Daayitwa
JOB OPPORTUNITY
Partnership & Communications Associate
Sanepa Heights Rd, Lalitpur 44600, Nepal
Full-time
Company Description
The Why: NEPAL aspires to graduate from least developing country to a lower-middle-income country by 2030. However, the development community’s excessive focus today on socio-political empowerment has not yielded the desired economic transformation. In reaching the 2030 national target, shall we wait for institutions of power to become accountably productive or shall we bolster innovations of people to bring inclusive prosperity? And, shall we strengthen grassroots-government collaboration in shaping an equal and enterprising future?
The How: DAAYITWA ABHIYAAN strives for an enterprising Nepal where every individual has opportunities for a prosperous future. Focused on promoting economic empowerment, we aim to nurture an enterprising mindset – which is about working hard, taking risks, and being creative – in development change-agents. Driven by principles of economic justice, community engagement and financial sustainability, the Abhiyaan comprises four organizations.
- Daayitwa – an NGO that promotes domestic youth employment by accelerating rural youth entrepreneurs to create jobs and supporting the government to implement evidence-based enterprise development policies
- Nepal Leadership Academy – a non-profit company that develops an enterprising mindset in change-agents by growing their leadership and management capabilities.
- Governance Lab – a for-profit research firm that enables the government and the private sector to make decisions by conducting evidence-based research and connecting researchers and decision-makers
- Daayitwa-US – a US-based non-profit that engages and empowers Nepali diaspora in the US as change agents and strengthens local and global collaboration to promote socio-economic development in Nepal
In the last 8 years, we have accelerated 85 rural youth entrepreneurs (45 women) in 3 provinces (Province 3, 4 and 5) to embrace innovation, access investment, grow income and create employment. Leveraging the grassroots learning, we have supported 141 youth trained in 30 countries around the world to support 51 government organizations and 24 parliamentarians with entrepreneurship and employment policy research. We have conducted more than 60 leadership courses for over 700 participants to build their capacity to lead teams and architect innovative solutions. We have conducted research on various topics such as MSE growth, dignity of labor and COVID19-related financial and health issues in order to support federal and provincial governments to make evidence-based policy decisions. We have organized Nepali diaspora and friends of Nepal to financially support more than 100 NGOs to grow their social impact. At Daayitwa Abhiyaan, we are determined to continue accelerating business, policy and civic entrepreneurs to promote employment, entrepreneurship and economic growth, while shaping a campaign that nurtures an enterprising mindset in the nation.
Job Description
The What: Working directly with the chairperson, YOU, as the Partnership & Communications Associate, will promote organizational visibility, document institutional learning and building strategic partnerships. Using tact, confidentiality, persuasion, discretion, and diplomacy, the candidate will bolster the following functions:
- Build and strengthen strategic partnerships with relevant stakeholders, including but not limited to youth groups, government, private sector, banks, NGOs, universities and development partners.
- Prepare proposals and grant applications
- Coordinate fundraising through partnership development activities
- Create and manage documentation and database related to partnership development and external relations
- Create and implement strategies to build partnerships with media outfits at local, national and international levels
- Coordinate learning and networking sessions, including but not limited to webinars, panel discussions, and talk series
- Assist to create and share stories of impact at local, national and international levels
- Work closely with the Communications team to execute social media campaigns on a variety of web-based platforms
- Help write, update, and edit production and design of print materials
- Provide support to manage and execute email communications, including regular e-newsletters, campaign messages, and fundraising e-appeals
- Participate in content creation including write-ups, stories, press releases, social media posts, etc.
- Help to create and maintain electronic mailing lists targeting specific outreach groups
Qualifications
We are looking for a candidate with the following qualifications:
- Bachelors in Communications, Organizational Psychology, Social Sciences or relevant fields with high academic achievement. Masters preferred.
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience or an equal combination of education and experience in relevant fields is preferred.
- Passionately driven by a strong inner calling for economic empowerment of Nepal
- Understanding of social issues related to economic prosperity, income generation and community-driven development
- Demonstrates and safeguards organizational ethics and integrity
- Independence in working on complex problems in the field of specialization consistently applying creativity and independent judgment
- Ability to exercise self-control and make informed decisions during uncertainties
- Learning attitude and able to encourage learning environment
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in Nepali and English, impeccable English is a must
- Determined to work hard, take risks and fail forward
- Proven ability to prioritize and meet deadlines during pressure
- Proactive and practical approach to problem-solving and managing conflicts
- Teamwork attitude, including facilitating open communication
Additional Information
Compensation: Daayitwa will provide compensation on a monthly rate basis. The rate will be mutually agreed upon, commensurate with the level of the required deliverables, the qualifications and experience of the candidate.
Procedure: Interested candidates must submit a CV and a cover letter (mentioning monthly gross salary expectation) by August 31st, 2022.
**Only shortlisted candidates will be notified**
To learn more about Daayitwa and our work, do visit our Facebook page or our website.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daayitwa/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGYX-0_rlCuvASwYuqzpCOw
Website: www.daayitwa.org
