Program Development Coordinator

Job Description

Job Title:  Program Development Coordinator

Location:  Ipas Nepal, Kathmandu Nepal

Terms: Fixed term on annual contract

Reporting: Country Director

Ipas works globally with a vision that every woman and girl has the right and ability to determine her own sexuality and reproductive health. We seek to expand the availability, quality and sustainability of abortion and related reproductive health services, as well as improve the enabling environment for the services. As part of the broader reproductive justice movement, Ipas is working to ensure that abortion and contraceptive care are essential health services—and that all people can access them. Our programs use a multifaceted approach that addresses reproductive health services, access to services and fulfillment of reproductive rights. Ipas Nepal’s program intervention prioritize intersectional partnerships that integrates into the broader gender equality and social justice, including gender-based violence prevention and response, and women-led climate justice.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead Ipas Nepal’s program development responsibility by updating and informing the Senior Management Team in advance on donor landscaping, mission forecasts, and potential calls relevant to Ipas Nepal.
• Maintain and update funding opportunities and pipeline funding portfolio on a regular basis.
• Bid analysis of potential opportunities including relevancy, requirements and preparations for a Go/No Go decisions.
• Lead and coordinate a program/project design by forming a design team, identification of co-applicant partners and design process.
• Prepare concept notes and short proposals on the areas of Ipas Nepal’s programmatic focuses including intersectional partnership areas for future growth.
• Coordinate and lead in developing organizational development and growth strategies including a country office strategic plan, organizational development and communication strategy.

Required Qualification & Experience

Job Requirements

• Familiar with operating environment donor landscape and funding opportunities for INGOs in Nepal.
• Demonstrated successful program development experience with INGOs.
• Knowledge and conceptual understanding about sexual, reproductive and health rights, (focusing on safe abortion and contraception), gender-based violence and climate justice.
• Experience in partnership and program development in a consortium modality.
• Very good analytical and writing skills.
• Familiarity and commitment on rights based and gender transformative approach to development.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including a familiarity on visibility, branding and communication.
• Willing to travel project districts on regular basis.

Qualification and experiences

• A master’s degree from a reputed University on development studies, gender studies, social science or related subjects.
• Minimum 5 year relevant experience
• Passion, enthusiasm, and interests on Ipas vision, mission and strategies
• High quality of professional integrity and commitment

How to Apply

For the position advertised eligible candidates are requested to visit Ipas global website and submit online application.

Please submit online application in the link- https://ipas.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Ipas/job/Nepal-Kathmandu/Program-Development-Coordinator_R388

• Interested candidates should submit application along with up-to-date curriculum vitae.

Application deadline, Thursday 15 July 2021.

Commitment to diversity and social inclusion

Ipas Nepal is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, and we want to achieve this by aligning diversity and inclusion through affirmative actions in our recruitment and selection process. To initiate this positive action, we have  a provision for affirmative actions for socially excluded and marginalized groups. To make an inclusive workforce that includes the marginalized, disadvantaged and socially excluded population and women. To bring people from various social backgrounds, gender, caste/ethnicity, cultures, religions, and races. To bring gender balance and social inclusion in the workforce composition.

Qualified women candidates and candidates particularly from disadvantaged and socially excluded/marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

* Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for further selection process. Telephone inquiries will not be entertained. Canvassing at any stage of the recruitment process shall lead to automatic disqualification and Ipas Nepal reserves the rights on the final candidate selection.