ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
1. Coordinate field research and logistics for assessment, audit, and organizational mapping process to understand how gender influences the needs, vulnerabilities, and capacities of community members and if current programs are adequately accounting for differential impacts of crises;
2. Assist Monitoring and Evaluation manager and officers in data collection activities;
3. Support analysis of findings from the assessment, audit, and organizational mapping processes;
4. Coordinate logistics for Nepal team workshops and action planning;
5. Assist with on-going coaching and support to teams during implementation of action plans and piloting of new activities;
6. Disseminate information and program lessons to appropriate parties, including Program Managers from other country programs;
7. Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission;
8. Other duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
ï‚· At least three years of experience in gender, social policy or related sector, specifically related to in the field, community-level work.
ï‚· BA in public policy, gender, community development/mobilization or related field.
ï‚· Ability and willingness to spend significant proportion of time in the field, sometimes in difficult to access, rural areas and with a multi-disciplinary team in often quite varied social and cultural contexts across Nepal.
ï‚· Demonstrated ability to work in complex environments under tight deadlines. Previous experience is highly preferred.
ï‚· Strong organizational and logistical skills with demonstrated experience in strategic planning and ability to work independently are required.
ï‚· Strong understanding of gender and inclusivity issues and dynamics in Nepal are a must.
ï‚· Good writing and computer skills, including preliminary research and information gathering from the internet, MS Word, Excel, and Power Point preparation is required.
ï‚· Good command of written and spoken English and fluent Nepali required.
ï‚· Effective writing skills to contribute to the preparation of reports, analyses, and presentations.
Interested candidates are requested to submit a CV and cover letter by December 05, 2015 to the address below. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. Telephone enquiries will not be entertained. Attn: Senior Human Resources Officer [Please mention the title of the Position on the subject of the e-mail while applying] Email to:jobs@np.mercycorps.org
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Mercy Corps is an international, non-governmental humanitarian relief and development agency that exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people to build secure, productive and just communities. Mercy Corps was established in 1979, and has headquarters in the USA and UK. Since 1979, Mercy Corps has worked in over 100 countries. Mercy Corps currently works in 41 countries around the world and improving the lives of 19 million people. The agency focuses on countries in transition, where countries are in the midst of - or recovering from - conflict, economic collapse, or disaster; Mercy Corps sees these crisis situations as moments of opportunity to go beyond traditional boundaries of relief and catalyze lasting change. Globally, Mercy Corps implements programs in a range of sectors, including: agriculture & food security; market development; emergency response; disaster risk reduction; climate change; health; conflict management; youth engagement; and, community mobilization/ governance.
Mercy Corps Nepal works to build the absorptive, adaptive and transformative potential of vulnerable individuals and communities across Nepal. The goal is attained through a systems based approach to market development, financial services, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and youth engagement. Mercy Corps began its operation in Nepal in 2005, with projects focusing on the sectors of economic and food security; climate, natural resource and disaster risk management; youth engagement; with the inclusion of women and disadvantaged groups as important cross-cutting themes throughout each intervention area.