Vacancy at CARE Nepal Kathmandu 2015-03-18

CARE Nepal is an international humanitarian organization working in the country for the past 36 years. It currently works in 44 districts through various programs on issues relating to improving the lives of the poorest and most vulnerable populations through programs that work on the following themes: food security IOIC and climate change; emergency preparedness and DRR; migration and

urbanization; sexual reproductive and maternal health; gender based violence; women and girls' leadership. Marginalized Women and Adolescent Girls are our two primary impact groups. Core priorities include investment in the empowerment and leadership of women and girls, good governance and accountability, working in partnership and alliance with like-minded actors, and evidence-based advocacy.

CARE Nepal hereby invites applications from interested Nepalese candidates for the following full time positions based in Kathmandu.

1. ProgramDirector

Key responsibilities:

The Program Director (PD) is expected to provide strategic leadership and direction in the areas of program development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and ensure that CARE's programs/projects make a significant contribution to reducing poverty and social injustice. The PD is responsible for the implementation of CARE Nepal's Business Plan for 2015-2020. S/he is responsible for overseeing the development of program strategies appropriate for the specific environment in which CARE works The PD is responsible for overseeing the development, testing and implementation of new and innovative program approaches appropriate for the context of the Country Office (CO). S/he is a key member of the CO Senior Management Team and as such is responsible for leading and supporting CO initiatives. S/he is responsible for (along with the Country Director) maintaining good working relationships with host government officials, donors and other partners. S/he may be required to become Acting CDwhen the CD is out of the country.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience:

Master's Degree in a related field with a minimum of 5 years in senior management position in the development field. Experience in Program Development and Management, experience and skills in Organizational Change Processes, People/Relationship Management, Financial Management, Information/Knowledge Management and External Relationships/ Fundraising is required.

2. Program Coordinator - Sexual Reproductive & Maternal Health & Gender Based Violence

Key responsibilities:

The Program Coordinator - SRMH and GBV is responsible for leading, managing and advising on work CARE Nepal does in the fields of Sexual Reproductive and Maternal Health as well as Gender-Based Violence (with a focus on Violence Against Women and Girls). The role includes providing technical input on issues pertaining to the right to health, bodily integrity and a life free from violence, technical areas of expertise required for the role include both SRMH (in particular promoting safe motherhood and family planning among marginalized women and adolescent giris, supporting health policy development) and GBV/VAWG (engaging men and boys to tackle violence,

changing social norms on gender, supporting and advocating for access to justice). Experience or working on good governance issues in both the health andjustice/GBV sectors is also required.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience:

Master's Degree in Public Health is required or a Master's degree in SRMH, GBV, Gender Studies or any other related and relevant field is required with a minimum of 5 years experience in the related.

Interested candidates are encouraged to obtain the Application form and a detailed Job description from our website at www.carenepal.org and submit the same along with an application letter to the email address below. The last date for submitting the application is 17:00hrs, 31March 2015.

The Human Resource Department, CARE Nepal

Email: apply@np.care.org

Please indicate the position title while applying for on the subject of your application Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Telephone enquiries will not be entertained.