Job Vacancy In NGO, Job Vacancy For Project Director, Job Vacancy In Development Exchange Center,

Job Overview

Category: Development
Position Type:Full Time / Contract
Experience:5+ years
Openings:1
Education:M.S.W. (Masters in Social Work)
City: Chitwan

Detailed Job Description / Requirements

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Development Exchange Center – Nepal (DEC – Nepal) is a Non – Governmental Organization (NGO) registered in Chitwan with the vision of creating just and equitable society.

It is currently recruiting qualified and dynamic Nepalese citizen for “Civil Society: Mutual Accountability Promotion Program” funded by FHI 360 with project interventions in Dhading and Makwanpur for three years. The goal of the project is to strengthen effective civil society and media engagement, oversight for the public services delivery and public resource use. In this context, DEC-Nepal intends to recruit qualified staff for the following position:

Position: Project Director (1 position) based in Chitwan with frequent travels to Dhadingand Makwanpur

The Project Directoris the leading positionfor the organization with overall responsibility of organizational development and management including fund raising for institutional growth. She/he will be responsible in coordination of the projects and also act as the focal person for the Mutual Accountability Project. She/he provides strategic inputs for implementation of institutional capacity development plan, adoption of social accountability tools for promoting credible image of civil society organizations. She/he is also responsible to ensure good linkage and networking with national government and CSO stakeholders to promote role of CSOs in sustainable development. She/he responsible for leading program management team and ensure good quality staff performance of all team members by providing strategic guidance to all the staff members in the organization.

Qualifications

The candidate should have at least Master’s degree in Social Science or relevant field with minimum of five years of experience in project management or Bachelor degree with minimum of ten years of experience. The experiences are required in the areas of program management, proposal development and marketing, reporting, advocacy and government linkage. Experience and knowledge on social accountability and mainstreaming of gender equality and social inclusion promotion will be added assets.

To Apply:

Interested and competentcandidate meeting the above criteria can apply with updated CV and expected salary to [email protected] by 26thNovember 2017. Interested candidates can also request for detail TOR by communicating in above email id.

Women and person belonging to marginalized communities are encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidate/s will be contacted for further process. Telephone enquiries will not be entertained.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job title	Project Director
Location	Chitwan with frequent travel to Dhading and Makwanpur
Reporting to	The Chairperson
Line Reports	District Project Coordinators, Finance Manager
Date Created	16thNovember 2017

INTRODUCTION

Development Exchange Centre-Nepal (DEC-Nepal) is a centre for learning and sharing on promotion of participatory development at local level. It is a Non-government Organization registered with District Administration Office of Chitwan under Social Organization Registration Act 2034 (Registered No. 20/2059-2060) and it is also affiliated with Social Welfare Council (Affiliation No. 16075).

Development Exchange Centre-Nepal (DEC-Nepal) has been consistently engaged in the issues of equitable distribution of power and resources for national development since its establishment in 2002. The organization has the vision of “Just society with equitable distribution of power and resources”. This necessarily requires for Civil Society to work mainly among the disadvantaged sections of society and strive enhancing their capacities for their own development.

DEC Nepal basically initiates program with internal and external resources for the empowerment of women, indigenous peoples, youth, and marginalized communities of previously defined Central Development Regions. DEC Nepal believes that sustainable development of deprived community is possible only through people centered socio-economic interventions with multi stakeholders approach ensuring environment conservation, gender mainstreaming and social cohesion at local level.

JOB PURPOSE

The Project Director is the leading position of the organization and has overall responsibility of organizational development and management including fund raising for institutional growth. She/he will be responsible in coordination of the projects and also act as the focal person for the Mutual Accountability Project. and will be responsible in coordination of the projects in the organization including acting as the focal person for the Mutual Accountability Project. She/he is responsible for overall program management of the organization. She/he provides strategic inputs for implementation of institutional capacity development plan, adoption of social accountability tools for promoting credible image of civil society organizations. She/he is also responsible to ensure good linkage and networking with national government and CSO stakeholders to promote role of CSOs in sustainable development. She/he responsible for leading program management team and ensure good quality staff performance of all team members by providing strategic guidance to all the staff members in the organization.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Programme Management

Ensure that the design of the programs and projects of the organization are based on current context analysis and emphasized on empowering marginalized sections of society and promoting critical mass of civil society organizations to enable their increased contribution in sustainable development
Lead the planning of activities and interventions as per donor compliance in close consultation with concerned staff members
Prepare and manage the budget adhering to the principles of value for money
Ensure systems are in place through which progress against agreed results can be tracked, achievements measured, quality of inputs and outputs assessed, perceptions of users captured, lessons learned and opportunities for improvement continuously surfaced
Prepare regular high quality reports meeting the needs of the organisation, donors and other audiences
Provide strategic inputs in building monitoring and evaluation systems for the organization and projects
Act as donor focal point for the assigned projects

Contribution to Institutional Development

Actively participate in and contribute as a lead member of Senior Management Team of DEC Nepal and act as liaison between staff and board
Lead process of reviewing policies and updating as per changed context in consultation with Executive Committee Members
Lead preparation and implementation of organizational strategic planning process in coordination with the Executive Board
Periodically review organizational capacity assessment and prepare plan of action for institutional development
Lead for implementation of institutional development plan

Fund generation and resource mobilization

Lead preparation of resource generation guideline and plan
Explore funding opportunities and build relationship with potential donors
Develop and submit proposals analysing current context and organizational niche
Coordinate creation of strong online presence of the organization by coordinating regular update of website and communication materials
Coordinate learning documentation and dissemination to potential donors and partners
Supervise for expansion of internal resource mobilization mechanisms including proper management of training premises

Team management

Conduct periodic reviews with team members for analysing progress and prepare plan of actions
Lead performance appraisal procedures to increase team competency and cohesiveness
Prepare system for feedback collection and management
Work with finance team member to ensure timely disbursement of fund to district office
Lead in team building efforts for promoting culture of inspiration and learning

Representation and Networking

Cultivate and maintain functional relationships with relevant stakeholders including government and civil society for information sharing, coordination, influencing and identifying opportunities for collaboration
Represent DEC Nepal in different influencing and knowledge sharing forums
Present organizational learning and explore possibilities of partnership to diversify funding

Other

Ensure the highest standards of professionalism and integrity
Undertake other related activities as assigned by Executive Committee and Annual General Assembly

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Qualifications and Experience:

Essential

Master’s degree in Social Science or relevant field with minimum of five years of experience in project management or Bachelor degree with minimum of ten years of experience.
Experiences are required in the areas of program management, advocacy and government linkage, social accountability and capacity building.
Proven skills in producing quality programme and donor reports with experience in grant management
Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills

Desirable

Experience and knowledge on mainstreaming of gender equality and social inclusion promotion will be added assets.
Proven experience of developing successful funding proposals and delivering successful programmes for diverse donors
Demonstrated ability of grants management of diverse donor stakeholders

Other Skills, Aptitude or Personality Requirements: