and activities. Support and direct related fund-raising activities with both institutional and private donors.
• Formulate a clear vision of present and future strategy and program goals that can be clearly communicated to team members, local beneficiaries, government, partners, Mercy Corps colleagues and donors. Includes briefing materials based on strategic documents.
• Lead the Country Annual Planning Process and create a country summary report, consisting of Statement of Vision, Goals and Annual Objectives, and Country Program and Budget Summaries. Provide timely quarterly reporting on this plan and strategic updates to ensure the plan is a living, responsive document.
• Create an organizational culture of accountability, responsibility and quality of services

Commitment to Quality Program and Staff Development.

• Assemble all components necessary to insure quality programming and recruit, facilitate training of, and manage an informed, motivated and efficient staff including a high focus on national team members.
• Establish leadership, direction and personal credibility with expatriate and national staff; Implement and maintain a clearly understood chain of authority and accountability.
• Maintain an adequate human resource plan consistent with Mercy Corps’ policies, including current position descriptions for all positions, expatriate and national, personnel orientation and professional development plans, personnel evaluation systems, field personnel policy manual, and personnel grievance procedure system.
• Manage with an emphasis on excellence and achievement; encourage a team culture of learning, creativity and innovation.
• Recruit, manage and motivate an informed, skilled and efficient team; incorporate staff development strategies and performance management systems into team building process.

Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation

• Establish and maintain effective program reporting, monitoring and evaluation systems for both internal and external use.
• Ensure programs are based on sound design principles, including need assessments and baselines. Utilize MC and donor required M&E systems for creating logframes for all interventions and design a realistic M&E plan for each program and the country’s overall strategy.
• Establish and maintain effective and timely program/ grant reporting systems for all donors. Ensure program teams are responsible and capable of conducting on-going program monitoring.

Security

• Conduct prudent and timely assessments of security environment, initiate and/or enforce necessary security protocols balancing program needs with security constraints.
• Manage security and safety of the entire country team and MC assets according to best practices, MC operating standards and field realities.
• Ensure an up-to-date MC country security plan is in place and fully understood by all team members including evacuation plans.
• Ensure all team members are fully oriented and have the necessary level of security training for their respective roles. Includes oversight of the country security focal point.
• Initiate and oversee continuous security assessments of program areas and make adjustments in program implementation strategies as conditions require.
• Liase with the Global Security Advisor, GEO Director and Regional Program Director on crucial events, high risk periods, incident reporting or security policy changes.

Representation & Diplomacy

• Develop and maintain both internal and external relationships to ensure program growth and optimum program success: to include Mercy Corps headquarters and regional officers and staff, international and local NGOs, government officials, donor community officials, diplomatic corps and embassies, vendors, media and the general public.
• Develop and nurture culturally sensitive internal and external relationships and networks to ensure optimum communication and program success.
• Build strong constituencies to include Mercy Corps headquarters and regional teams,, international and local NGOs, government officials, donor community officials, diplomatic corps and embassies, vendors, media and the general public.
• Formulate, lead, document, and communicate Mercy Corps’ public relations and advocacy messages with the media, donors, colleague NGOs, local partners and the government in Nepal. Coordinate within the agency on external public relations and advocacy messages pertaining to Nepal.

Fiscal, Compliance Management and Accountability

• Coordinate and manage overall country/program budgets within approved spending levels and ensure compliance with all donor and Mercy Corps rules and regulations.
• Coordinate overall country budget; manage budget within approved spending levels and establish an annual cash flow plan to ensure a steady and adequate supply of funds for program activities. Oversee budget management of sub-grantees/sub-contractors.
• Build and maintain operational structures that ensure proper segregation of duties between finance, administration and logistics and fully support field programs.
• Ensure adherence to operational imperatives as per internal/ external audit requirements; utilize best practices based on MC Office in a Box to ensure program support is accountable.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting to donors and Mercy Corps’ headquarters. Directly supervises the in-country finance manager and maintains relations with the regional finance officer in HQ.
• Exercise sound judgment to ensure program expenses are reasonable, allowable and prudent. Ensure all program funds are spent in accordance with donor rules and regulations including private funds.

Communications

• Nurture appropriate Mercy Corps public relations, visitor/donor and other agency relationships, represent Mercy Corps to national and international media and provide appropriate fund-raising and other public relations materials to Mercy Corps-HQ as requested.
• Organizational Learning As part of Mercy Corps’ agency-wide Organizational Learning Initiative, all team members are responsible for spending 5% of their work time in formal and/or non-formal professional learning activities.

ACCOUNTABILITY

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: Responsible for international and national staff in Nepal.

REPORTS DIRECTLY TO: Regional Program Director – South Asia

WORKS DIRECTLY WITH: HQ-based Program Operations, Finance, and Technical Support Unit

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

• MA/S or equivalent in social science, management, international development ; 5 years experience in international relief and development with multi-sector programming, including food security, livelihoods, emergency relief, peace building, health, agriculture and/or economic development programs ; 3 years experience in staff team-building, NGO capacity building and financial management. Asia experience preferred.
• Experience with protocols of one or more of the following: USAID, UN, EU, private donors and foundations.
• Proven program development and proposal writing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to function as a social entrepreneur and proven success with building and managing a team of professionals is required.
• Successful and proven negotiation experience and the ability to create successful teams are necessary.
• Effective verbal and written communication, multi-tasking, organizational, prioritization skills are necessary.
• Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members is required.
• The ability to work comfortably, effectively and creatively within Nepalese cultural environment and areas of poor security is required.
• History of working effectively and respectfully with host country government, private sector, INGO and NGO partners in complex environments.

SUCCESS FACTORS:

The successful Country Representative will apply strong program design and proposal development skills.. Ability to grow new programs and country team while maintaining a high level of communication and coordination with a large variety of stakeholders, including donor directors, local government officials, community leaders, and partner organizations. The most successful Mercy Corps leaders have a strong commitment to communication and team development and maintain a sense of humor.

Note: The Country Representative will be based in Kathmandu, the capital city with a population estimation of roughly 2-3 million.

Applications for this position should be sent to:
Please apply for Mercy Corps positions at http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/jobs
Job reference code: RW_7BRQFC-85

Teachers

Employer: Shuvatara School

Position: Teachers for lower secondary and secondary levels at its residential school in Lamatar to teach English, Dance and singing (both Western and national forms)

Teachers primary level at its day school in Sanepa to teach primary grades, a primary level co-teacher, a Nepali teacher, an accounts teacher with economics background and a secondary level Mathematics teacher.

Application procedures: submit hand-written application letters with detailed resume, with all supporting documents and a recent PP photograph to the school reception, Sanepa by 18 March 2008, post the application to P.O.Box 4384, Kathmandu or e-mail to shuva@wlink.com.np

For further information and inquiries, please contact Ms. Nura at the school at tel: 5526783, 5520742, 5521849

Regional Coordinator

Employer: GTZ for its Support to the Peace Process (STPP), that aims to improve the living conditions for both the PLA in the cantonments and the adjacent communities. the Project is supporting in the sectors of water supply/sanitation, health and small infrastructure related to construction and maintenance works.

Duty Station: Itahari

Responsibilities: General

• overall management of the project office including administration and finance
• planning and implementing programme activities at the local level in cooperation with partners in line with the available budget
• handle local procurement of goods and services
• undertake regular field visits to the project sites in accordance with requirements of the programme
• monitor programme progress and prepare periodic reports and document s as required

Responsibilities: Technical

• participatory needs assessment for waste supply, sanitation and other infrastructure work in PLA cantonments and surrounding communities
• survey, design and support to implement the related infrastructure works
• assess requests for water, sanitation and other infrastructure improvement i.e. construction and /or renovation of facilities including waste disposal facilities
• prepare designs, drawings, cost estimates and bills of quantity
• prepare tender documents and contract agreements for hiring consulting firms/civil contractors and participate in tendering and selection processes
• assist in developing and organising trainings to PLAs and selected community representatives in physical infrastructure maintenance

Required qualifications and experience:

• at least Masters Degree in Civil Engineering with five years experience in water, sanitation and infrastructure development
• willing and able to make frequent field visits
• ability to work in an inter-disciplinary team
• good command on MS Office and AutoCAD software
• excellent command of both written and spoken English and Nepali

Preference will be given to candidates from the same or surrounding districts, underprivileged and ethnic groups and especially women from these groups. the salary and social benefits will correspond to the GTZ rule applicable to National Staff.

Application procedures: send the compete application with CV, two referees and a recent PP size photo in an envelope marked with the "application for the Regional Coordinator" to the following address by 25 March 2008:

GTZ Office

P.O.Box 1457, Kathmandu

Various opportunities at Voice of Children (VOC), a Nepalese NGO

Employer: Voice of Children, a Nepalese NGO working with street children and deprived families in urban poor areas.

Position: Family Development Program In Charge

Duty Station: Kathmandu

Responsibilities:

• Supervision and technical support to a team of social workers and field worker
• monitoring of the program's activities and results and report writing
• networking activities and family visits (identification of needs, counselling and information)
• development and facilitation of training/ group discussion for the beneficiaries

Person Specification:

• Intermediate/ bachelor or its equivalent in experience
• at least 2 years experience of working in social work in urban poor areas
• strong interest for social and field work and willingness to learn new skills and approaches
• relevant field level experience essential;
• Fluency in both written and spoken English and Nepali;
• command of computer software

Proposed salary: Rs.12,000 (negotiable)

Position: Network In Charge
Duty Station: Kathmandu

Responsibilities:

• Identification and coordination with existing services providers to answer the needs of deprived population
• monitoring, documentation of all networking activities and reports making
• keeping the information in database encoding and maintenance
• family visits (identification of needs, counseling and information)

Person Specification:

• Intermediate/ bachelor or its equivalent in experience
• experience of working in social work and field work
• willingness to learn new skills and approaches
• sound communication skills and strong interest in social work and field work
• Fluency in both written and spoken English and Nepali;
  command of computer software

Proposed salary: Rs.10,500 (negotiable)

Position: Social Worker

Duty Station: Kathmandu

Responsibilities:

• family visits (identification of needs, counselling and information)
• management of social centres in poor communities and networking activities
• supervision of field workers, facilitation of trainings and reports making

Person Specification:

• Priority in experience working as a social worker at the field in urban poor areas with deprived population
• SLC/Intermediate its equivalent in experience
• strong interest in social and field work and willingness to learn new skills and approaches
• able to speak and write Nepali and English
  Proposed salary: Rs.9,500 (negotiable)
• Position: Psychologist
  
  Duty Station: Kathmandu
  

Responsibilities:

• counsel the street and sexually abused children and assess the psychological condition
• make recommendation and coordinate with concerned person for implementation
• assessment of the situation of family and children during the case study meeting
• prepare and update reports of all the tasks and make new plans for further activities

Person Specification:

• post graduate in diploma on psychological counseling and training about psycho-social counseling
• minimum 2 years experience in the field of children. experience with street children preferred.
• sound knowledge of working with traumatized/victimized children especially sexually abused.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills.
• Fluency in both written and spoken English and Nepali
• command of computer software
  Proposed salary: Rs.11,000 (negotiable)

Position: Receptionist

Duty Station: Kathmandu

Responsibilities:

• respond phone calls, emails and receive and disseminate information to the concerned person
• prepare documents (reports, letters, notices...) in Nepali and English and arrange meeting and schedules
• keep systematic store and supply materials as per request, record of office equipments and vehicles

Person Specification:

• Intermediate level or its equivalent in experience
• sound communication skills
• Fluency in both written and spoken English and Nepali;
• command of computer software, able to use photocopier and scanner

Proposed salary: Rs.7,000 (negotiable)

Position: Vocational Training In charge

Duty Station: Kathmandu

Responsibilities:

• orienting, counseling children willing to attend vocational training
• networking with vocational training providers and implement the activities to facilitate job placement
• organising and conducting training for children and youth
• monitoring of the program's activities and results, reports and manual making

Person Specification:

• Intermediate level or its equivalent in experience
• at least 2 years experience of working with deprived population
• Fluency in both written and spoken English and Nepali
• command of computer software
• experience in HR would be appreciated
  Proposed salary: Rs.10,500 (negotiable)

Application procedures:
Submit the CV, a PP photograph and the application letter explaining your motivation and the relevant past experience by e-mail: info@voiceofchildren.org.np or to the Post Box 8975 EPC 1936, Kathmandu in an envelop with "application for the position of ........................."

closing date for the application: 15 March 2008.

Hints from the blogpost: If you have the passion to to work for bringing about the changes for the street children and the people of deprived discriminated communities, VOC may be the right organisation for you. While preparing you CV and writing your application, make your past experience and competencies as much clear and relevant to the person specification so that the employer has better understanding about you.

Programme Officer (Public Health - water and sanitation)

Employer: OXFAM, Nepal - a part of a global organisation that seeks to change the way the world works; works with others to overcome poverty and suffering and to promote gender equity.

Position: a fixed term contract for two years.

Duty Station: Kathmandu with at least 75% field visits;possibility of temporary/seasonal relocation to project area districts.

Responsibilities: to provide technical support, liaise, coordinate, monitoring partners on public health particularly on water and sanitation programme activities.

Person Specification:

• relevant field level experience essential;
• at least a graduate in Public Health or Engineering (water and sanitation);
• a minimum of three years of experience working in an I/NGO and CBOs;
• a high level competency in communication,reporting, facilitation skills and training;
• skills and experience on financial and administration management;
• computer literacy - MS Word and Spreadsheet;
• Fluency in both written and spoken English and Nepali; and
• ability to learn and work independently with minimal supervision.

Application Procedures: Submit the CV and the application letter explaining your past relevant past experience to this position to the e-mail: oxnepal@oxfam.org.uk on or before 15 March 2008.

Hints from the blogpost: If you have the passion to to work for bringing about the changes for the people and communities facing discrimination and exclusion; question and challenge the way big multilateral and bilateral organisations dictate the terms of aid and trade to the third world countries, OXFAM may be the right organisation for you. While preparing you CV and writing your application, make your past experience and competencies as much clear and relevant to the person specification so that the employer has better understanding about you.

Interesting opportunities with a child focused Japanese INGO

Employer: Child Fund Japan, an international NGO supporting child sponsorship programmes in Nepal.

Position: Senior admin and Finance Officer (one)

Duty Station: Kathmandu

Major responsibilities:

• Overall admin and finance responsibilities of the organisation
  
• daily transaction of Kathmandu office
• prepare financial reports to donors and headquarter
• internal audit of fund utilised by partner NGOs and their capacity building
• budget preparation and its monitoring
• development of internal policies/ human resource management

Qualification/ requirements:

• Nepali citizen
  
• Minimum Bachelors in Accounts
• Minimum 8 years experience as senior accountant in INGOs
• experience in capacity building of partner NGOs in financial management
• experience in donor reporting
• good knowledge on computer and accounting software
• fluent in spoken and written Nepalese and English

Position: Senior Programme Officer (one)

Duty Station: Kathmandu

Major responsibilities:

• Prepare annual program plan and budget
• monitoring projects implemented by partner NGOs and their capacity building
• involves frequent field visit
• make preparation for sponsorship program
  

Qualification/ requirements:

• Nepali citizen
  
• Minimum Bachelors in related fields
  
• Minimum 8 years experience as senior program officer in INGOs
• experience n child programs, education a must
• experiences in conducting trainings on the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Rights Based Approach
• Experience in human resource/organisational development including those of partner NGOs
  
• fluent in spoken and written Nepalese and English

Terms of employment: One-year-basis contracts with possibility of extension.

Application Procedures: application including a recent CV, photo, and a cover letter explaining your interest and motivation for the post and current gross salary should be submitted to the following address:
by e-mail: cfjnepal@wlink.com.np
by hand or by Post: Child Fund Japan
POBox.8975, EPC 815
Kathmandu

Closing date for application: 14 March 2008

Tentative date of test and interview of short-listed candidates: 17 March 2008.

Hints from the Blog to the potential candidates: If you have worked for children in development or post conflict situation, this is a good opportunity to take your career further. Even if you have not worked directly as staff members, if you have assumed responsibilities in NGOs supporting them as volunteers in designing, implementing, capacity building in child protection, child rights, child sponsorship or scholarship programs, you might have good chance of being short listed for the selection. Prepare your CV accordingly.

Want to work for the Conflict Affected Communities?

Employer: International Relief and Development (IRD) Inc. is a US non-profit organisation expecting to implement a community based services and livelihood project in mid and far western regions of Nepal in support of conflict affected communities. IRD Nepal is requesting CVs from individuals with experience in the following areas.

Duty Station: Mid and Far West regions.
Position: Team Leader (Code IRD1/08) - 1 position
Person Specification: experience of leading and managing projects with communities; social mobilisation; community empowerment work; knowledge and understanding of the peace process and conflict management and internally displaced conflict affected persons.

Position: Community Infrastructure Specialist (Code IRD2/08)- 1 position
Person Specification: Experiece of designing and implementing community basic infrastructure project with reasonable experience of rural water and sanitation sector and hygiene; experience of working with rural communties.

Position: Livelihood Specialist (Code IRD3/08)- 1 position
Person Specification: Experience of working with rural communities in their livelihood needs, training needs and market analysis; management of skill training courses, experience of overseeing business development, financial management training and experiecne in micro-credit

Position: Community Development Specialist (Code IRD4/08)- 1 position
Person Specification: Experience of social mobilisation,ensuring equal opportunities and encouraging proportionate representation from diverse groups; encouraging communities to plan andimplement their own initiatives; facilitating technical support; experience of training communities in management, accounting, operation and maingtenance aspects; experience of monitoring and evaluation of community infrastructure and livelihood work.

Qualifications for all of the above positions:

• At least 5 years of experience in the sspecialised area;
• advanced University Degree;
• Esperience of working in donor funded projects preferably with US Government;
• English proficiency;
• people with midand far west preferred.

Application procedures: People from disadvantaged groups (women,Janajati, Dalit, Madheshi and other minority groups) are encouraged to apply. Send electronic copy of your CV within 14 March 2008 by e-mail to npoudyal@ird-np.org or by fax to IRD Nepal 4417895.