Project Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION of Project Manager

Reports To: Executive Director (ED)

Location: Gandaki Province

Duration: Full-time

Job Overview and Core Purpose:

The Project Manager oversees the implementation of the “Promoting Mental Health and Suicide Prevention” project in Gandaki Province. S/he must possess comprehensive knowledge of mental health, suicide prevention (with a strong focus on education and safeguarding), disability inclusion, education, and inclusive livelihood programming. This role requires strong leadership and supervision to ensure effective project implementation and high-quality delivery of results, including adherence to donor compliance, monitoring, evaluation, and learning, in close coordination with the senior management team, funding agency, and technical experts. S/he will manage and guide the program team, strengthening their capacity for effective project delivery. Additionally, S/he will develop and maintain meaningful collaborations and partnerships to support the successful execution of the project strategy while upholding high standards and quality across all interventions.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Management:

• Lead project implementation as a focal point for the project in the organization.
• Supervise development and execution of project implementation plan, monitoring and evaluation process, and knowledge sharing system in line with KOSHISH and funding agencies standards and protocol. Develop an annual project action plan, detailed implementation plan, and periodic implementation plan in coordination with the project team under the supervision of the ED & Senior Program Manager.
• Carry out periodic review, track, and reporting of targets mentioned in project indicators.
• Support learning dissemination, and documentation of good practice cases.
• Foster a culture of learning and accountability through inclusive monitoring, evaluation, feedback, and learning practices within projects.
• Work closely with the Finance Unit to ensure that program and financial aspects of project planning, budgeting and implementation go together.
• Coordinate monitoring / support visits from the central level and partners.
• Coordinate donor visits or external visits to project.

Coordination, collaboration, and advocacy:

• Build and maintain collaboration/ partnerships with stakeholders, especially with the disability movement.
• Advocacy for mainstreaming rights and services and ensuring our work reflects and is responsive to the needs of people with mental healht condition and psychosocial disability. 
• Lobby and advocacy with local and provincial government representatives in coordination with the Advocacy Manager under the guidance of the ED and Senior Program Manager.
• Represent KOSHISH on different platforms with the approval of the ED or Senior Program Manager.
• Lead as the point of contact and communication of project status to all participants with prior approval of the central office.

Project Team Management:

• Demonstrate strong advocacy leadership and effectively manage teams to ensure high-quality program delivery and organizational representation at all levels.
• Clearly articulate a compelling vision and direction for the team and inspire and support the team towards achieving the vision of the organization.
• Build team performance through real-time feedback, support, coaching and mentoring.
• Facilitate performance management, JD updates, leave plan, monthly plan and timesheet, field visit, etc. of the project team members.
• Promote a culture of learning and support to identify professional development opportunities or capacity building.
• Develop strong relationships and ensure a safe work environment among the project staff for the implementation of project activities in a smooth manner.
• Mentor, supervise and support project officers in engagement with persons with mental health condition in SHGs, peer support groups and promote income generation activities through various interventions including vocational training.
• Ensuring monthly review of project team, sharing the updates with the central office.

Documentation, database management and reporting:

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans, and reports.
• Submit project progress updates to the Senior Program Manager and MEAL unit every month.
• Ensure project reporting requirements are met in line with donor requirements, standards, and timelines.
• Ensure and support Documentation and M&E Officer and project officers in development of success stories, good practices, and learning documents and maintaining record and databases of beneficiaries including pictures, and voices from the field.

Safety & Security

• Ensure safety & security during project implementation in collaboration with central office.
• Analyze/identify potential risks and handle any issues that arise.

Safeguarding

• Accountable for ensuring that all children and adults who are reached by the project are safeguarded to the greatest extent possible.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with all aspects of the organizational Safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, abuse and harassment policies and associated standards and procedures in collaboration with central office/ safeguarding focal person.
• Promote safeguarding among project teams and ensure safeguarding is embedded in all stages of project cycle management.

Any other task assigned by the organization relevant to your experience and requirements for the projects.

QUALIFICATIONS & ESSENTIAL QUALITIES

• Master’s degree in social science, Public Health, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in project management.
• Experience in mental health, psychosocial support, disability rights, and advocacy (preferred).
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and planning skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Proven stakeholder coordination and partnership-building skills.
• Strong people management and capacity-building abilities.
• Proactive, organized, and results-oriented; able to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication skills in Nepali and English.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Salary: Negotiable as per competence and experience

Applying Procedure:

Interested candidates are requested to fill in the application Click Here

.We will be reviewing the applications on a Rolling Basis, however the last date to submit your application is 7th  December 2025.

Note:

1. Eligible candidates with disabilities, women and from the local area are encouraged to apply.
2. KOSHISH reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications without assigning any reason whatsoever.