Vacancy Announcement for Vacancy Positions

Village Development and Save the Environment Forum (VDSEF) Nepal Kalikot

Re-Vacancy Announcement

Date of publication: 12 April 2024

Village Development and Save the Environment Forum (VDSEF) Nepal is a non-profit organization working in Kalikot district for more than 24 years in the fields of child rights, health and nutrition, climate change, poverty reduction, and protecting and promoting the economic, social, and Cultural rights of marginalized and disadvantaged communities. VDSEF Nepal aims has aim to promote peace, stability, and sustainable development in Kalikot district. VDSEF Nepal has previous working experience collaborating with different civil society organizations (CSOs) and government authorities to improve child rights, health and nutrition, climate change, livelihoods, and human rights in marginalized and vulnerable communities, such as women, including single mothers, youths, children, friendly and elderly persons, Dalits, and ethnic minorities.SAHAYATRA-III Project is  been implementing Tilagupha municipality and Subhakalika rural municipality in  partnership of Save the Children SAHAYATRA-III Project, the project envisions securing rural vulnerable children’s rights to education, protection, resilience, and sexual and reproductive health, leaving no child behind's Nepal is actively engaged in programs focusing on education, Child rights Governance (CRG)and Child Protection (CP) sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and climate change in Kalikot district. VDSEF Nepal is currently inviting applications from qualified Nepali citizens committed to delivering results for the following positions:

Vacancy Positions

1. Pedagogical Resource Persons: 2 Positions

Location: Kalikot District, Project Office, Subhakalika Rural Municipality, and Tilagufa Municipality

Summary: The position will be responsible for model class demonstrations, class observation, and providing teachers with technical pedagogical skills, grade-appropriate learning materials development, integrated curriculum-based teaching skills, lesson plan preparation, and other teaching methodologies and techniques.

Qualifications: Master's degree in education, management, or other relevant subject with at least 2 years of working experience in education. Bachelor’s degree in the same subject with 5 years of working experience in education projects.

Major Duties and Responsibilities: 

Pedagogical Resource Person's job description:- 

• Develop and submit monthly action plan and progress report to the concern municipality and supervisors. Visit a minimum of 8 to 10 schools per month, especially focusing on ECCD to grade 3, to provide support to teachers in teaching and learning.
• Assist teachers in developing lesson plans and creating learning materials, with a focus Integrated Curriculum.
• Ensure schools conduct continuous assessment based on the Integrated Curriculum.
• Provide support to teachers on remedial teaching, grade teaching, multi-grade teaching, teaching without violence, classroom management, and implementing the curriculum and teacher's guide.
• Conduct surveys to identify teachers' capacity development needs and provide coaching and mentoring accordingly.
• Facilitate to concern municipal to develop teachers professional development plan and provide technical support to implement accordingly. 
• Facilitate and support teachers and parents in continuing children's learning during the pandemic and normal circumstances through home schooling, school at home, and tole education.
• Support early grade teachers in conducting Continuous Assessment System (CAS) based on the Integrated Curriculum.
• Assist teachers in utilizing digital platforms for the teaching-learning process.
• Write and publish case stories and news stories highlighting program achievements, good practices, and challenges.
• Participate in various capacity-building activities at the municipality level and beyond.
• Perform other duties related to the municipality and the Sahayatra project team as required.

2. Supply Chain Officer, 1 Position

Location: Kalikot District, Project Office, Subhakalika Rural Municipality

Summary: This is a key position to lead supply chain activities through the mobilization of all project themes of Sahayatra III.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in management or BBS/BBA and having 3 years’ experience in project management, supply chain, and implementation

Major Duties and Responsibilities: 

Project planning and budgeting

• Planning and preparation support of the Final Procurement plan and supply chain
• Submission of Monthly logistic and stock report to related themes.
• Ensure quotation process, collection, and supply process.
• Supporting to Procurement process and Supply Chain with all Financial Compliances 
• Update administrative and financial guideline with organization and program team about supply and distribution.
• Ensure support about the warehouse management and security system of materials.
• Reporting stock out and warehouse release system with all program theme
• Maintain Asset record and physical verification with Procurement committee and Admin and finance coordinator. 
• Day to day arrangement of logistic system of official process.

Coordination, Collaboration and Networking

• Maintain good coordination with Finance/supply chain team of Save the children. 
• Harmonize, facilitate and ensure to integrate the project components with all financial compliances.
• Bridge the project related information between Save the Children and organization.

Project implementation

• Support to distribution of provided materials and support.
• Maintain proper data and documentation system of logistic items. 
• Collect feedback and learning from stakeholders and other concern agencies for the program about logistic system.

Project review and monitoring

• Field visits the project areas for supervision and monitoring the field level activities with logistic and financial compliances.
• Support to conduct distribution and logistics arrangement.

Project reporting and documentation

• Prepared monthly, Semi-annual, and Annual distribution logistic tracking system. 
• Share the logistic report and area of improved and betterment. 
• Work closely with MEAL & documentation coordinator to ensure the project progress is in track and quality set in the project documents are met.
• Initiate corrective actions based on the feedback from MEAL& documentation coordinator and Save the children representative.

APPLICATION Method:

Qualified Nepali citizens meeting the above criteria are requested to send their updated CV and application with two references to the vacancy vacancy.vdsef@gmail.com by April 18, 2024, before 5:00 p.m. Applications from marginalized, disadvantaged communities, residents District, individuals are highly encouraged to apply, and preference will be given to relevant field and only shortlisted candidates will be invited for further assessment. Telephone inquiries will not be entertained.