Hamro Palo invites Expressions of Interest and applications for the following opportunities:

Position 1

Human Resource and Organizational Development

Terms of Reference for Human Resource and Organizational Development Consultant

Hamro Palo is a women-led, girls-focused nonprofit organization in Nepal working to advance gender equality, education, safety, and leadership opportunities for adolescent girls. As the organization expands its interventions across districts, it seeks to strengthen its organizational structure, leadership capacity, human resource systems, and staff sustainability. In 2026, Hamro Palo marked ten years as a registered organization, building on program work that began in 2012.

Over the next 12 months, Hamro Palo plans to strengthen its senior management structure, decentralize selected responsibilities, develop a second layer of leadership, prepare potential future leaders, and introduce more systematic approaches to staff performance, professional growth, well-being, and retention.

Hamro Palo therefore seeks an experienced Human Resource and Organizational Development Consultant to conduct an organizational and human resource assessment and develop practical recommendations and systems appropriate to the organization’s current size, growth plans, values, and financial capacity.

The purpose of the consultancy is to help Hamro Palo develop an organizational and human resource structure that supports effective program implementation across districts, clearer accountability, decentralized decision-making, leadership continuity, internal talent development, and staff retention.

The consultant will assess the current organizational structure and HR practices and provide practical recommendations, tools, and implementation support. The assignment should be grounded in Hamro Palo’s commitment to gender equality, feminist leadership, safeguarding, collaboration, and staff well-being.

The consultant will undertake the following

1 Organizational and Human Resource Assessment

2 Organizational Structure and Delegation

3 Leadership Development and Succession Planning

4 Staff Retention Well-being and Organizational Culture

5 HR Systems and Implementation Support

All final documents, policies, and tools must be submitted in editable formats.

The selected consultant or firm is expected to begin the assignment on 16 November 2026. The assignment will be completed over approximately three months on an intermittent basis, with the final deliverables expected by 15 February 2027.

Applicants should propose the required number of working days and submit a deliverable-based work plan aligned with this period. The consultancy will include document review, confidential staff consultations, management and Board discussions, policy and systems development, validation meetings, and initial implementation support.

Interested consultants or firms must submit a detailed financial proposal in Nepali Rupees. The proposal should specify:

The proposal must clearly state whether the quoted amount is inclusive or exclusive of applicable taxes. Statutory taxes will be deducted at source in accordance with the prevailing laws of Nepal.

The assignment is open to qualified individual consultants and consulting firms registered and eligible to work in Nepal.

A consulting firm must nominate a lead consultant who will be responsible for the assignment and directly involved in the assessment, staff consultations, validation, and delivery of the final outputs. The qualifications and experience requirements below apply to the individual consultant or the firm’s proposed lead consultant.

Required Qualifications and Experience

How to Submit an Expression of Interest

Interested individual consultants or consulting firms should submit an Expression of Interest containing:

The Expression of Interest should be submitted by email to [email protected] no later than 30 September 2026, 5:00 PM, with the subject line: Expression of Interest – Human Resource and Organizational Development Consultancy.

Only shortlisted consultants or firms will be contacted. Telephone calls, office visits, and enquiries through social media will not be entertained.

The Deputy Director will work closely with the Executive Director and Board to provide leadership across programs, operations, administration, fundraising, partnerships, and organizational development. The position will ensure that Hamro Palo’s strategies and decisions are translated into effective daily management, high-quality programs, accountable systems, and strong external relationships.

This is a senior leadership position intended to contribute to Hamro Palo’s long-term leadership continuity. The Deputy Director will gradually assume increased organizational responsibilities based on performance, readiness, and decisions of the Executive Director and Board.

Organizational Leadership and Daily Management

Fundraising and Donor Engagement

Operations Administration and Financial Oversight

Government Partnerships and External Relations

Team Leadership and Organizational Culture

Required Qualifications and Experience

Personal Qualities and Long-Term Commitment

Applicants should address their interest in a long-term leadership role and their anticipated availability in Nepal over the next five years in their cover letter.

Interested candidates should submit

Applications should be submitted by email to [email protected] no later 30 September 2026, 5:00 PM, with the subject line: Application for Deputy Director.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Telephone calls, office visits, and enquiries through social media will not be entertained.

Hamro Palo is an equal opportunity organization. We encourage applications from qualified professionals who share our commitment to the safety, dignity, rights and meaningful participation of adolescents.

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