Project Officer :based in Makawanpur district

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The Esther Benjamin Memorial Foundation
Satdobato, Lalitpur,
Nepal
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Project Officer (Education)
Location: Based in Makawanpur District.
Starting Date: November/ December 2015 (on yearly contract basis)
Reports to: District Programme Coordinator.
Working with: Project Officer (Anti-Trafficking), Counsellor/Rescue Coordinator, Project Officer (Reintegration), Development Officer and Field Supervisors.
Supervision: Field Workers.
ABOUT ORGANISATION:
The Esther Benjamin Memorial Foundation (EBMF) is a non-profit making, non-political, non-sectarian and Non-Government Organisation (NGO). The Organisation was set up in order to rescue the trafficked, displaced and separated children from their families by traffickers and compelled to work in Circuses in India and other various places. It has been rescued over 600 children from different places and most of them have reunified with their family and community and supporting them for education.  The organisation has been providing educational support to 375 needy children. The children who are at risk of trafficking, siblings of trafficked children and other vulnerable children in the community are prioritised first to this support. We have been supporting Local Government Schools in Makawanpur District for ‘Basic infra-structure’, ‘Health and Hygiene’ and ‘Mid-Day Meal’ encapsulating awareness knowledge on ‘Anti-Trafficking’ in these local schools and communities. The organisation has high respect to the rights of the children and promoting their fundamental rights to be with their own family and the native community.
EBMF is seeking to recruit competent, committed, self-motivated and enthusiastic Nepali candidate for the position of Programme Officer (Education).
PURPOSE OF POSITION:
The Education Officer is a vital position to implement School Support Project and Scholarship Project in order to provide educational opportunity to the needy children in disadvantage communities and promote quality of education in government/community schools.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCES:
  • Minimum Bachelor's Degree in development studies or social sciences or education,
  • Minimum of 2 years’ working experience in similar field,
  • Having sound and practical knowledge in the field of Education Support Programme, Scholarship and Government / community schools and Family Support Programme,
  • Excellent interpersonal and networking skills to create a favourable working environment and to get instant support from/in local communities,
  • Having good knowledge on baseline survey, data collection, assessments, analysis and preparation of case studies / reports,
  • Having knowledge on Nepali Government School system; management structure through DEO, Resource Person to the school level, the school management committee (SMC), parent teacher association (PTA) and student / child clubs,
  • Having some knowledge on child friendly learning environment,
  • Basic knowledge on child psychology, child development and easy going with children to deal with them, knowing them and their problems,
  • Practical experience in coordination with District Level Government Departments, Officials, other local level concern agencies,
  • A very good communication and correspondence skills with excellent spoken Nepali and English,
  • Composure, flexible and having proven problem solving and organisational skills,
  • Good team worker, able to live in remote areas under basic circumstances in an insecure environment and work closely with a small team,
  • Ability to plan and organise work effectively and deal with multiple tasks simultaneously,
  • Familiar with set up in remote areas and spending time with rural people,
  • Should have excellent working knowledge on Microsoft Office Programmes with Nepali typing skills,
  • Having basic knowledge on TOT, arranging trainings and facilitation will be added advantage,
  • Passionate on helping at risk, victimised, poor, disadvantaged and vulnerable children in community,
WORKING HOURS:
These are 40 hours per week, normally 9 am to 5pm, Sunday to Thursday, with one hour for lunch. However, because this is a charity appointment the post holder will frequently work out of hours or at weekends. The employment is on a contractual basis and is renewable.
Qualified candidates are requested to forward their updated CV along with a cover letter expressing why they are specifically suited by qualification, experience and other competencies for this position. Please write a clear statement of salary expectation. EBMF will offer an attractive remuneration package to the deserving candidate. Interested candidate may apply to: jobs@ebmf.org.np, by 17:00 hours, 10th of November. 2015. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Phone calls prior to the interview will automatically eliminate candidates from consideration. EBMF reserves the rights to cancel the vacancy announcement without assigning any reason whatsoever.
* EMBF is an equal opportunity employer *