Project Coordinator

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Unification Nepal Gorkha (UN-Nepal), registered in the District Administration Office (DAO) Gorkha and Social Welfare Council (SWC) in the year 2009, is a non-profit making child focused organization formed by a team of youth NGO professionals for sustainable development across the country.

UN-Nepal has been implementing the “Improving Learning Environment in Gorkha district” project with technical assistance from ChildFund Japan, and funded by the government of Japan in BarpakSulikot RM, Gorkha. The primary goal of the project is to improve the learning environment for children from disadvantaged communities in Gorkha by rebuilding schools, providing training to teachers and School Management Committee (SMC) members, Parents Teachers Association (PTA), raising awareness among local community and strengthening linkage with the local government. For this, UN Nepal is seeking a qualified and dynamic Field Project Officer. The summary of ToR is given below.

Duty Station: Unification Nepal, Gorkha Municipality 11, Sorakilo, Gorkha 

Duration of contract: Feb 2024 with possibility of extension. 

Position: Project Coordinator 

This position will be responsible for implementing Project activities successfully and efficiently. Duties of this position are to plan and carry out training activities to build capacity, organize community-wide education-related awareness raising activities ensuring that the project produces the results. The PC will support and monitor the construction of the school building site in addition to coordinating and working with the local government to ensure that the project runs smoothly.

Required Qualification and Responsibility 

• Bachelor’s degree in education/social science or related discipline. Preference will be given to master’s degree holder candidates.
• Minimum 5 years professional working experience in the field on education especially child friendly schooling and child protection. 
• Strong knowledge of Nepal’s education system and policies. 
• Good facilitation skills and experience in developing print rich and learning resources materials. 
• Strong liaison with local government as well as communities. 
• Knowledge in project planning, implementation, monitoring and documentation. 
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation of projects. 
• Excellent communication and conflict management skill. 
• Proficient writing and speaking skills in both Nepali and English. 
• Strong report writing and documentation ability in English and Nepali. Good Knowledge on procurement process.
• Goodknowledge and skill on computer and MS applications.

A detail Job Description (JD) can be obtained from the following link:

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1R427MDpBwZ5QOOyYi89-42Ox9RTZrL8i

Applying Procedures:

Interested and qualified candidates shall send cover letter detailing their experience and motivation for the current position with an updated CV to info.unnepal@gmail.com on 14 March 2023. Please mention the position you are applying in the subject line.

Only those shortlisted candidates who meet the criteria will be invited to a  written test and interview. No telephone calls will be entertained.UN Nepal encourages Women, Dalits, Marginalized Group, People with Disability, sexual minority are highly encouraged to apply.

UN Nepal and ChildFund Japan Nepal Office are Child Rights focused organizations, so we need to keep children safe. Our selection process reflects our commitment to the safeguarding and protection of children in all our programs. Therefore, the selected candidates will be subjected to background check.