VACANCY NOTICE
UNFPA

Project Manager, Kathmandu, Nepal, P4
> Job Identification: 16882
> Locations: Kathmandu, Nepal
> Job Schedule: Full time
> Grade: P4
> Vacancy Type: Fixed Term
> Rotational/Non Rotational: Non-Rotational
> Contract Duration: 1 Year with Possibility for extension
> Education & Work Experience: Master’s Degree – 7 year(s) experience
> Required Languages: English
> Vacancy Timeline: 3 Weeks
> Job Category: Adolescent & Youth

Job Description

The Position:
A Project Manager for the “Safe and Enabling Environment for Adolescent Girls and Young Women (SAFE-Girls)” project, funded by the Republic of Korea is required for the Nepal Country Office based in Kathmandu. S/he will work under the overall leadership of the Country Representative and direct report to the Deputy Representative. The Project Manager will work closely with key UNFPA Nepal technical, programme, and operational staff for the effective implementation of the key components of the project.

The incumbent is the overall coordinator of the SAFE-Girls project and will work in close collaboration with focal persons from Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), partner government/line ministries, and implementing partner organizations. S/he is responsible for providing policy, programme and operational management guidance to the UN partners, programme staff and countries in an integrated and coordinated manner for the successful implementation of the programme deliverables/results. S/he will manage the project team including three project officers (NOB) in the target provinces: Lumbini, Madhesh, and SudurPashchim. Together they are responsible to ensure the proper coordination, management and implementation of the SAFE-Girls Project. The incumbent will receive necessary technical support and collaborate with a Programme Specialist (Harmful Practices, HP) and a Program Analyst (Adolescent and Youth). The incumbent will work with the Harmful Practices and Youth Team within the Gender Unit.

How you can make a difference:
UNFPA is the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, taking the lead in delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s current strategic plan focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender- based violence and harmful practices against women and girls.

UNFPA recruits principled and ethical staff with a firm belief in and commitment to upholding human rights and gender equality, who embody UN international norms and standards, and who will defend these diplomatically and courageously.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results and who are true team workers; we recruit staff who are transparent, exceptional in how resources entrusted to us are managed, and are committed to delivering excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:
The Project Manager – “SAFE-Girls” oversees the strategic and technical elements of the project – GBV Prevention and Response, Adolescent and Youth empowerment, and Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in Nepal. This includes overall strategic portfolio oversight, representation of UNFPA and coordination with external partners, as well as management of a team of technical personnel to deliver high-quality, timely and integrated technical and programme support on Adolescent and Youth (AY). S/he is charged with ensuring that UNFPA Nepal’s AY portfolio is technically sound and in line with the ICPD Programme of Action and SDGs, UNFPA’s Global Strategic Plans and 9th Country Programme for Nepal, and the development frameworks and international commitments of the Government of Nepal. It is further expected that the Project Manager will analyze the external environment in Nepal, identify opportunities for UNFPA in the area of AY, CSE, and GBV/HPs, and explore opportunities for collaboration and partnerships in terms of programmes and funding, advocacy, and research/learning.

Application Deadline: 2 April 2024

HOW TO APPLY
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