Program Assistant (PA)

Rural Health and Education Service Trust (RHEST)

Vacancy Announcement

Program Assistant (PA)

RHEST is dedicated to ending all forms of violence against women, including human trafficking, child marriage, and child labor. Currently, RHEST is supporting the formal education of more than 12,500 vulnerable girls in the rural communities in 18 districts of Nepal. Women and girls’ empowerment and reproductive health are other focused areas of RHEST’s programs.

RHEST is looking for qualified candidates for the post of Program Assistant (PA) for its Headquarters in Kathmandu.  

Duration of Assignment: One year with possible extension

Duty Station: Headquarters in Kathmandu with frequent field visits in the program municipalities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Sr. Program Assistant in preparing monthly communication report. 
• Selection of letters, drawings based on various themes and share with the PMs.
• Inform beneficiaries and schools about field visits and request for required documents via email, phone calls.
• Build and maintain a good relationship with program-supported schools, beneficiaries and parents. 
• Identify issues of the supported girls reported through phone calls, SMSs. Prepare a short gist and share with PM. 
• Support program officer in preparing college letters, and other letters, documents as and when required.
• Identify capacity needs of beneficiaries and program challenges while receiving and dealing with beneficiaries and report it to PM. 
• Closely monitor the communication details of beneficiaries and follow with the beneficiaries who are not in regular contact. 
• Listen to the beneficiaries, counsel them and if needed refer the case to the higher authorities. Proper documentation and follow up of such cases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in social sciences, management, or any discipline.
• Minimum of 1 years of relevant work experience. 
• Experience and willingness to work in the remote and underserviced communities. 
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Word and Excel.  
• Demonstrable written and spoken skills in the Nepali language. Good English written and spoken skills are desirable.
• Good organizational skills with ability to prioritize multiple tasks and coordinate with multiple stakeholders.

Job Description:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dqh467uckcv3vca/JD%20for%20the%20post%20of%20PA%20-%2029%20Jan%202023%20-%20FinalSRC.pdf?dl=0

Interested candidates are requested to send a recent CV including 3 contactable references and motivation letter with the Subject: Application for “………..” to vacancy@rhest.org by 7th February 2023. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the further selection process. For more information, please visit https://www.rhest.org or call at 01-4537371

Note: Women from indigenous, Dalit, and other marginalized communities are highly encouraged to apply. RHEST reserves the right to reject any/all applications without assigning any reason whatsoever.