Programme Manager - Food Security and Economic Development

PROGRAMME MANAGER - FOOD SECURITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

Shechen Karuna is a Non-Profit Organization based in Kathmandu with field offices in remote areas of Nepal. Shechen Karuna supports and works with Rural Municipalities of Nepal to implement projects in 5 thematic areas, which are Food Security, Economic Development, Education, Health & Hygiene and Environment. 

General responsibilities (Overall purpose): 

• Contribute to institutional strategy development process in the areas of thematic responsibility
• Responsible for managing, and supervising projects and ensuring its quality at field level.
• Responsible to support sub-offices for the effective use of budget, logistic and material resources in delivering activities in timely and efficient manner
• Lead the thematic area with contribution to project cycle management
• Establish and maintain linkages with project stakeholders, representation and lead advocacy activities at municipality and province level. Coordinate with MEAL Department for effective design and development of monitoring tools and activities, and support project evaluation 

Specific roles and responsibilities:

Strategic Management

• Steer strategically the Food Security and Economic Development projects in coordination with the Line Manager
• Contribute in developing and updating institutional strategies, strategic country guidelines and policies
• Proactively lead to implement the assigned projects in the field, using Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP), Standard of Operating Procedure (SOP), action plans, relevant follow-up and monitoring tools

Project Management

• Lead to field implementation of the projects under his/her thematic responsibility 
• Ensure proper implementation of project activities and local coordination and compliance 
• Carry out field monitoring of project activities and outcomes, bringing a critical look to activities, outcomes, challenges, solutions, adjustments and impact. 
• Responsible for timely completion of project activities as per the project document and budgetary plan
• Monthly analysis of budget vs. actuals, adjustments in program spending and allocations
• Develop quarterly action plans in line with annual/ detailed implementation plan

Program Coordination

• Establish, liaise and maintain a network of contacts with Government of Nepal (GoN), Rural Municipalities; other NGOs and I/NGO and relevant entities of Government of Nepal in the area of intervention in the project location (and province) to ensure ShechenKaruna’s visibility 
• Proactively coordinate with M&E, Communication, External Relation and other departments as necessary to achieve the result of assigned projects. 
• Coordination with the Admin and Finance Team to ensure budget monitoring, expenditure etc. 
• Maintain effective and efficient coordination and cooperation with the Local Government authorities and relevant stakeholders in order to implement project activities smoothly
• Participate in relevant coordination meetings and prepare notes/minutes for submission to the Line Manager 
• Support and lead field visits as assigned by the Senior Management Team (SMT)

Monitoring, Researching and Reporting 

• Support MEAL Department to carry out assessment and research as per the need of the delegation 
• Conduct research in the concerned thematic areas both inside and outside the country on best practices and new developments, and accordingly disseminate the learnings to both MEAL Department and SMT.
• Contribute to the monthly, quarterly, annual and (high quality) in line with the project document.

Education / Qualifications & Experience

• Master’s degree in Agriculture; Agro-MBA; Forestry or any other relevant degrees
• At least 5 years of work experience in development sectors in managing Food Security and Economic Development projects especially Agro-Based production; Agro-Forestry; Value Chain Analysis and Development; Agro-Based Business Model; Access to Finance and Market
• Strong commitment and willingness to travel to and work with remote and underprivileged communities 
• Demonstrative project management capacity (field) 

To apply for the position, please send an email to: nepal@karuna-shechen.org  with an updated CV and motivation letter with available date mentioning the position applied for in the subject of the email. 

Application Deadline: Wednesday, 21 June 2023

Expected Start Date:  As soon as possible

Contract Duration: Regular position, with annual renewal basis January to December yearly

Offered Salary: Basic starting from NPR 70,000 monthly and with other fringe benefits as per labor law and HR policy of organization.

Due to urgent priority to fill in the position, recruitment can be held on a rolling basis and Shechen Karuna reserves the right to select a candidate prior to the deadline.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further selection process. Telephone inquiries will not be entertained. 

Shechen Karuna is committed to a diverse workforce in terms of gender and culture. Applications from women, ethnic and marginalized groups are highly encouraged to apply. Canvassing at any stage of the process will lead to disqualification.