Vacancy Announcement
VACANCY NOTICE
Peace Corps

OPEN TO: All Interested Candidates

POSITION: Quality Assurance Specialist, Personal Services Contractor
- CLOSING DATE: February 10, 2023
- WORK HOURS: Full-time; 40 hours/week

The Peace Corps is a U.S. governmental agency that promotes peace around the world by sharing one of America’s greatest resources: Volunteers. The Peace Corps has been operating for over fifty years in 139 countries; the agency’s mission is to promote world peace and friendship, and the goals are: to help the peoples of interested countries and areas in meeting their needs for trained men and women; to help promote a better understanding of the American people on the part of the peoples served; and, to help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of the American people. (see www.peacecorps.gov for additional information)

Peace Corps Nepal places American Volunteers in two-year assignments in rural villages and peri-urban locations across the country.

The United States Peace Corps seeks a Quality Assurance Specialist (QAS) to serve as a full-time, long-term personal services contractor based in Kathmandu.

The Quality Assurance Specialist will:
> Quality Assurance Champion: Serve as Peace Corps/Nepal’s champion for adopting a quality assurance and compliance culture including serving as the primary Point-of-Contact (POC) for post’s records management program.
> Volunteer Site Management: Responsible for the overall coordination and ensuring maintenance of site management file documentation
> Volunteer Information Deliverable Application (VIDA) POC: Responsible for oversight of VIDA at post, ensuring VIDA is used throughout the Site Management, Volunteer Management, and Emergency Action Plan (EAP) Event Management processes.
> Mandatory Trainings Tracking: Tracks status of all mandatory staff trainings in collaboration with Senior Leadership
> Track and Close Audit and Review Recommendations: Tracks Office of Inspector General (OIG) and Peace Corps Safety & Security Officer (PCSSO) recommendations for post, along with other formal recommendations from other offices if appropriate
> Other Duties as Assigned: Performs other duties or assignments, when deemed necessary by the Country Director or designee, for the successful implementation of Peace Corps program(s) and/or operations in Nepal including serving as a backup Safety & Security Manager (SSM), when the primary SSM is on leave or unavailable.

Refer to the Full Statement of Work for additional details

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Education: B.S., B.A. or higher degree
- Prior Work Experience: Five+ years of professional work experience
- Language Proficiency: Professional oral and written English and Nepali proficiency

Application Deadline: Friday, February 10, 2023 at 5 PM

HOW TO APPLY
click [ HERE ] to view more details and application procedure.