Project Coordinator

Exciting Career Opportunities with CRS

CRS is an international NGO based in the United States that works in over 100 countries to promote human development by responding to major emergencies, fighting diseases, and poverty, and nurturing peaceful and just societies. CRS Nepal has been implementing multi-sector emergency response and recovery (earthquake, monsoon, and COVID) programs in the affected districts and communities of Nepal. CRS Nepal is also implementing a USAID-financed livelihood technical assistance program, Farmer to Farmer (F2F), in Bagmati Province, Lumbini Province, Karnali Province and Sudurpaschim Province. Similarly, CRS Nepal has been coordinating the reconstruction through the leadership of the National/Nepal Housing and Settlements Resiliency Platform (NHSRP), previously known as the Housing Recovery and Reconstruction Platform (HRRP) since March 2017 to provide technical and information management support to relevant national, provincial, and local governments.

Farmer-to-Farmer Project Overview 

CRS Nepal is supporting the agriculture and livelihoods sector in Nepal with multiple research projects on cash crops and goat value chains and its ongoing USAID Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program. The F2F Program, which  is funded by USAID, provides technical assistance from United States (U.S) expert volunteers to farmers, farmer groups (cooperatives and associations), agribusinesses and other agriculture sector institutions. The main goal of the program is to generate sustainable, broad-based economic growth in the agricultural sector through voluntary technical assistance. A secondary goal is to increase the U.S. public’s understanding of international development issues and programs and international understanding of the U.S. and U.S. development programs. CRS has been implementing F2F in Nepal since 2018 and is expecting the next phase of F2F programming to start in Oct 2023 and run until September 2028.

CRS Nepal Invites applications from eligible and interested candidates for the following position:

Project Coordinator (1- Based in Lalitpur, Nepal):

JOB SUMMARY:

As the coordinator for the Farmer-to-Farmer program, you will facilitate the achievement of project objectives by coordinating and reporting on all project activities and providing technical guidance and advice to staff and implementing partner(s). Your coordination and relationship management skills will ensure that the project for which you are responsible applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• Support the coordination and implementation of all assigned project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
• Ensure learning properly accompanies project activities throughout the project cycle. Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and guiding partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences. Analyze implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and/or gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules. 
• Coordinate and oversee working relationships with all local project stakeholders, host organizations and volunteers and serve as the liaison between them and the project team. 
• Support and coordinate capacity building and technical assistance needs of partner organizations and monitor capacity building and technical support activities to ensure effective impact per project guidelines and standards.
• Ensure compliance with the F2F MEAL system (documentation of reports and other resources, Indicator Tracking Table [ITT], PERSUAP, etc.) as per donor and country program requirements and assist with identifying information for project report and case studies on promising practices.
• Coordinate provision of any logistical and administrative support to volunteers, host organizations and partners. 
• Ensure project documentation for assigned activities is complete with all required documents and is filed per agency and donor requirements. Assist host organizations with identifying information for project report and case studies on promising practices.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline is required. 
• Minimum of 4 years of work experience in project support, ideally in the field of agriculture and for a development-focused non-governmental organization (NGO). 
• Experience in participatory action planning and community engagement is required.
• Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data is required,
• Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) is required.

Required/Desired Foreign Language – Able to clearly communicate in written and spoken English and Nepali

Travel Required (include percentage of required travel, if applicable) 

• 50 percent of the time is anticipated to be spent in the field. This includes engaging with host organizations and accompanying volunteers to their assignment sites.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

• Analysis and problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound judgments.
• Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners.
• Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented.
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Agriculture or Animal Sciences would be a plus.
• Master degree is a plus. 
• Additional experience may substitute for some education.
• Staff supervision experience is a plus.
• Candidates with GESI diversity is a plus, including gender (female, other); marginalized groups; persons with disability; and, origin from geographically marginalized location is a plus.
• Local expertise w/ permanent address in project district and local language competency is a plus.

Agency REDI Competencies (for all CRS Staff):

Agency competencies clarify expected behaviors and attitudes for all staff. When demonstrated, they create an engaging workplace, help staff achieve their best, and help CRS achieve agency goals. These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

• Personal Accountability– Consistently takes responsibility for one’s own actions.
• Acts with Integrity- Consistently models values aligned with CRS Guiding Principles and mission. Is considered honest.
• Builds and Maintains Trust- Shows consistency between words and actions.
• Collaborates with Others– Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.
• Open to Learn– Seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.

Agency Leadership Competencies:

• Lead Change– Continually looks for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.
• Develops and Recognizes Others– Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance.
• Strategic Mindset– Understands role in translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities.

To apply for above positions, please click on this link http://bit.ly/crsnepal-jobs by 24 August 2023.

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By applying to this job, you as the candidate, understand and acknowledge that CRS requires its staff to treat all people with dignity and respect and to actively prevent harassment, abuse, exploitation, and human trafficking. Further, you understand that if you are a successful candidate, you will be subject to a comprehensive background check, and your personal/professional references will be asked to evaluate your behaviors related to the above safeguarding-related topics.

CRS is an equal opportunity employer committed to a staff composition that reflects the social and ethnic diversity of Nepali Society. It encourages applicants from marginalized communities and geographically remote areas, persons with disabilities, women and other genders are encouraged to apply. CRS Nepal provides many benefits for its staff members including staff development opportunities, paid maternity and paternity leave, nursing hours for nursing mothers, per diems for the child of the staff when staff travel out of station on official business etc. 

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Reimbursement for lodging and transportation will be provided for the shortlisted candidates who travel from outside of Kathmandu Valley for written test and interview. Until further notice CRS will be following COVID-19 prevention protocols outlined in CRS global guidance, including limiting travel to mission-critical movement only, and using all WHO and Gov’t of Nepal- suggested prevention measures for travel and in-person meetings