Program Development and Knowledge Management Officer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Program Development and Knowledge Management Officer

Joining Date: January 2026 (Earliest Possible) for minimum 2 years

Role Purpose

Position Overview: The Program Development and Knowledge Management Officer will lead strategic program planning and drive new project and research development efforts. This person will play a key role in identifying and cultivating funding and partnership opportunities, shaping program strategy, and strengthening the organization’s overall knowledge management capacity.

Key Responsibilities

Program Development & Resource Mobilization

• Proactively identify, cultivate, and develop new project and research opportunities aligned with organizational priorities.
• Work closely with the Program Development & Knowledge Management Unit (PDU) to prepare and submit proposals, concept notes, and expressions of interest to bilateral donors, foundations, and institutional funders.
• Continuously scan and monitor donor calls, grant solicitations, and funding opportunities.
• Lead the strategic expansion of organizational programming by mobilizing financial, human, intellectual, technological, and other in-kind resources to support core initiatives.
• Draft and consolidate proposals, concept notes, donor submissions, and project responses.
• Liaise with implementation teams to ensure timely donor report submissions; design and maintain reporting tools for project implementation.
• Edit and refine narrative reports for donors, using both qualitative and quantitative data collected from field teams.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL)

• Support rollout of M&E tools in field settings, and provide technical support to field teams for effective implementation.
• Conduct trainings and workshops for field staff on monitoring, evaluation, and project reporting.
• Design and maintain a robust data-management system for routine project monitoring and evaluation.
• Periodically review ongoing projects and provide timely feedback to program teams on progress toward goals and indicators.
• Maintain a centralized database to track outputs and progress against indicators.
• Prepare project implementation plans, develop manuals and standard operating procedures (SOPs), and ensure that project activities align with organizational policies and quality standards.

Field Research & Knowledge Dissemination

• Travel to project field areas to assess context, identify gaps, and identify potential interventions or proposals.
• Work in collaboration with the communications team to package and publish research findings, ensuring wide dissemination via reports, journal articles, conference submissions, posters, and other learning events.
• Manage the submission and review process for academic or applied research outputs, and coordinate participation in conferences, workshops, and dissemination forums.

Organizational Development & Capacity Building

• Promote a culture of continuous learning and innovation: encourage staff across departments to propose new initiatives and improvements.
• Identify capacity-building and training needs for staff; facilitate development opportunities across departments.
• Provide technical guidance and editorial support in the development of training materials, reports, and external documentation as needed.
• Work collaboratively with teams to strengthen organizational systems, policies, and knowledge practices.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Master’s degree in Environment Science, Natural Resource Management, Developmenet Studeies and relevent field. Minimum 3-5 years of professional experience in project or program design and development, preferably within the development sector in Nepal.
• Familiarity with environmental issues, plastic recycling, climate change, green economy, and related research.
• Strong analytical ability, strategic thinking, and systems-level perspective. Able to manage multiple stakeholder needs effectively.
• Demonstrated experience in donor-funded proposal development, budget preparation, and grant application processes.
• Capacity to conduct or supervise program assessments and write high-quality proposals and budgets.
• Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills (both written and spoken English).
• Proven ability to deliver under tight deadlines and manage multiple tasks under pressure.
• Ability to build and maintain strong interpersonal relationships at organizational and stakeholder levels.

*Candidates with a strong background in Circular Economy/Green Economy, Climate Change, , and Environmental Sustainability will be given preferential consideration.

We promote workforce diversity and highly encourage all interested applicants, especially youth and young professionals including those who identify as women and indigenous community members/minority caste groups, to apply.

Submit an updated CV and cover letter to jobs@creasion.org by 30th December 2025.