Program Coordinator

TERM & LOCATION: Long Term position based in Kathmandu with field visits on  need basis

TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT: Full Time Contractual

PURPOSE: To support the development and implementation of assigned projects of APEIRON

JOB DESCRIPTION  

• Program Implementation
• Develop plans to assign a timeline for project goals, objectives, and milestones.
• Develop and control deadlines, budgets and activities.
• Hold meetings with project team to disseminate updates, or changes to the plan.
• Decide on suitable project strategies and objectives.
• Communicate information from head office to team members to ensure projects are delivered in a timely manner and within budget.
• Review work submitted by team members.
• Address any issues that may hinder project progress.
• Work with project team to evaluate final deliverables before submission to the head office.
• Probe beneficiaries for other opportunities.
• Develop comprehensive project reports.
• Facilitate post project meetings to establish project takeaways.
• Lead the project team members and assess their performance during and after projects.
• Maintain good relationship with the government line agencies, community and other stakeholders involved.
• Able to coordinate cross-project activities.

Coordination

• Collaborate with internal and external partners, and stakeholders to advocate and promote organizational and program issues
• Represent at meetings, conferences and networking events with funding agencies, projects partners, Government of Nepal, and other inetersted parties, as required and other stakeholders as and when necessary
• Organize regular meetings with program staffs, finance and administration team

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Monitor and support in the implementation of project to enhance field staff capacity, ensure the quality of program and coordination with national level stakeholders as well as to support team for the effective management of program, finance and administration.
• Ensure all planned activities in each program are implemented in line with expected results and provide support for improvement as necessary through conducting and managing periodic review
• Communicate the project related information regularly with donor (if require), Executive Director, Advisor, Finance Director, external stakeholders as and when required.

Documentation and Reporting 

• Finalize and submit narrative report to donors and oversee finance reports before submission to funding partners
• Develop a performance monitoring framework to measure progress, effectiveness, efficiency and achievement of the expected results, specifying qualitative and quantitative indicators, data sources, and data collection methods.
• Monitoring and document the progress of the program activities against agreed indicators, and collect accurate and timely data of the program activities
• Design, conduct and document researches, studies and evaluations as per project needs to contribute in understanding of the impact of the program
• Document and disseminate lessons learnt and findings from the programs and projects
• Ensure maintenance of both qualitative and quantitative data
• Timely preparation of good quality project reports/reports of the program activities as required and as per schedule for internal use, donors and beneficiaries.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (Our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modeling APEIRON’s values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for organization, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work/Development Studies or related disciplines from a recognized university

Experience  

• Master’s Degree in Social work/Development Studies with minimum 3 years of extensive experience in related field or Bachelors Degree in Social Work/Development Studies with minimum 5 years of extensive experience in related field

Skills

• Excellent in managing projects in the livelihood projects.
• Ability to understand and improve upon projects requirements.
• Ability to hold team members accountable for goals, and take responsibility for the work.
• Ability to plan, schedule, coordinate, and organize an interdisciplinary team.
• Thorough understanding of project management techniques and methods.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English language.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office package.
• Outstanding leadership and organizational skills.
• Problem solving and decision making
• Sound report writing skills.
• Good communicator and facilitator

Interested and Eligible candidates are requested to send us their updated CV and Cover Letter along with expected salary mentioning the position you are applying for on the subject line (for example : “Application for Program Coordinator”) at ape.vacancy@gmail.com on or before  20th November, 2017.  

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted for further selection process.

"Candidate/s involved in any influencing activity will be immediately disqualified from the selection process."

“APEIRON is focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. Thus, APEIRON encourages female candidates, candidates from Dalit, Janajati, Madhesi/ Terai and other minor communities to apply."