Consultant to develop business development guideline

Vacancy Announcement- Consultant to develop business development guideline

Ipas works globally with a vision that every woman and girl has the right and ability to determine her own sexuality and reproductive health. Our programs use a multifaceted approach that addresses reproductive health services, access to services and fulfillment of reproductive rights. 

As part of the broader reproductive justice movement, Ipas is working to ensure that abortion and contraceptive care are essential health services and that all people can access them. Our programs use a multifaceted approach that addresses reproductive health services, access to services and fulfillment of reproductive rights. We seek to expand the availability, quality and sustainability of abortion and related reproductive health services, as well as improve the enabling environment for the services.

Ipas Nepal’s program intervention prioritize intersectional partnerships that integrates into the broader gender equality and social justice, including gender-based violence prevention and response, and women-led climate justice. 

Position: Consultant to develop business development guideline

Number of positions required: 1 (one)

Duration: Estimated LoE of 20 working days

Location: Kathmandu

Objective of Assignment:

The objective of consultant is to develop detailed business plan and guideline for Ipas Nepal to facilitate and standardize regular business planning, implementation, and M&E process.

Detailed duties and responsibilities for the assignment:

• Review and situational analysis of current donor landscape and program development scenario of Nepal.
• Organize workshops/meetings with Ipas staff, relevant partners, and government as and when needed. 
• Draft the business development guideline with clear steps,modality, mechanism, formats.
• Gather feedback on the document from Ipas Nepal and Ipas US Program Development team.
• Finalize the business development plan & guideline and submit to Ipas Nepal. 

Deliverables for assignment:

• Develop inception report based on the internal meetings, desk research and contextual analysis. 
• A draft of the step-by-stepbusiness development plan and guideline. 
• Final business development guideline and share with Ipas Nepal team.  

Qualification and skill requirements:

• Master's degree in Public Health, Sociology, Development Studies or in relevant academic background with minimum of 10 years of practical work experiencein business plan and guideline development.
• Should have sound written and verbal communication skills in English and Nepali language 
• Experience in conceptualizing, developing, drafting and delivering technically sound business plan and guidelines particularly for I/NGOs

Qualified women candidates and candidates particularly from disadvantaged and socially excluded/marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application Procedure: Interested and eligible candidates are requested to visit link given below and submit online application with document mentioned.

https://ipas.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Ipas/job/Nepal-Kathmandu/Consultant-to-develop-business-development-guideline_R713

• A cover letter, stating why you are suitable for the assignment.
• Updated CV of lead consultant.
• Technical proposal.
• Two relevant documents of similar work.
• PAN/VAT registration certificate if any. 

Application Submission Deadline: 19 February 2023

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for further selection process. Telephone inquiries will not be entertained. Canvassing at any stage of the recruitment process shall lead to automatic disqualification and Ipas Nepal reserves the rights on the final candidate selection.

Commitment to diversity and social inclusion

Ipas Nepal is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, and we want to achieve this by aligning diversity and inclusion through affirmative actions in our recruitment and selection process. To initiate this positive action, we have a provision for affirmative actions for socially excluded and marginalized groups to make an inclusive workforce that includes the marginalized, disadvantaged and socially excluded population and women, to bring people from various social backgrounds, gender, caste/ethnicity, cultures, religions, and races to bring gender balance and social inclusion in the workforce composition.