Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is a global humanitarian organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Since its inception in 1956, ADRA has been delivering relief and development assistance to individuals in more than 130 countries through its strong global network. ADRA has operated in Nepal since 1987 with its interventions in health, livelihoods, education and Disaster Risk Management (DRM). By partnering with local communities, ... organizations, and government, ADRA Nepal delivers relevant programs and builds local capability for sustainable change. ADRA Nepal serves people in need regardless of their ethnicity, political affiliation, gender, or religious association.
View Company ProfileMEAL Manager
Job summary
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No. of Vacancy
: 1 -
Job Type
: Contract -
Offered Salary
: Negotiable -
Gender
: Both -
Career Level
: Senior Level -
Experience
: 7 Years -
Apply Before
: 2020-06-30 Closed
Job Description:
The Technical Advisor will assist the Chief of Party in the design, implementation and monitoring of family planning and reproductive health interventions for adolescents in Nepal. S/he will be responsible for directing and managing the technical and programmatic components of the project, where the main result will be to increase knowledge and adoption of positive reproductive health behaviors. S/he will have a deep understanding of the Nepali adolescent sexual and reproductive health landscape, including challenges, ongoing projects and the priorities of the Nepali Ministry of Health and Population. S/he leads development of detailed implementation plans for grants and sub awards and ensures that project activities are implemented using gender and youth transformative approaches. S/he works with the technical staff and field offices to ensure that all service delivery interventions follow the latest policies, clinical guidelines, training approaches, and standards in all technical areas of the program. S/he oversees the implementation of interventions that address USAID’s and the Nepali Ministry of Health and Population’s priorities, including but not limited to increase the uptake of family planning services among adolescents. S/he will coordinate field activities, compile project reports, and assist with the development of future programs as needed. S/he liaises closely with Nepali authorities at all levels, and donor and partner agencies and represents the program on behalf of the Chief of Party as needed. S/he will provide overall technical, managerial guidance and leadership to program staff and will ensure that program officers provide the necessary program technical and programmatic leadership internally and capacity building to MOH counterparts in their fields of expertise to achieve the overall goals and objectives of the project and contribute to sustainability. This position is contingent upon donor approval and funding.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Demonstrated five to seven years’ experience of working on adolescent reproductive health and family planning programs in Nepal.
- Demonstrated experience leading projects in which youth and gender transformative approaches are a central focus.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and apply concepts, strategies and interventions to address adolescent health and development issues, with strong background in program design, implementation and M&E. •
- Demonstrated technical expertise in several of the following areas: public, private, and/or NGO FP/RH service delivery systems; clinical and non-clinical services; quality improvement/assurance for health services; development of policies, standards, guidelines and curricula; training/capacity-building; and performance improvement systems and approaches.
- Demonstrated leadership working with other technical advisors, experts, and host country staff from the public, private and NGO sectors.
- Proven capacity to oversee development/implementation of work plans, reports, and monitoring and evaluation activities.
- Experience working with USAID on large-scale programs, including knowledge of USAID regulations and procedures.
Education + Experience:
- Advanced postgraduate degree in public health, demography, epidemiology, biostatistics, social science, or any related field.
- A minimum of 7 years of professional experience in MEAL framework, analysis and evaluation of project performance data following the MEAL Policies and Procedures and result tracking. Ph.D. candidates with USAID project experience and deep understanding of adolescent sexual and reproductive health/family planning are highly preferred.
Apply Instruction:
Suitable candidates are encouraged to submit an application and full resume /curriculum vitae. Candidates who have applied earlier for above positions, need not apply. The detailed Terms of References (ToR’s) and a complete Job Application Form is available on ADRA Nepal’s webpage http://adranepal.org/?p=3368
Applications should be forwarded by email to recruitment@adranepal.org by 30 June 2020.
ADRA Nepal is an equal opportunity employer.
Only short-listed candidates will be called for further screening process.
Telephone enquiries will not be entertained.