GEDSI and Protection Coordinator (Maternity Cover)

Vacancy Announcement: GEDSI and Protection Coordinator (Maternity Cover)

Location: Chandranigapur, Rautahat, Nepal

Deadline: 11:59 PM (NPT), 5th February 2026

World Vision (WV) is a child-focused relief, development and advocacy organization that has contributed to transformation in the lives of millions of children around the world in vulnerable situations. WV aspires to achieve this through partnership with local communities, civil societies, local partners, government, donors and private sectors where we believe in mutual participation and trust, shared vision and goal, accountability and responsibility.  We are a child-focused organization driven by Christian values to serve children and families regardless of their religion, age, gender, ethnicity, class and caste.

Here’s where you come in:

The purpose of this position is to support WVI Nepal’s Strengthening Inclusive Education Project in Nepal (SIKAI+) project on implementation of GEDSI Action Plan and documentation of good practices during implementation of project activities. This position aims to build the capacity of the Partner Non-Government Organization (Partner NGO) and to meet the requirements of the organization and preposition them for the GEDSI activities and strategy.

Major Responsibilities

The GEDSI and Protection Coordinator position is the goal owner responsible for tracking and ensuring performance on SIKAI+ project’s KPIs and commitments for Reaching the Most Vulnerable under World Vision’s and its 2021-2025 Country Strategy and beyond. The position supports and strengthens mainstreaming of Gender equality, Disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) in the implementation of SIKAI+ project of World Vision International Nepal. This position will be responsible:

• to lead, coordinate and monitor GEDSI integration and mainstreaming in SIKAI+ project and other Area Programmes (AP); and contribute to ensure GEDSI transformative approach in the project.
• to coordinate, provide technical support and review and monitor for the effective implementation of “GEDSI action plan of the SIKAI+ Project” and in other APs;
• to support in meeting adult and children safeguarding requirements;
• to support on generating and documenting evidences of GEDSI Responsive interventions and outcomes from the project and other APs;
• to involve in capacity strengthening of project team of Partner NGO;
• to support and lead on organizational GEDSI action plans execution in the field office; and
• other project related activities as per assigned by Project Manager – SIKAI+ project and Field Operations Manager (GEDSI related).

Requirements Include:

Required Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology, Gender, Women's Development, Rural Development or in a related field.

Required Professional Experience

• At least 5 years of field experience in Project Management, GEDSI programming or the equivalent in the headquarters of a major NGO (7+ years preferred) for a Bachelor’s Degree.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Previous work experience in developing GEDSI & Protection approaches
• Strong research skills and relevant research experience of at least two years. Experience in leading action learning preferred.
• Strong team player; must be able to form and lead a number of cross-functional working groups
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to draw commitment from other parts of the organization.
• Good understanding of different approaches to GEDSI & Protection mainstreaming, and the requirements these involve.
• Fluent in Nepali with good written and spoken English
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel
• Driving Licence holder of two-wheeler

Is This Job for You?

World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organization working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.

Candidates fulfilling the criteria mentioned above may apply by

11:59 PM (NPT), 5th February 2026

For more details on the position and application, click on the link below

GEDSI and Protection Coordinator

For more information on World Vision International Nepal please visit our website: https://www.wvi.org/nepal

“World Vision is committed to achieving diversity, as the diversity of our teams is critical to our overall success. WV welcomes applications from qualified professionals all over Nepal. Women, people with disability, and members from other marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply.”

“Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with WV as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury, and any other harm. One of the ways that WVI Nepal shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates, in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. WVI Nepal has zero tolerance to child rights’ violations, by employees and/or affiliates.”

WVI Nepal reserves all rights to qualify/disqualify applications in any case.

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