Vacancy at "Save the Children" Kathmandu 2015-03-19

Save the Children is an international non-profit organization working in Nepal and Bhutan to create positive and lasting change for children. It advocates for the rights of children and expresses zero tolerance to any kind ofchild abuse. Save the Children expects that anyone associated with it abides by its Child Safeguarding Policy. Save the Children invites applications from the interested and eligible candidates who are reliable,accountable and have the ability to deliver results with the highest level of

integrity and who value diversity for the following positions:

Consortium Advocacy Coordinator

The Consortium Advocacy Coordinator is responsible in providing leadership to Save the Children and Consortium partners on all advocacy activities envisaged for the OIPECHO action "Promoting and strengthening school safety in Nepal through operationalizing the Comprehensive School Safety Framework (CSSF)". S/he will be responsible for the development of a joint advocacy strategy in coordination with the Consortium partners, the government and other relevant actors. In addition, s/he wilt coordinate and align the advocacy initiatives with other DIPECHO projects in the South Asia region. At the national level, the position requires communication with multiple high level stakeholders on policy related issues on DRR in education is required.

Term and Location: Fixed term position based Kathmandu

Required Qualification: At least bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) in Political Science, Development Studies, Education, Disaster Risk Management with at least 3 years of working experience within the education sector in Nepal; Previous working experience with the Ministry of Education (MoE) in Nepalwould be an added advantage.

Required Knowledge & Skills: The position demands an excellent understanding of the context, structures and networks of the education system that can be based as a basis for Influencing and advocacy. S/he should have sound knowledge and experience from national and local systems for implementation of education and/or disaster risk management and/or DRR education actions and advocacy initiatives. S/he should demonstrate excellent representational and interpersonal communication skills with demonstrable experience of negotiating and influencing governments, working with partners, donors and development agencies and has the ability to establish new contacts and maintain a network of relevant contacts. S/he should also be familiar with ECHO funded actions and possess good training and capacity building skills. Willingness to travel to different field locations and excellent command in the English and Nepali languages, both written and spoken are must.

Consortium Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) Coordinator

The Consortium Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) Coordinator is responsible for developing the consortium monitoring and evaluation tools, by harmonizing the systems used by the consortium partners as well as utilizing and adapting the tools developed at the regional level by Save the Children in liaison with the Global Alliance for DRR in the Education Sector (GADRRES). S/he will collaborate strongly with the Consortium partners MEAL teams both at central and district level along with other relevant stakeholders, and when required the post holder will be expected to mentor and/or capacity building of existing PNGO staffs and regional MEAL teams.

Term and Location: Fixed term position based in Kathmandu

Required Qualification:  Bachelor's degree (Masters preferred) in any Social Science with at least 3 years of experience in monitoringand evaluation and/or research experience preferably at lNGOs

Required Knowledge & Skills:  S/he should have technical skills, knowledge and experience on designing M&E systems plans and implementing them including designing log frames & indicators, baselines & evaluations, application of statistical methodologies, development & management of database and generation of lessons & learning through quality reporting. The position holder should have good representation skills, excellent interpersonal & communication skills, capacity building skills and the ability to work under pressure/stress.  Willingness to travel to different field locations and excellent command in the English and Nepali languages, both written and spoken are must.

For detail job description(s) of the aforementioned job position(s), log on to www.merojob.com/savethechildren Click "Apply Online" icon below the details of respective job position(s) to apply. The application deadline for the positions is 17:00 hrs, Friday, March 27,2015.

Applications received through online job application procedure of Merojob will only be taken into consideration and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further selection process.

Canvassing at any stage of the processes shall lead to automatic disqualification. No telephone inquiries will be entertained. Female and disadvantaged community candidates from the local level are highly encouraged to apply.