Project Coordinator

Vacancy Announcement

Yuwalaya, established in 2013, is a purely youth-led, non-profit, non-government organization working for and with adolescents and youths of Nepal.

Yuwalaya in partnership with Plan International Nepal is implementing project "Girls Standing Strong". Currently, Yuwalaya is looking for pro-active, self- motivated and outcome-oriented person for the following position 

1. Project Coordinator - based in Central Office, Lalitpur (YUW-PC-MYP)

Key Responsibilities:

Programme Development and Implementation:

• Plan and Implement project in a sustainable manner.
• Build and strengthen healthy coordination, collaboration, and cooperation with the government and other like-minded organizations by means of meetings and other communication channels.
• Design and delivering various workshops, and training as demanded by the situation
• Project Staff and CBOs performance enhancement. 
• Documentations of National/Province level happenings including best practices and challenges faced and report writing.  
• Strengthen the capacity of adolescence girls, youths and community people to support the effective implementation of the project. 
• Development of different youth related policies, guidelines as a technical support to strengthen the youth issues 
• Support facilitator, consultants and trainer in intervention related to youth capacity strengthening. 
• Development, documentation, and organization of information such as training evaluations and other documents including training plans, communication materials, and other written materials as directed.
• Coordinate with municipal/district government and NGOs esp. Plan International Nepal’s funded District partners, other concerned stakeholders for the mutual program. 

Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Monitor and supervision of the project. 
• Make regular monitoring visits to project sites to monitor and support the quality delivery of the project. 
• Generate, and compile periodic regular monthly/quarterly, six-monthly, and annual reports with qualitative and quantitative data and other relevant project progress information.
• Support and supervise data and information management and documentation and reporting of project data, lessons learned, and success stories for internal and external sharing as per project/organizational need
• Ensure maintaining an effective information management system for the project as well as for the organization, which will allow for safe storage and easy retrieval of data.

Financial Management:

• Ensure record of programme expenses in a standard format for settlement of advance and reimbursement
• Plan budget for impending activities and communicate with supervisor for accuracy and timely release 
• Financial management, formulation of budget, and disbursement 
• Plan monthly and quarterly budget and expense requests and follow up for timely release 
• Lead in providing regular periodic technical and financial reporting with supporting documents.

Operations/Logistics:

• Establish and promote better coordination and linkage with like-minded organizations, esp. NARMIN, MuAN, National Youth Council, Youth-led CSOs, youth club/networks/councils, and Plan International Nepal for effective delivery of the project
• Support/ manage in arranging venues for training and workshops with appropriate Physical facilities

Qualifications & Skills:

• Completed Bachelors Degree and prefer Masters in social work/development studies 
• 2+ years’ experience in the relevant experience
• Excellent computer literacy, including proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and social media handling. 
• Self-starter and team-player with enthusiasm for continuous learning and sharing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (both English and Nepali)
• Excellent critical thinking skills and the ability to exercise good judgment and solve problems quickly and effectively
• Capability to work under extreme pressure and multi-task
• Ability to work well in a team and independently

HOW TO APPLY

Interested and competent candidates (especially youths below the age of 35 years) are requested to send their recent CV including 2 references of previous line managers and a cover letter on pcc.yuwalaya@gmail.com stating the subject as "Applying for the position of Project Coordinator" by 29th August 2024. 

Only short-listed candidates will be called for an interview. Telephone enquiries will not be entertained. Candidates from local areas/districts, minority communities, caste group, people with disabilities, and women are highly encouraged to apply.