Global Programmes Officer

Global Programmes Officer – Kathmandu, Nepal

ABOUT UWS

UWS is an award-winning global organisation bringing community-centric education models to the world’s most remote populations. Since 2008, we’ve built and developed 320 schools, trained over 1,300 teachers, and provided more than 70,000 children across Cambodia, Madagascar, Myanmar, and Nepal with a quality education. Shifting focus from delivering change in the short term to empowering change for the long term, we go beyond educating the future to changing it.

Our vision is Zero Education Poverty.

JOB DETAILS

Title: Global Programmes Officer
Department: Global Programmes
Location/Duty Station: Kathmandu, Nepal (with occasional travel to communities in all UWS programme countries)
Role Purpose / Summary: This position reports to the Senior Global Programmes Manager and plays a key role in supporting the effective delivery and management of UWS programmes across these countries.
Reports To: Senior Global Programmes Manager
Type of Contract: Full Time, Renewable (based on performance review/permanent)
Working Hours: 40 hours per week
Remuneration: USD 12,000 per annum

Benefits:

• As per Labour Act

• Medical and health insurance

• 18 days of annual leave + Nepal national holidays

• An opportunity to contribute to a fast-growing, high-impact international education organisation

• A supportive, dynamic, and collaborative global team environment

• Professional development opportunities and training

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Programme Management and Support

• Support the Senior Global Programmes Manager in managing UWS’s global programmes via fortnightly institutional project meetings and monthly working group meetings with Programme Leads in all countries.

• Support the implementation of annual programme plans in all countries, aligned with organisational goals. This includes working with in-country teams to identify and design programme activities, timelines, and resource allocations.

• Assist in developing and implementing key programme tools such as logframes, country information sheets, and country needs profiles to help track progress, measure impact, and inform future programme development.

• Support in identifying and developing strategies for growth in key programmatic areas, such as UWS’s approach to school transition, in light of ongoing revisions to the wider UWS strategy.

Institutional Project Management

• Provide ongoing support to in-country programme teams in the management and documentation of major institutional projects, including progress against all project outcomes and outputs, budget tracking, adherence to workplans, and risk management.

• Ensure the timely and accurate completion of all quarterly and annual project reports, as required by institutional donors. This may involve data collection, analysis, and report writing.

Donor Management and Relationship Building

• Liaise with the Programme Funding team to support the development of timely reports and the submission of proposals.

• Assist in the ongoing stewardship of institutional donor relationships, ensuring successful project delivery and adherence to agreed-upon targets. This includes monitoring progress against donor-defined indicators and reporting on achievements.

Building Global Programmatic Understanding

• Work with in-country colleagues to promote and embed the programmatic approach and ‘Zero Education Poverty’ principles into long-term programme planning. This involves facilitating workshops, sharing best practices, and ensuring a consistent approach across UWS programmes.

• Facilitate communication and knowledge sharing across UWS programmes to ensure a unified approach based on the programmatic framework. This may involve organising meetings, establishing communication channels, and capturing and disseminating lessons learned.

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATIONS

Every individual at UWS is expected to:

• Be committed to UWS’s vision, mission, and values, and apply them in their daily behaviour and work.

• Be committed to undertaking UWS’s safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies to ensure that everyone who comes into contact with UWS is as safe as possible.

EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCIES

• Bachelor’s degree in International Development, Education, or a related field.

• Minimum of two years’ experience in programme management or a related field within the I/NGO sector.

• Strong understanding of project management principles, monitoring and evaluation techniques, and reporting requirements; understanding of RACI Charts and Gantt Charts is desirable.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; fluency in French is highly desirable.

• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues at all levels and with external stakeholders.

• Experience working with donor reporting requirements and relationship management is highly desirable.

• Proven ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines.

• Proficiency in MS Office and Google Suite is essential; experience with data visualisation tools such as Tableau and Power BI is desirable.

RECRUITMENT GUIDELINES

UWS is committed to the safeguarding of children, and ensuring we recruit safely is central to this commitment. All applicants will be required to undertake a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check (or country-equivalent background check) as a condition of employment. Shortlisted candidates will also be asked to complete a self-declaration form to disclose any relevant convictions, cautions, or investigations.

UWS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to treating all applicants fairly. We actively promote diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from under-represented groups. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

All successful candidates must satisfactorily complete a three-month probation period.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please send a cover letter and CV (no more than two pages in English) by 20 October 2025. Please include the names, positions, organisations, and contact details of two referees, one of whom should be your current (or most recent) employer. References will only be taken once your express permission has been granted.

Applications should be sent via email to recruitment@uwsglobal.net by 20 October 2025.