Job Overview
JOB OPPORTUNITY
Project Officer
About the role
We are looking for a competent Project Officer to provide strategic support mainly on project planning, implementation, technical guidance, monitoring, coordination and reporting to contribute for building economic, social and climate resilience of women and socially marginalized groups in Province 5 through climate adaptive farming and profitable livelihoods. S/he will support on technical capacity building of field level technicians and other partner staffs for effective implementation of project.
About you
You have willingness and enthusiasm to work in challenging and difficult situations and with vulnerable communities. You have experience in project planning, implementation and monitoring including management of partner team. You have good understanding and experiences in gender and marginalisation analysis and gender transformative approaches Understanding of agricultural landscape, policy processes and external environment is preferred.
Why join us?
The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged colleagues, work life balance and flexible working – these are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.
In addition, we offer the following benefits:
- Annual holiday entitlement is 18 days in addition to public holidays
- Agile working arrangements
- Baby care room, flexible lactating hours for new mothers and appropriate arrangement for childminders
About us
Practical Action is a change making organisation that works in unconventional ways. We put ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.
We do things differently, so answers that start small can grow big – bringing people together in bold collaborations, using innovation and knowledge to build futures free from poverty and help shape a world that works better for everyone.
Additional information
We treat all applications for employment fairly regardless of gender, race, religion, ethnicity, nationality, caste, tribe, belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, or disability.
Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.
To ensure that Practical Action meets its obligations of safer recruitment, appointment to posts within Practical Action will be subject to a satisfactory criminal check. Criminal checks will be conducted for all roles.
The successful applicant must already have the right to both live and work in Nepal and should be willing and able to travel.
Closing date for applications: 25 February 2022
Submit a cover letter along with the duly filled standard application form to [email protected]
Position details
Date of expiry: 25 February 2022
Salary: TBC
Location: Nepal
Employment status: Permanent
Supporting documents
Job-Profile_Project-Officer-UKAM.pdf
Standard-Job-Application-Form.doc