Senior Project Coordinator

Senior Project Coordinator – Climate Change and Green Jobs

The Opportunity

Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In Nepal and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and future we share. Save the Children expects that anyone associated with it abides by its Safeguarding and other Zero Tolerance Policies.

Under the guidance of the Technical Manager, Child Poverty (CPOV), Surkhet and the Resilience, DRR and CCA and the CPoV Advisors from the CO, the post holder will be responsible to implement a project on Green Jobs funded by SC Norway (SCN) with farm and forest-based Green Jobs amongst the adolescents and youths (AYs) impacted by inequality and discrimination. The post holder will be responsible to coordinate with SCI team and stakeholders, project management, planning and implementation of the detailed Project implementation plan (DIP) of the project titled- Nepal Green Jobs for Adolescent and Youth, orient partner and municipal staff, ensure timely implementation of youth- led interventions. The post holder will be also responsible to implement MEAL plan, documentation to scale up learning, profile Save the Children’s work on climate change and green jobs. The post holder will work in close coordination with the Save the Children team, partners, concerned local government authorities, CBOs and civil societies in such a way that it provides tangible benefits to children and targeted communities. The post holder will lead the management of the project and ensure technical support for youth and CBOs in coordination with SC technical team and resource persons and gather learning from the project.

“Supporting Save the Children’s dual mandate of development programmes as well as being the leader in emergency preparedness and response for children” will be inherent role of this position.

Key Responsibilities:

Project management /implementation:

• Take a lead role in managing and implementing the project, benefiting the target population in the project areas.
• Coordinate to ensure that all relevant project implementation materials /guidelines are developed and reviewed by the relevant technical team
• Ensure timely and quality technical support is available to the partner’s team and activities are implemented using the DIP.
• Ensure the effective and efficient implementation of the project grants, including partner’s sub- awards management.
• Liaising closely with the CO team, ensure clear roles, responsibilities and timelines are set for all project requirements such as reports, budget realignments, etc.
• Ensure development and implementation of project /detail implementation plans and budgets, procurement plans and provide guidance and solutions to problems to ensure smooth, quality implementation of MEAL plan and achievement of log-frame objectives and results.
• Actively contribute to the local coordination with partners and clusters,

Coordination:

• Build good working relationships across other teams in Field and Country Offices
• Coordinate with provincial level stakeholders, line agencies and like -minded organizations
• Work closely with the implementing partner and mobilize partner’s team for the implementation of the project
• Coordinate with local and provincial governments in coordination with the FO technical adviser
• Work with MFWFO/ CO logistic team to ensure that programme supply needs are clearly defined and coordinated for implementation.
• Representation in local, provincial and national level forum, meeting and workshop.

Capacity Building:

• In consultation with Technical Manager/POD, thematic managers and the PDQ Department, take lead in planning and organizing the delivery and capacity building of partner staff, municipal officials as required.
• Develop capacity assessment needs and organize capacity building events in coordination with CO team based on capacity building plan as per the project outputs and indicators
• Take lead in developing and/or updating existing tools and guidelines related to project implementation and maintain in depth understanding of the project interrelated sub-themes (green jobs, water use efficiency, energy efficient technologies, environment protection measures, sustainable consumption and harvest, eco-village, community forestry, water conservation) of the country office.
• Provide support to fundraising for the development of quality project, fundraising materials and relevant products

Technical Assistance and Quality Assurance

• Support to ensure quality of programmes in the field, including benefiting Adolescents and Youths (A&Y) and the children impacted by inequality and discrimination.
• Support in development of quality benchmarks and set Minimum Standards for climate smart village and green jobs initiatives for CPoV theme/ key intervention.
• Make regular field visits and deliver training, check the quality, identify best practices, identify issues to be addressed, and share with the technical and POD team
• Ensure the use of multi-hazard and multi-sector climate risk assessment tools/guidelines are developed and used in line with the SCI guidelines and the MEAL plan
• Work as a gender focal point for the project and ensure that minimum GESI standards are met. Support maintaining diversity, equity, and inclusion in the project interventions and in the team.

Documentation and reporting:

• Organize field visits, gather information, and prepare high-quality learning documents and reports as per SC and the donor’s requirements, and timely submit them to related stakeholders
• Document the innovative approaches, best practices, lessons learned, and case studies in coordination with field office documentation team, document progress and learning, and share them at appropriate level
• Keep DRR/CCA and CPoV Advisors abreast regularly on the progress, consult for key decisions and way forward in the area responsible for.
• Work with programme teams to ensure that reports are delivered according to SC and donor contractual requirements, within the agreed timescale and budget.
• Ensure the compliance of programmes with internal SC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements.

Qualifications and experience:

• Master’s degree in relevant areas such as forestry, Agriculture, environment, climate change, disaster risk management, natural resources management with minimum 4 years’ (3 years or GSI group) experience or Bachelor’s degree in relevant field with 6 years (4 years or GSI group)of experience in climate change, environment, livelihoods and humanitarian organizations or likeminded organizations/I/NGOs

Required No.(s): 1 (Nepalese Citizen Only)

Contract length: Fixed Term

Location: Gurans in Dailekh, with frequent field visits traveling to project location

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

About Us

The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Job Identification: 3086
Job Category: Business Transformation
Apply Before: 09/06/2023, 11:59 PM
Job Schedule: Full time
Locations: FO – M&FWFO (Dailekh)

Tagged as: Dailekh, NGO INGO, Project Coordinator, Save the Children