VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Organization: Habitat for Humanity Nepal
Position: Program Officer
Duration: Through December 2020 (Extendable if funding and need permits)
Location: Habitat Field Office, West – Nepalgunj
Reports to: Program Manager – (HFO) West
Field Visits: Frequent travel to project areas
Program Officer is responsible for day to day coordination with the implementing partners for effective field level program implementation and enhance the capacity of partner staff especially in social mobilization sector. This position will provide direct support to Program Manager of Habitat Field Office (HFO) West to coordinate and liaise with concerned government officials at local level.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Oversees day-to-day coordination with all project stakeholders (government, NGOs, community, etc.) to ensure smooth implementation, and timely elevation of issues to her/his direct report
• Guide and monitor social aspects of project implementation, ensuring compliance with Habitat’s Program Manual. In particular, responsible for ensuring that Habitat’s family selection criteria are upheld, and that communities actively participate in designing and building their homes
• Responsible for developing social mobilization capacity of NGO partners through training and coaching
• Support the Program Manager and partners in updating implementation plans
• Follow up on the shelter progress report, weekly reports and monthly reports with implementing partners
• Contributes to develop Detail Implementation Plan (DIP)/ Project Implementation Plan (PIP) of project and overall responsbible to provide support to parter and local government aggenices for timely implementation of the same
• Enhance capacity of partners staff and support them to coordinate with concerned government line agencies and other civil society organzations for effective implementation of the project activities
• Support to program manager or lead as per the instruction of supervisor to conduct institutional capacity assessment of parter organization and work on capacity development plan
• Enhance and empower community/family to advocate and lobbying with government and other concerned stakeholders for housing rights
• Management of Global Village program in HFO West including but not limited to hosting, coordination, logistics and reporting
KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS
• Excellent in Nepali and English (Reading, writing and speaking)
• Work experience promoting social/community mobilization in rural areas
• Capacity to lead training sessions, and the creation of training modules/materials. Experience in training of trainers (TOT)
• Good team player and demonstrates an attitude to learn and share knowledge
• Excellent negotiation skills
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION, PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in sociology, rural development, related field. A Master’s Degree preferred
• Minimum three years of experience in social mobilization, networking, advocacy and lobbying, partnership management with progressively increasing responsibility
Last date to apply: December 8, 2019
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply with an application letter and updated resume by December 8, 2019 addressed to:
Human Resource Department,
Habitat for Humanity International, Nepal.
E-mail: [email protected]
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Source: Himalayan Times, 27 November 2019
