JOB OPPORTUNITY
Position: Monitoring Officer – Skills (Short term) – 5 position(s) – Open for All
Published On : 20 Feb, 2021
Application Deadline : 05 Mar, 2021
Duty Station : Province 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (SaMi Provincial Office)
Job Description
Reporting to: Vocational Skills Development Officer
Job purpose:
This position is responsible to carry out monitoring of the skills training programme for returnees and potential migrants, implemented by SaMi’s partner Training Management Institutes (TMIs) in their respective provinces and also support in administration, monitoring and documentation.
Duties and Responsibilities
Compliance to policies, rules/regulations and guidelines
Adhere to relevant policies, procedures, regulations and guidelines of HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation (Personnel, Financial, Administrative policies; Security Response Guide; Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Guide; Sexual Harassment & Mobbing Policy; Code of Conduct Against Corruption etc.) and other specific policies applicable for SaMi;
Ensure Conflict Sensitive Programme Management at all levels;
Compliance with the GoN and SDC policies and approaches as relevant and required.
Vocational Skills Training Programme Monitoring
Develop a periodic monitoring plan and implement it effectively
Counsel the returnees on the modalities and prepare them for the training
Monitor pre-assessment process of the returnees and recommend the number of days training would be required in consultation with the assessor
Support TMIs at major milestones of training & employment chain such as trainee selection, timely entering the trainee data in NSTB and acquiring skill test date, quality training delivery, logistic support, recording and reporting of the progress through coaching and mentoring
Conduct monitoring of during training and post training of skills training and employment initiatives of all three modalities implemented by the TMIs in the assigned provinces
Conduct monitoring of the skills training for potential migrant workers wherever the training is being implemented
Capacitate the TMIs of the assigned region to ensure the operationalization of efficient and effective monitoring system
Support and guide TMIs on preparing activity, outputs and outcome reports and support in documenting the learning and best practices
Support TMIs to implement different development approaches: good governance, gender equality and social inclusion, conflict sensitivity and peace promotion.
3. Networking and Coordination
Take a lead role in coordinating TMIs, TMI’s staffs, trainers and other stakeholders at local level.
Coordinate with Migrant Resource Centers and Employment Service Coordinators to link the returnees in the training.
Coordinate with province NSTB/CTEVT offices for timely skill conduction.
Take a lead role in coordinating and drawing lessons from the activities of TMIs to further upgrade the skilling migrants and returnees’ initiatives.
Job Requirements
Minimum Education Attainment: Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences or Developmental Studies or in a relevant field.
Minimum Professional Experience: At least 2 years of work experience in program monitoring of the development field. Experience in Technical Education and Vocational Training will be an asset.
Required Competencies
Must have two-wheeler driving license
Experience of liaising stakeholders, coordination, capacity building of partners and in training facilitation
Good understanding of Technical Education and Vocational Training sector of Nepal
Excellent knowledge of monitoring the skills training activities for maintaining training quality
Knowledge on MIS, proficiency in using office application software; ability to produce, understand and analyze standard database reports.
Good analytical report writing skill and writing case studies
Ability to orient the trainers on the gaps and TMIs on the required improvements
Having knowledge on training programs implemented by other donors in the province
Confidence in orienting and explaining the programs
Ready to be engaged in field mobility and having constructive and positive attitude
Result oriented personality, aware of priorities and maintaining deadlines
Ability to analyze the situation and act tactfully
Excellent interpersonal, inter-cultural competencies and good team player
Good verbal and written communication in Nepali and English
Ability to work under time pressure
Additional Information
Telephone enquiries will not be entertained. Any recommendation or influence from other than nominated referees or previous employers may risk the candidate to disqualify the candidacy. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the further screening process. Helvetas Nepal reserves the right to reject any or all applications without assigning any reasons. Local candidates are encouraged to apply.
Helvetas Nepal promotes workforce diversity and applies positive discrimination to women candidates and candidates from Dalit, Janajati, Madhesi/Terai, and other minority communities.
