Project Director – Child Protection Program

Location: Kathmandu, Nepal

Position Category: Direct hire, paid in US

Starting Date: 07/01/2024

Responsibilities:

• Overall project management, including progress monitoring and results tracking, budget monitoring, compliance.
• Team and consortium management, including supervision of JSI/WE staff members and partner coordination and management.
• Liaise with the government of Nepal.
• Coordinate with the donor and other development partners and stakeholders.
• Provide high-level technical leadership and guidance related to government and civil society capacity strengthening, child protection, prevention of child labor and trafficking, and prosecution.

Qualifications:

• Masters in Social Work or other relevant degree.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in relevant management, supervisory, technical experience working with programs of similar scope to this project, of which at least 5 years has been in management/leadership positions.
• Proven ability to lead large complex, donor-funded projects, with experience in senior roles on US Government-funded projects highly preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in child protection, children’s rights, prevention of child trafficking and/or child labor, or judicial reform.
• Experience in program design, policy dialogue, strategic planning and implementation, capacity building and system strengthening
• Proven ability to build and sustain partnerships to achieve results; strong communication, organization, and management skills, and ability to develop and maintain strong and collaborative relationships with donors, Government counterparts, partners, and other stakeholders.
• Technical expertise in a relevant area: child protection, human rights law, prevention of child trafficking and/or child labor, etc.
• Nepali nationals strongly preferred; third-country nationals and expatriates will be considered. Excellent spoken and written English required; fluency in Nepali strongly preferred.

Salary commensurate with experience.

Interested candidates should submit their resumes and cover letters.

No phone calls please.
Principals only please.

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