Youth Programme Manager

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Youth Programme Manager

VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change lives and make the world a fairer place. VSO Nepal has worked in Nepal since 1964 to improve the lives of impoverished pecple some of the country’s poorest districts, particularly focusing on vulnerable women and girls and other marginalised groups.

VSO Nepal is currently implementing International Citizen Service (ICS) along with Health, Secure Livelihoods and Education programmes with Gender and Climate Change as cross- cutting themes.

International Citizen Service (ICS) is a youth volunteering project for 18-25 year olds funded by the UK government and led by VSO. Groups of young people from the UK will join a group of young people from Nepal, to live, learn and work together on community based development projects. Through living and working alongside communities, ICS action learners gain firsthand knowledge and experience of good practice in development work and are in turn able to make practical and meaningful contributions to the communities in which they work. They return to their home communities motivated to play a part in local and ‘global action.

VSO Nepal is looking for substantially experienced and highly qualified candidates to apply for the post of Youth Programme Manager.

Based in its country office in Kathmandu, reporting to th Country Director, the person is responsible for development, implementation and coordination of International Citizenship Service (ICS) project of VSO Nepal.

Major Responsibilities of this post include programme and partnership development, programme planning, implementation, review and volunteer management. 

You must have masters degree in a relevant subject with proven experience of youth programme management. Your proven experience of working cross-culturally, promoting learning and report writing is a must.

On request, a full job description, personal specifications, application template and benefits package are available from VSO Nepal at the email address below.

Interested and competent applicants who meet the personal specifications are requested to apply by 14 August 2014. Application can be submitted by email to the address below. Please note that all applications should be submitted through an application template; we will no longer accept CV and cover letters. Please clearly mark subject as “Application for Youth Programme Manager” while sending your application through e-mail.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for selection process.

Please forward your filled application to:

Head of Operations and Human Resource

VSO Nepal, P.O. Box 207

Kathmandu, Nepal

Fax: 01-5524743

Email: vsonepal@vsoint.org