Regional Programme Development Specialist

Regional Programme Development Specialist, Asia & Pacific

Based at Kathmandu/ Nepal

Contract type: Permanent

Annual Gross Salary:  NPR 1,837,500 – NPR 3,062,500 (Salary fitment would be based on the qualifications, experience and the current profile of the selected candidate)

Closing Date: 28th February 2016

Introduction to VSO

VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change lives and make the world a fairer place.

In Asia Pacific, VSO works in nine countries with partners across the region, including Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines and Papua New Guinea.

It’s an exciting time to join VSO! 

THE ROLE

In this key role, you will provide methodological support and strategic insight to programme development in the Asia Pacific region. This involves working with the regional team, country directors and programme managers to support them in the adoption of VSO’s People First new programme framework.

It is important that you ensure our interventions are pro poor (anti poverty), address exclusions that result in poverty, are accountable and are based on the 3 elements of sustainable development (social, economic and environmental coherence). 

Supporting reflective practice, you will promote participatory and evidence-based methodologies to support ongoing programme development work in country office and across the region, and within VSO as a whole.  You will be promoting and provoking critical dialogue between Asia & Pacific staff and volunteers about methodological approaches working with country offices to ensure information sharing and peer learning on development approaches.

THE APPLICANT

You are highly experienced in the development, implementation and management of development programmes. 

You have significant hands on experience of working through participatory development methodologies as a practitioner and as a strategist, with skills in gender analysis, poverty analysis, stakeholder mapping and social exclusion analysis.

This role can be based in Thailand Cambodia, Nepal, or Bangladesh. Candidates need the right to work in one of these locations.  National terms and conditions will be offered.

How to apply

To find out more details and apply, please visit our website http://www.vsointernational.org/vso-today/careers-at-vso/ using the vacancy search function to find for the employee position and complete the online application form or click https://vso.secure.force.com/jobopportunities/Job_DetailsPage?jid=a0mD000000AllrAIAR

Before you apply, please download and read the job description for full details of the roles and person specification and application guidelines available on our website. 

VSO is committed to a policy of equal opportunities, values inclusion and seeks to have a diverse workforce.

Applications are welcome from people of all origins, age, religions, gender, ethnicities, sexual orientation and disability. Every application will be reviewed against the above requirement with the position only.

Due to a high volume of applications, only short listed candidates will be contacted.