Program Development Coordinator
JOB OPPORTUNITY
Position: Program Development Coordinator
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.
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
Ipas is strongly committed to providing a work environment that is free from all forms of harassment, discrimination, and inequity. We recruit, employ, train, promote, and compensate our personnel without regard to race, age, sex, religion, national origin, color, creed, ancestry, citizenship, caste, ethnicity, regional identity, tribal identity, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, sexual orientation, or any other personal characteristic protected by law or outlined by Ipas policy. Ipas acknowledges that these personal characteristics may differ in different contexts.
