Senior Program Officer

Federation of Drinking Water and Sanitation Users Nepal (FEDWASUN) is an national umbrella organization of Drinking Water and Sanitation Users groups of Nepal has been working in the field of Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for more than 10 years. FEDWASUN is going to implement the program Promotion of Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) through advocacy and lobby in Gorkha, Surkhet and Bardiya districts.  FEDWASUN invites the application for the following post from the qualified and deserving candidates.

Position: Senior Program Officer (SPO) 

Duty Station: FEDWASUN Head Office, Kathmandu with frequent field visit to the program districts

Required Competencies:

• Good knowledge of water, sanitation and hygiene related policy, situation and issues in Nepal with particular focus to advocacy perspectives
• Good problem-solving and demonstration skills and Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously within the scope of the project, 
• Ability to resolve issues independently and with minimal supervision in a positive way,
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to relate well to the public and high level diplomats in the government and non-government sphere,
• Good computer skills in MS Word, Excel, power point with English and Nepali typing and good IT knowledge,
• Work experience in the rural areas and national level with demonstrated coordination with the government and concerned sector stakeholders,
• Fluency in English and Nepali language and excellent writing and inter-personal skills,
• Excellent research, concepts notes, briefing notes and report writing skills in English and Nepali. 

Qualifications and Experiences:

• Master’s Degree in Social Science or related field with at least three years of working experience in Civil Society or development organization.

Responsibility:

The Senior Program Officer shall be responsible to

• Perform day to day operation of the project related activities, 
• Play a  coordinating role in advocacy and lobby related work of FEDWASUN including budget tracking and budget advocacy,
• Act as a member of the program team and contribute to the long and short-term planning, and implementation of the program,
• Program implementation, reporting and technical support and assistance to the district level support staffs
• Prepare Program Progress Reports (monthly, quarterly and final ) as per organization rule and submit to the organization and other stakeholders as and when required,
• Maintain proper coordination with GOs/ DPs/I/NGOs, like-minded organization as well as potential individuals for the effectiveness of the program,
• Provide necessary orientation , suggestion and feedback to the key individual of  district chapters for effective work out,
• Provide technical  support to the implementing district chapters on regular basis,
• Follow up and supervise the district Project on a regular basis to ensure implementation of project activities within a timeframe to achieve intended results,
• Planning for preparing technical proposal for next project and grant making proposal with the assistance of the program management  unit,
• Support FEDWASUN's program unit  while preparing annual report, bulletin, magazine and other  publication,
• Regular Program Planning,Implementation,Monitoring and evaluation.

The candidates meeting the above criteria are invited to apply with filled FEDWASUN Job Application Form along with recent photograph not later than 22nd October 2014 in the following address through Post box, email or direct at FEDWASUN Office. 

The FEDWASUN Job Application Form can be downloaded from FEDWASUN website www.fedwasun.org.  Only short listed candidates will be contacted for further selection process. Candidates from women, Dalit, Janajati, Madhesi and marginalized group are highly encouraged to apply.

Federation of Drinking Water and Sanitation Users' Nepal (FEDWASUN)

Head Office, Jaycees Marg, Thapathali

Post Box No. 19980, Kathmandu 

Email: info@fedwasun.org