Chief of Party

Chief of Party

Location: Kathmandu, Nepal

Start Date: Contingent upon award, anticipated August 2023

About the Organization

Association for Dalit Women's Advancement of Nepal (ADWAN) is a human right based organization embracing right to life with dignity for all. It is a women- led organization, committed to uplift the condition and position of women and girls particularly from the marginalized and vulnerable section of the society.  

ADWAN has developed a unique integrated approach to tackle multiple discriminations and injustices against women and girls, creating space through organizing, educating, transformative social mobilization and women led economic empowerment.

Job Description

ADWAN is recruiting for a Chief of Party (COP) for the anticipated USAID Nepali Women in Business Activity. The activity seeks to increase economic opportunities for inclusive local businesses and women from marginalized communities.

The COP will provide overall leadership, management, and technical direction for the program – ensuring an integrated vision among diverse components and actors – to achieve the desired results. This position will lead program strategic planning and decision making and will be responsible for overall activities of sub-recipients. The COP will work directly with USAID and will be a key liaison to implementing partners and other stakeholders. This position will ensure full compliance with all USAID, ADWAN, and other fiduciary regulations and will oversee the project reporting process in line with donor requirements. The COP will supervise project staff including professional performance management and coaching.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in designing and implementing projects focused on economic opportunity and women’s empowerment.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of work experience in developing countries, preferably in Nepal.
• Minimum five (5) years of successful experience as Chief of Party, Team Leader, Project Director or equivalent position for donor-funded projects of similar magnitude and complexity in developing countries.
• Strong understanding of and background in technical areas such as gender equality and social inclusion (GESI); livelihoods and economic opportunity; and micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) strengthening.
• Master’s degree or higher in International Development, Public Policy, Economics, Business, or another related field.
• Demonstrated experience in progressively responsible supervisory positions, including direct supervision of professional and support staff; quality evaluation of staff performance and deliverables; and contracts/grants management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in English required.

How to Apply

Candidates fulfilling the criteria mentioned above may apply along with cover letter and recent CV, directly to vacancyadwan@gmail.com no later than 4:00 pm, 7th January, 2022.

Association for Dalit Women's Advancement of Nepal (ADWAN) is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourage candidates of diverse background, women and differently abled, to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be called for the subsequent selection procedure.

Association for Dalit Women's Advancement of Nepal (ADWAN) reserves all rights to qualify/disqualify applications in any case.