Junior Program Assistant Jobs at Caritas Nepal in Surkhet 2081

Junior Program Assistant Jobs at Caritas Nepal in Surkhet 2081. Interested and qualified candidates can apply by 8th August 2024.

CAREER OPPORTUNITY 

Junior Program Assistant

• Job Location: Caritas Nepal Field Office, Surkhet
• Reporting to: Field Office In-charge

1. Caritas Nepal

Background:

Caritas Nepal is a non-profit organization solely devoted to the service of the poor, most disadvantaged, and marginalized people irrespective of caste, creed, ethnicity, and nationality.

• Caritas Nepal’s Vision: Peaceful, equitable and just society, where there is solidarity among people, respect for human dignity, and care for mother earth.
• Caritas Nepal’s Mission: our mission is to build resilient communities capable of leading their own development by empowering the marginalized, disadvantaged and vulnerable communities.

Guiding values and principles – “non-negotiable”

1. Human dignity with human rights realization: We believe in the sacredness, intrinsic dignity and worth of every person. We will provide preferential options to the poor (i. e. to people in crisis and the most vulnerable and marginalized people). We will provide humanitarian aid and integral human development services to improve human dignity of all vulnerable people – children, women, men, disabled and people of various ethnicities.
2. Impartiality: We will ensure impartiality (non-discrimination) in terms of caste, creed, and ethnicity.
3. Social justice: We will ensure social protection, inclusion, equal opportunities, and affirmative action for equity.
4. Common good and solidarity: We will promote a culture of supporting, cooperating, and working together with relevant actors to bring about transformative social changes. We will animate communities to work towards commonly set goals. We will be in solidarity with all vulnerable people and communities in the spirit of one human family. That is, we are our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers, wherever they may be.
5. Subsidiarity: Social issues and challenges should be dealt with at the most immediate (or local) level for its effective resolution with the active participation of the local people and community. Our services will enable people to have the power and control over their own destiny.
6. Stewardship of Nature – Care for mother earth: We are responsible for mother earth – god’s creation. We have to care for the environment and the resources within it. We will promote integral (fundamental) ecology and the resources of the environment in a transparent and accountable manner. We will provide justice to those unfairly bearing the brunt of climate change.
7. Patriotism- We believe in serving communities in Nepal affected by humanitarian crisis and poverty and injustice without any political bias, and with the determination to strengthen communities to preserve the tradition, culture and way of life people and national identity.
8. Programmatic and operational excellence: Technical competence, accountability, transparency, open communication, mutual trust, equality and reciprocity in partnerships.
9. Preventing Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), Safeguarding, Child Protection: Caritas Nepal does not tolerate sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment (SEAH) of any kind. We continue to be proactive in combatting PSEAH, building on longstanding systems and procedures in Social Safeguarding and Child Protection.
10. Anti-corruption: Caritas does not tolerate any kind of corruption.
11. Policy and Code of Conduct: All employee should follow all policies, guideline and code of conduct of Caritas Nepal.

2. Nepal Livelihood and Resilience Program Phase II (NLRP II)

Background

From July 2018 to June 2023, Caritas Nepal has been implementing the Nepal Livelihood and Resilience Program (NLRP) with financial support from Caritas Australia and Australian Aid. Starting from July 2023 and continuing until June 2028, Caritas Nepal will undertake the Nepal Livelihood and Resilience Program Phase II (NLRP II) with the aim of enhancing the social well- being and resilience of vulnerable farming households and communities. To achieve this overarching objective, the project focuses on three thematic areas. The first thematic area is food security and resilience to climate change. The end of project outcome is improving food security of smallholder farming households from homestead production, and improved resilience from climate change”.

The second thematic area is “increasing household incomes”. The end of project outcome is “improved income in enterprising farmer households due to effectively pursuing enterprises with the support of community cooperatives”. The third thematic area is “improving social protection”. The end of project outcome is “improved social protection situation and child rights situation in the communities with participation of women and children”.

3. Job Purpose:

The Jr. Program Assistant will have the primary responsibility of leading and executing the Cooperative Development/Management, social sector activities including child club management/activities as well as support team t to implement Agriculture/enterprise sector activities and prepare sector’s event report.

The Jr. Program Assistant will provide technical assistance and technical backstopping at cooperative, group/household level, child club. Furthermore, they will assume responsibility for overall data management, and documentation of project-related activities.

4. Main duties and responsibilities:

This will include, but not limited to the following:

• Conduct and facilitate the program activities under objective three of NLRP-II i.e.
• Cooperative development & Management, social protection/child club activities
• (primary).
• Support team member to conduct the other program activities such as agriculture,
• enterprise sector (secondary).
• Facilitate the group/community/municipal level training program
• Door to door visit and group visit and provide technical support to the community people
• Close coordination with program team, stakeholders at municipal level.
• Support to team member to facilitate/conduct other activities under program.
• Prepare activities plan and implement the activities (close coordination with team).
• Prepare the event reports, support for half yearly and yearly reporting.
• Support to MEAL team to conduct the Baseline survey.
• Contribute to the preparation of periodic project progress reports.
• Ensure the quality and confidentiality of project data and information.
• Document case studies, good practices, and create presentation materials and visible
• Field Work: 80%

5. Requirements

Minimal requirements

• Minimum 10+2 management or social science or development related fields; working experience child club management, cooperative development/management, social protection/social issues.
• Minimum of 2-3-years relevant program implementation and report writing experience in a professional environment, preferably in livelihood sector.
• Excellent knowledge of and experience on reporting writing and case stories, good practices prepare and presentation.
• Strong communication and influencing skills using evidence-based methods;
• Technical competence in evidence-based monitoring and evaluation approaches and practices both for accountability and learning processes;
• Excellent understanding of data and information phases/needs for program management and decision-making;
• Excellent ability to articulate oral and written technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences;
• Experience with both quantitative and qualitative methods, including guidance/tool/SOP development, and facilitating community-level and key stakeholder KIIs & FGDs;
• Experience with KoBo Toolbox or other ODK software is desirable.
• Having Motor bike driving licenses is an advantage;
• Fluent in both English and Nepali.
• Additional Duties: In addition to the above, he/she may be required to carry out other duties that will be assigned by the line manager.

6. Reporting:

Support for quarterly and annual narrative reports as per donor. Adhere to the reporting guidelines and recommendation of the Program Coordinator and Field Office In-Charge. Submit monthly personal work completed report and plan to Program Coordinator and Regional/province Manager.

7. Collaboration:

Collaborate and coordinate with other sector/departments and programs to enhance program quality and accountability of Caritas Nepal.

Note:

Employees of Caritas Nepal are obliged to maintain the confidentiality of all information obtained in the course of their work.

Caritas Nepal promotes its principles, strategies, policies, and procedures on Safeguarding (including Gender, Child Safeguarding and Protection from Sexual, Exploitation and Abuse), and Safety & Security and all staff must adhere to Caritas Nepal’s key policies and procedures.

How to Apply 

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• Application Deadline: 8th August 2024

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