Country: Nepal
Closing date: 31 Jan 2016
CLOSING DATE
31/01/2016
DURATION
6 months
WORK CONTEXT
Following the April 25, 2015 earthquake, Cesvi reactivated its operational capacity in Nepal. During 2015 Cesvi implemented several humanitarian Actions focusing on Education in Emergency and shelter assistance.
Currently Cesvi aims to maintain humanitarian assistance and to support affected-population's recovery from the disaster during the transition between emergency and development.
Cesvi will mainly focus on:
- education in emergency and psychosocial support;
- disaster risk management and climate change adaptation;
- sustainable and resilient livelihood.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The main duty station will be Kathmandu, with field visits within the country.
The PM reports to the Desk Officer (HQ).
The collaboration will start in February 2016.
Main tasks:
-S/he will represent Cesvi before public institutions in the Country, as well as before private bodies.
-S/he will be responsible of guaranteeing Cesvi compliance with Gov. of Nepal law and legislation.
-S/he will represent Cesvi before Donors, partners (including Alliance 2015), stakeholders, clusters and coordination body and fora, and any other appropriate networks aiming at raising Cesvi's profile within the country.
-S/he will be in charge of the identification of possible Donors and proposals development.
-S/he will be in charge of planning and submitting new project proposals, guaranteeing missions to carry out feasibility surveys in the country.
-S/he will actively participate to coordination meetings, clusters and strategic activities in accordance with the HQ.
-S/he will analyse the actual projects and strategies of other stakeholders - NGOs and international organizations - regarding the same sector/geographical area, and draft periodic reports.
-S/he will be in charge of the management of Cesvi projects, guaranteeing projects' activities fulfil timely the scheduled objectives, meet Country regulations and the donors' guidelines, accomplish Cesvi procedures and regulations (Security Manual, -Overseas Offices Administration Manual, Logistics Manual, Visibility and Communication Manual).
-S/he will be in charge of supervising administrative aspects of the project (accounting, budgeting, procurement, financial reporting).
-S/he will be in charge of timely project reporting (activities planning, work progress and final reports) as requested by donor, the Headquarters and as agreed with the leading partner.
-S/he will be in charge of keeping proper accountability of Cesvi expenditures, maintaining proper supporting documentation and guaranteeing timely submission of financial reports to HQ.
-S/he will be in charge of the efficient office management and storage of properties and documentation of Cesvi in Nepal.
-S/he will be in charge of monitoring level of security inside the country, keeping proper coordination on security with the Desk and Cesvi security advisor in HQ, updating the security plan and taking prompt action in case security conditions change
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
Master's degree and/or University degree in development, logistics, international relations or related field.
Minimum 3 years' experience working in humanitarian/development context.
Relevant experience in post-emergency context.
Proven experience in project identification and in proposal drafting.
Experience/knowledge of main Donors requirements (ECHO, UE, Italian Cooperation, SDC, USAID, AUSAID, UN Agencies).
Fluency in English (written and spoken).
Strong computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook.
DESIRABLE COMPETENCIES
Previous experience in the management of DG ECHO/DEVCO funded project.
Familiarity with the Nepali context.
Flexibility.
Nepalese or Hindi speaker.
SALARY RANGE
TBD
How to apply:
To apply please visit: http://www.cesvi.org/02_2016-pm-npl