Project Coordinator

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Plan is an international, child centred community development organisation without political or religious affiliation. Plan works with children, sponsors, communities, partner organisations, donors and governments in 70 countries around the world. Plan has been working in Nepal since 1978. Plan Nepal is seeking to recruit competent, committed, self-motivated and enthusiastic candidates for the position below.

Project Coordinator

Organisation Name :Plan Nepal
Published on :The Himalayan Times
Published Date :April 16, 2014
Job Type :Full Time
Job Level :senior
Salary :
Educational :Master
No. of Vacancies :1
Job Location :Lalitpur
Apply Before :
April 30, 2014 [13 days left]

Educational Description

  • Masters Degree in Social Science(preferred) and in relevant fields such as Gender & Development, Rural Development, Human Rights

Job Specification

  • Demonstrated experience, knowledge and skills of lobbying& Policy advocacy at national level
  • At least 4 years of senior level experience in implementing and managing child/ human right based project, worked on inclusion issues
  • Excellent computer skills, in particular excell and word
  • Ability to multitask and coordinate with multiple stakeholders
  • Competencies Both in spoken and written English and Nepali languages

Job Description

SNID project aims to contribute to ensuring equal access to the rights of Dalits and People with disablities (PWDs), especially girls, boys and woman, through elimination of all forms of discrimination againist them mainstreaming them in the process of social and economics development. The project emphasis on strategic collaboration with groups/ organisations and federations working with Dalits, PWDs, and woman's right. The Project aims to work close collabretion with government ministries, departments and local bodies for creating an enabling institutional and legal environment of uplift and empower Dalits and PWDs.
Key responsibilities:
  • Develop and  revise Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) of the SNID project based on the project proposal and deliverables
  • Develop strategies and annual plans along with a monitoring & evalution framework and a periodic monitoring plan
  • Manage and oversee full disbursement of project budget and monitor quality implementation of activities
  • Manage and monitor partnership including conducting partner assessments, visits and identifying potential partnerships
  • Enable opportunities for capacity building of project team members and partners on SIND related project compoents
  • Provide technical support to Plan Nepal's Programme  Units and partners
  • Maintain liaison/ coordination and collaboration between government offices, civil society organisations, networks, alliances and community organisations
  • Ensure programme quality through timely field visits, reporting, review/ feflection meetings and annual participatory progress updates
  • Ensure social inclusion, gender equity and child rights perspective in programme implementation, monitoring and reporting
Project Coordinator For Social inclusion and Non-Discrimination (SNID) Project is a senior level position based at Country Office, Lalitpur
This position has a direct line reporting to Programme Support Manager at Country Office
The Project duration is till 31 December 2015

Apply Instructions

Qualified and interested Nepali candidates are requested to submit a typed job application and the most recent Curriculum Vitae, with names of 3 referees. The candidate is to also complete Plan Nepal’s vacancy form available Plan Nepal's website (in 'About Plan in Nepal' link under the Jobs section) and submit it along with the job application. The full application may be dropped off at Plan Nepal Office at, Shree Durbar, Pulchowk OR mailed to Plan Nepal’s P.O. Box 8980 OR emailed directly to nepal.vacancy@plan-international.org no later than 30th April 2014. Only short listed candidates will be notified for written test & interview.
Plan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Plan strongly encourages women applicants and applicants from Dalit, Madhesi, Janajati, marginalized ethnic groups and offers proactive support and capacity development for female staff and staff from marginalized group. Plan Nepal reserves the rights to cancel vacancy announcements without assigning any reason whatsoever. Plan will not entertain solicitations for any position and candidates who do so may be disqualified.
Plan takes active measures in recruitment and employment practices to ensure children are protected.