1. Program Manager 2. Social Mobilizer

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Unification Nepal Gorkha (UN-Nepal), registered in the District Administration Office (DAO) Gorkha and Social Welfare Council (SWC) in the year 2009, is a non-profit making child-focused organization formed by a team of youth NGO professionals for sustainable development across the country. 

UN-Nepal has been implementing Room to Read funded Literacy Program and Girls’ Education Program in selected Schools of Gorkha district, Nepal. The primary goal of the project is to make an independent reader and ensure their SEE level education so that they can make their life long decision in their life. For this UN Nepal will closely working with teachers, SMC, PTA and local government along other stakeholders. Now, UN Nepal is seeking qualified and dynamic Program Manager for the smooth operation of the project. 

Position: Program Manager

Required No: 1 

Job Description: 

Program Management, Implementation, Training and Coordination:

• Leads the implementation of all planned activities ensuring efficient utilization of budget and other resources.
• Organizes district level trainings, review meetings, workshops, orientation and joint monitoring visits with local governments, stakeholders, board members and program staffs
• Supports program teams in enhancing the program's effectiveness (e.g., design and implementation) at school, community, district level and propose new concepts/ideas/strategies as needed.
• Develops and implements the operational mechanism, and program approaches in the district(s) in line with Room to Read’s country strategy in coordination with Room to Read’s district office.
• Facilitates the procurement of the office supplies and materials necessary for the program implementation as per program design and budget.
• Identifies the area of professional development of the staff; creates and organizes capacity building trainings for the program staff.
• Supports POs, and PAs in implementing planned activities through regular visit to Palikas, schools, and respective communities.
• Supports to conduct periodic assessments and RM&E activities of the Room to Read's program.
• Conducts regular visits, as per program monitoring design, to project sites to support, coach and deliver trainings to LFs and SMs through PO/PAs.
• Reviews performance of staff members in close coordination with Room to Read’s district team and provides on-site support to the team through frequent field visits.
• Supports district team of Room to Read by developing innovative ideas and leveraging local knowledge for effective program design and implementation.

Planning, Reporting and Documentation:

• Plans, manages, and conducts district/Palika level training(s)/workshop(s), orientation and review meeting for stakeholders.
• Collaborates closely with Room to Read team for annual/quarterly planning, tracking the monthly progress according to IC and budget in alignment with ground reality and local context.
• Prepares periodic reports/updates and shares the same with Room to Read and concerned Palikas.
• Maintains and organizes record-keeping system about the materials dispatching and distribution to the program schools.
• Leads field-level public/social audit events to promote transparency and accountability and documents the same for reporting to Room to Read.
• Prepares management responses to the financial audit observations to address the audit findings as needed in coordination with Executive Director/Board Chair.   
• Prepares fund forecast, tracks monthly budget vs expenditures, reschedules budget expenses and supports Room to Read’s district team to prepare responses to MIS.
• Supports the team in collecting program-related data, compiling it with proper documentation, and reporting to Room to Read.
• Conducts monthly review of IC, budget, and tracks the program implementation progress ensuring alignment with the plan.
• Gathers best practices, lessons learned, case studies, and challenges and document them for periodic reporting to Room to Read and presents the same during review meetings with Room to Read and relevant stakeholders.
• Supports the Room to Read district team to prepare Monthly Implementation Updates (MIU), Program Implementation Monitoring (PIM), Risk Response Register (RRS), and Data Quality Monitoring (DQM) as needed.
• Performs other functions as and when required/as directed by the Executive Director/Board Chair and Room to Read field Leader.

External Coordination and Networking:

• Develops a strong relationship with the Palikas, Education Development and Coordination Unit (EDCU), respective section of Palika, and other relevant local-level stakeholders and ensures that they support the program of the organization.
• Lobbies with respective district/Palika stakeholders to implement the planned activities particularly awareness-raising activities with cost-sharing approaches.
• Represents the organization in different forums at local and district levels, and advocates for the importance of literacy and gender equality.
• Leads in integrating the program elements/components into the local education plan and School Improvement Plan (SIP) to scale the program.
• Collaborates with Room to Read team in preparing documents, coordinates with government bodies, and prepares a database for the new school/Palika selection and geographic cluster for program implementation and scale-up.

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पद: सामाजिक परिचालक (Social Mobilizer), महिला र गोरखा जिल्लाको स्थायी वसोवास गरेकालाई मात्र

पद संख्या : १ जना

कार्यक्षेत्र : पालुङटार नगरपालिका, गोरखा 

सामाजिक परिचालक (बालिका शिक्षा कार्यक्रम) ले विद्यालय, अभिभावक  र समुदायसँग निरन्तर सम्बन्ध स्थापित गरि सहभागी बालिकाहरूको प्रगति अभिलेख अद्यावधिक गर्ने, जीवनोपयोगी सीप प्रदान गर्ने र बालिकाहरुलाई पढाइ पूरा गर्नको लागि मेन्टोरीङ गर्नेछन् । यसको साथै सामाजिक परिचालकले बालिका शिक्षा कार्यक्रमको  ‘कार्यक्रम अधिकृत’ समक्ष मासिक रुपमा प्रगति विवरण पेश गर्नुपर्नेछ ।  

छनौटका प्रमुख आधारहरू : 

• शिक्षा, मानविकी तथा अन्य संकायवाट स्नातक वा सो सरह उत्तीर्ण भएको । 
• सम्बन्धित क्षेत्रको अनुभव तथा लैंगिकताको क्षेत्रमा कार्य अनुभव प्राप्त उम्मेदवारलाई ग्राह्यता दिइनेछ  ।
• समुदाय स्तर र सम्बन्धित क्षेत्रमा कम्तीमा दुई वर्ष काम गरेको कार्य अनुभव  ।
• विद्यालय शिक्षण तथा शिक्षण सम्बन्धि अनुभव प्राप्त उम्मेदवारलाई प्राथमिकता दिइनेछ  ।
• अंग्रेजी भाषामा सामान्य बोल्न र लेख्न तथा प्रतिवेदन तयार पार्न सक्ने सीप भएको ।
• स्थानीय परिवेश तथा माध्यमिक शिक्षा प्रणालीको राम्रो बुझाई । 
• बालिका शिक्षा क्षेत्रमा काम गर्न अभिरुचि र लगाव । 
• जुनसुकै समुदाय तथा परिवेशमा घुलमिल हुन, सजिलैसँग काम गर्न र बोल्न सक्ने सीप भएको । 
• सहजीकरण सीप र ज्ञान भएको । 
• सकारात्मक धारणा र सामुदायिक परिचालन सम्बन्धी ज्ञान तथा सीप भएको । 
• बालिकाहरूका लागि तालिम सञ्चालन गर्न सक्षम भएको ।

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Application Procedures: 

Interested and qualified candidates shall send cover letter detailing their experience and motivation for the current position with an updated CV to hr.unnepalgorkha@gmail.com by CoB 22 December 2025. Please mention your expected salary in your application letter. 

Only those shortlisted candidates who meet the criteria will be invited to a written test, interview and group discussion. No telephone calls will be entertained. UN Nepal encourages Women, Dalits, Marginalized Groups, People with Disability, sexual minority are highly encouraged to apply.

UN Nepal is Child Rights organizations, so we need to keep children safe. Our selection process reflects our commitment to the safeguarding and protection of children in all our programs. Therefore, the selected candidates will be subjected to background check.