Provincial Cluster Coordinator

Community Development Centre (CDC)

CDC Doti is a Provincial non-profit organization, NGO working for the social and economic empowerment of people under the vulnerable zone and community. It was established on 16/09/2049 B.S and has been serving since 30 years for the same cause for social empowerment, inclusive and quality access to education, Disaster Preparedness and Humanitarian Response. Over the period since its inception, CDC has had long experience working with government, international non-government agencies, community based organization in various sectors of social and economic development. In addition, CDC supports community capacity strengthening for rural development, community groups and people on advocacy development in various sectors. CDC believes in human potentials and strives to empower social well-being, community-led development, accountability to community, donors and stakeholders, government and non-government agencies. In this period CDC Doti has developed strong networking, professional relationship among various organizations, networks and structures in the district and province . CDC has hands-on experience on social development, capacity strengthening of local level government, community based organization in Nepal.

Details / requirements:

Provincial Cluster Coordinator

No. of Positions:

Appointment Type: Full Time for 11 months with possibility of extension

Required Qualification: Bachelors' Degree in Humanities/Social Science (masters prefer)

Experience: Minimum 5-years’ experience in education in emergencies & Disaster preparedness or similar field

Language: Nepali and English in speaking, reading and writing are required

Preferable: Preference will be given to the local candidates. Candidate from disadvantage group and women are encouraged to apply.

Station: Province ministry (with frequently visit to working district of sudurpashchim province) 

Skills and abilities required:

  • Familiar with computer software: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
  • Excellent communication, coordination, and documentation skill
  • Competent in English and Nepali typing.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Facilitate lead and co-leads to prioritize cluster meetings focusing on emergency preparedness and response. Prepare technical inputs to moderate this discussion in the cluster meeting.
  • Develop/revisit cluster strategies, priorities adopting a consultative process
  • Facilitate the consultative process to update the National contingency plan, monsoon response and preparedness plan, winterization plan, and other guidance documents in coordination with leads, co-leads, and cluster and inter-cluster members, considering all hazards and pandemics.
  • Ensure that education preparedness and response initiatives are in line with existing policy guidance, technical standards, and relevant Government policies
  • Develop an annual CP revision process clearly outlining roles and responsibilities of lead, co-lead, cluster members, cluster secretariate, and if necessary, an expert. Prepare an inventory of various national and sectoral emergency plans with relevant guidance notes on when how they will up updated/reported
  • Provide technical support to co-leads to develop participatory humanitarian emergency preparedness plans in consultation with cluster members
  • Engage with the cluster partners to agree on common and specific actions from the federal cluster to the provincial and local cluster clusters
  • Support TWGs lead and co-leads to prepare their work plan and its implementation
  • Facilitate forming and capacitating the TWG at the provincial levels
  • Facilitate cluster strengthening initiatives supported by the Federal Education Cluster. Liaise with implementing partners and local clusters, taking proactive and coordinated action for timely implementation
  • Adopt a global education cluster Education in Emergency (EiE) training package to orient federal lead members on the fundamental humanitarian principles and minimum standards of EIE.
  • Provide technical backstopping in capacity-building training for federal, provincial, and local level cluster members
  • Provide support to leadership in the coordination of Comprehensive School Safety (CSS) Minimum Package implementation
  • Mapping of sector resource mobilization for EiE.
  • Coordinate with the EMIS section to discuss and support the compilation of EiE information and prepare a possible action within the Sector and other information derived from the alternative mechanism.
  • Facilitate a strategic discussion between LEDPG and cluster on complement/supplement actions during emergencies
  • Prepare an analytical overview including cluster gaps, overlaps, and coverages of partner's intervention by analyzing available data and information and sharing it with cluster members.
  • Facilitate inter-cluster/sector coordination and technical meetings to pre-identified interventions required to support education response with SOPs
  • Contribute to clear, and effective communication between the local, provincial, and federal level Education cluster to strengthen reporting mechanism, need assessment, and data collection
  • Prepare monthly updates on cluster strategic interventions, their challenges, and recommendations with lead, co-leads, and cluster members.
  • Contribute to clear and effective communication between the local, provincial, and federal level Education cluster to strengthen reporting mechanism, need assessment, and data collection
  • Perform other duties as assigned
  • Must be ready to do all the work assigned by the organization under the constitution of the organization.

For detail information, login to cdcdoti.org/vacancy

If you are interested to apply for above post, please send your CV with application letter to HR Department of CDC, Doti within 7 days office hour of notice publication (no later than 22nd ‘May, 2022) to cdc.vacancy@gmail.com or Documents can be submitted in office of CDC, Doti in office hour within the mentioned time frame. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further selection process. Please submit your application letter clearly mentioning the position applying in the subject line. No telephone inquiries will be entertained and any inappropriate recommendation might automatically disqualify the candidate from further processing. CDC, Doti respects child rights and strictly follows the child protection policy of the organization. 

CDC, Doti is an equal opportunities employer and strictly follows the merit-based selection. 

Note: (Only applicants who are short-listed will be contacted for the further recruitment process. Locals' specially women and members of ethnic or marginalized communities are encouraged to apply for this position.)

@CDC, Doti reserves right to qualify/disqualify applications in any case.

Overview

Category Development and Project
Openings 1
Position Type Full Time
Experience 5+ years
Education Graduate (Bachelors)
Posted Date 15 May, 2022
Apply Before 22 May, 2022
City Sudurpashchim Province