Field Protection Coordinator

Field Protection Coordinator

Location: Hasanpur

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

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Employee Contract Type:

Local – Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

The Protection Field Coordinator position will manage Protection project portfolio of WVI Nepal’s West Field Office, including Child Protection (CP) components of the CESP, in compliance with WVI Nepal’s sectoral and quality standards, Government’s policies and industry norms.

The role will be responsible for managing and monitoring the performance of partner NGOs, ensuring that partner NGOs have access to appropriate technical and functional support, and managing relationships with sectoral key stakeholders including Local Governments. The role will also be responsible for contributing to the design of new Protection projects.

This position is based in WVI Nepal’s Working District under West Field Office and will be required to travel to support WVI Nepal’s Area Programs in other district (up to 50% of time). The incumbent will report to Field Protection Lead and will provide needful support in planning, implementation, quality assurance and reporting.

Specific regular tasks delivered by this position will include, but not limited to:

• Monitor performance of partner NGOs and implementation of WVI Nepal’s Technical Projects (TP) for Protection and the CP components of the Community Engagement and Sponsorship Plan (CESP) projects, to ensure that the projects are delivered on scope, on time and on budget as per the agreements
• Facilitate technical support for partner NGOs to ensure adequate technical quality in the delivery of WVI Nepal’s Protection projects or activities, meeting minimum standards and targets
• Identify, assess, and communicate risks associated with the implementation of WVI Nepal’s Protection TPs and projects, and coordinate the development of mitigation measures with partner NGOs
  When supervising others, manage staff to enable their optimum performance
• Coordinate with partner NGOs and WVI Nepal’s MEALS Team to ensure appropriate analysis and programme results, including sharing of results and continuous improvements of programme design and implementation
• In coordination with National Office (NO) Department Head-Protection, Field Protection Lead and Field Programme Lead, build external relationships and engagement with government line agencies, other INGOs/NGOs, research institutions and private sector at local, district and provincial levels in alignment with WVI Nepal’s national strategy/plan for engagement in the Protection sector
• Coordinate organizational processes with which WVI Nepal’s Protection TPs have to be engaged including but not limited to annual planning and budgeting process and audit
• Contribute to design of Protection related projects for each of WVI Nepal’s Area Programs, including for institutional grant proposals for successful funding acquisition
• Identify key successes, areas of improvements and cohesion in the projects to yield better analysis and interpretation in making thoughtful decisions.

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience

• At least 2 years (for those with Master degree) or 4 years (for Bachelor) of field experience
• Experience in developing project technical designs including logframes, ITTs, detailed implementation plans
• Experience coordinating teams and multiple staff
• Proven experience in operations management
• Experience in preparing and leading training workshops
• Work experience with an INGO/NGO
• Technical knowledge on Protection technical programming, including a strong emphasis on literacy and learning outcomes for early grade.
• Team building, collaboration, facilitation and leadership skills
• Understanding of Protection programming that takes an empowerment approach including community-led activities and advocacy
• Understanding programme logic, programme design, and programme cycle including project planning, design, monitoring, evaluation
• Demonstrated high capacity to coordinate effectively and build strong working relationships with wide range of people and departments
• Good problem-solving skills and detail orientation.
• Good analytical skills; ability to critically analyse results data and recommend programme improvements
• Good writing skills and ability to write/edit reports, contribute to grant proposals

Required Education, training, license, registration and certification

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Development Studies, Law, Human Rights or other relevant discipline

  Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Masters degree in Social Work, Development Studies, Law, Human Rights or other relevant discipline
• Experience in developing grant technical project proposals
• Experience working in a rural or remote district of Nepal
• Experience working in a coordination role at national level

Travel and/or Work Environment

60% field travels expected

“World Vision is committed to achieving diversity, as the diversity of our teams is critical to our overall success. WV welcomes applications from qualified professionals all over Nepal. Women, people with disability, and members from other marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply.”

“Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with WV as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury, and any other harm. One of the ways that WVI Nepal shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates, in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. WVI Nepal has zero tolerance to child rights’ violations, by employees and/or affiliates.”

WVI Nepal reserves all rights to qualify/disqualify applications in any case.

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