Head of Programs:
This is a senior level position. The person will be the part of the Regional Management Team and will assist the Regional Representative in overall management and delivery of DCA’s programme in SARO. S/he will lead DCA SARO’s portfolio (priority themes – resilient livelihood, active citizenship, migrant rights and humanitarian program plus cross cutting themes). S/he will be mainly responsible for programme strategy development, management, planning, and implementation of the projects in close coordination with Regional Programme Officers and the SARO team. S/he will be also be responsible for program design, mentoring, monitoring, reporting, sharing of skills and lessons learnt, capacity development, knowledge management, partnership development, fund raising, quality assurance and policy compliance. S/he will supports and report to the Regional Representative (RR) in cultivating relationships with donors, NGO’s, government and other stakeholders for advocacy and fundraising.
Required qualifications and competencies:
Master’s degree in relevant subject and other relevant discipline with 10 years of relevant work experience. Strong understanding about the human rights approach to development and humanitarian work and conceptual clarity about the priority and cross cutting themes mentioned above. The required competencies include the ability to work in an organized and responsive manner under extreme pressure on occasion in a stressful environment, conversant in strategic management, project cycle management, policy advocacy, und raising and knowledge management, good knowledge of financial and human resources management. The right candidate also needs to have analytical ability, problem solving, coaching, and mentoring and supervision skills, be result oriented, be an excellent team player and have good decision making skills. Similarly, the successful candidate has the ability to plan her/his own work and to manage conflicting priorities while work under pressure, and is good at working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals. S/he has excellent communication skills (written and spoken) in English with Nepali skills a strong advantage
The candidate must have personal commitment to social equity and equal rights and opportunities and adhere to the staff policies of DCA on Sexual Harassment and Anti-Corruption. DCA South Asia Regional Office needs people with excellent interpersonal communication skills and a good team spirit. Willingness to be flexible is essential. Your motivated application should be submitted
via our e-recruiting system.
To apply please visit: https://dca.emply.net/recruitment/VacancyAd.aspx?vacancyId=729
Please mention the position you are applying for in subject line. Application received by email will not be considered. Deadline for application is 3 January 2016. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. For any question related to vacancies please contact: nkha@dca.dk
DCA promotes equal opportunities for women and men from different caste, ethnic and religious backgrounds and encourages them to apply for these posts within DCA.
For information about DCA visit www.danchurchaid.org
DanChurchAid has been supporting development work in Nepal since 1980’s. We work mainly to improve the life and livelihoods of the most marginalized communities through a rights based approach