Career opportunity at Plan International : Project Manager

Project Manager-ProTecT

Number of Vacant Position: 1

Degree: Bachelors(Undergraduate)

Location: Country Office, Lalitpur

Summary of Position

NOTE: Plan International Nepal invites the applications from FEMALE CANDIDATES ONLY with priority from minority and youth groups for this position.

ROLE PROFILE

Title: Project Manager -ProTecT

Functional Area Program: Thrive

Reports to: Head of Child Protection Program

Location: CO

Travel required: Yes (frequent)

Grade: D2

Type: Fixed Term Employment until 31st December 2023 based in Country Office, Lalitpur

ABOUT PLAN INTERNATIONAL

Plan International is a development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We strive for a just world, working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners in over 75 countries. Our programs are underpinned by a core of defined values, including transparency and accountability, team collaboration, inclusion and integration, as well as the overall ambition to empower girls and young women as legacy.

Plan International has been working in Nepal since 1978 and developed a strong reputation as a respected development and humanitarian actor helping marginalised children, their families and communities to access their rights to health, education, economic security and protection. Through the support of local partners, Plan International works in 24 districts in Nepal.

Plan International Nepal has a vision for 2030 as “an inclusive, just and safe society where all girls and young women enjoy their rights and live in freedom”. This is coupled with the ambition of taking action so that 100 million girls learn, lead, decide and thrive as “Girls and young women in all of their diversity reach their full potential as equal and active citizens” by 2023. The country strategy is put into action through the implementation of three interrelated program areas defined as follows:

LEARN: the “Education and Skills and Opportunities for Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship (SOYEE)” program aims to assist vulnerable and excluded girls and young women in adapting and thriving in a changing climate;

LEAD AND DECIDE: the “Youth as Active Drivers of Change and Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR)” program aims to empower girls and young women in leading change, having control over their bodies and making informed decisions; and

THRIVE: the “Early Childhood Development (ECD), Child Protection and Child Poverty” program enhances vulnerable and excluded children, especially girls, to be valued and cared for without discrimination, fear and any forms of violence.

Plan international Nepal seeks candidates who practice feminist leadership, promote diversity, actively seek innovative solutions for problems, courageously and respectfully share their opinions and ideas, break down barriers and engender cross-department collaboration, practice active listening, maintain confidentiality, build trust and are passionate about children’s rights and equality for girls.

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation working in 51 developing countries that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

Plan International has been working in Nepal since 1978, helping marginalised children, their families and communities to access their rights to health, education, economic security and protection. Through the support of local partners, Plan International works in 42 districts in Nepal. The main program areas in its new Country Strategy are Early Childhood Development, Basic Education, Youth Economic Empowerment, Child Protection and Resilience, including humanitarian assistance as required.

ROLE PURPOSE

Overall goal of the ProTEcT Project is to educate, empower and equip adolescent girls and young women, families, communities, protective actors and local government with knowledge, capacity and resources to help protect vulnerable populations, prevent trafficking, respond to risks and in contributing developing a system for repatriation of survivors across India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

The Project Manager will provide leadership in the coordination, delivery, monitoring and reporting of the of the ProTEcT Project in line with the approved project proposal, Detailed project implementation plan (DIP) and funding agreement document (FAD)following the gender transformative approaches as outlined in Plan Nepal Country Strategy. S/he is responsible for high quality and timely delivery of the project according to the objectives and approaches described in the project proposal and contract documents and to the satisfaction of the project stakeholders.

The position holder will be responsible to lead and coordinate ProTEcT Project program planning, implementation and monitoring at community, Province, national level and regional level. Lead and contribute for achieving the project. S/he will be required to compile and prepare

Quarterly Report, Progress Reports, Case Stories Annual Program Progress Report and Grant project report.

Description

DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE

Achieve the objectives outlined in the Global and Nepal specific Theory of Change of the ProTEcT project.

Plan and implement the project in close coordination with partners and stakeholders and also responsible to coordinate with national-level stakeholders such as the Nepal Police; the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizen; IACG; SAIEVAC; expert organizations and civil society organizations.
Coordinate program planning, budgeting, implementing, monitoring and reporting of the Protect project in Sunsari, Makwanpur, Banke and N
Undertake continual analysis of the policy and advocacy landscape with regard to the thematic areas identified in the project and work closely with thematic specialists and the communications team to ensure integrated and mutually reinforcing strategies.
Manage country-level initiatives such as setting up the national Missing Child Alert (MCA) system ( RIMS or Similar to RIMS), capacity building, lobbying, and advocacy
Coordinate with the Field Office level Child protection Coordinators on project-related matters and provide technical as well as monitoring support.
Build strong, strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including government officials, legislators, and UN agency staff, to position Plan as an influential thought leader on key child rights issues specifically with regard to the identified issues in the project. S/he will focus on national level influencing while support district-level influencing where possible and strategic.
The position holder will be responsible for oversight and management of ProTEct Project budget
Prepare annual program progress reports as per the country and project requirementsThe position reports to the Head of Child Protection Program. S/he will be based in Country Office with frequent travel to program areas.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Ensure quality in program interventions, lead and facilitate to implement the programs

Develop/modify Detail Implementation Plan (DIP), result based monitoring framework and Program Outline.
Support Field Offices (FOs) to carryout partner agreements and assessment following Plan International Nepal’s policy procedures. Coordinate and manage national level partner.
Lead and coordinate the project interventions, development of technical tools with adequate consultation and participation of Country Office and FOs concerned staff and other key stakeholders at all stages of project.
Coordinate, supervise and appraise project-supported interventions to ensure timely and quality delivery of the project at all stages of the project, and to ensure efficient utilization and timely accountability of funds and other resources allocated in accordance with grant condition
Lead for national and regional level program interventions and influencing and capacity building component. Ensure child protection risk assessment and mitigation measures in the project.
Ensure that the concerned Plan staff and partners, at country and field level, have consistent understanding about the objectives and logic of interventions of Project.
Enhance capacity and collaboration of both state and non-state actors in repatriation of trafficking victims through the RIMS or similar system and joint advocacy efforts.
Orient/coach/mentor FO staff and partner staff and management on project methodology, approach, deliverables. Support FOs and partners for developing role models/ambassadors.
Support and Coordinate with government agencies at the local, province, federal and regional level and other non-government agencies, civil society organizations and social institutions in enhancing Protect project agenda.
Represent Plan International Nepal at relevant technical working groups and events/fora to ensure the Project is visible at national, district level.
Ensure the project is safe and protective for children and young people through proper safeguarding related risk assessment and implementation of mitigation measures and review of it on regular basis.

Enhance gender transformative approach and girls’ focus in the implementation of the Project

Ensure that the Project is focused on children at risk, especially vulnerable girls, for preventing them from being trafficked.
Promote leadership and collective actions of children and adolescent girls as “Adolescent Advocates” to combat against trafficking.
Ensure the program identifies and addresses root causes of child trafficking and program approach and interventions are empowering to girls and women and promote their dignity.
Compile and maintain gender and socially disaggregated data and information as per monitoring and evaluation framework on quarterly and annual basis.

Ensure effective monitoring, accountability and knowledge sharing among partners and beyond

Visit program sites and monitor program/projects and update visit reports in SAP.
Develop result-based monitoring framework and implement it with support of MER staff.
Set milestones – quarterly and annual – based on the project log frame and result-based indicators.
Organize quarterly review of project implementation to assess the achievement of milestones and expected results of the Project.
Continuously guide the project implementation through feedback and follow up to achieve the milestones and results with quality and on time.
Undertake monthly tracking of budget spending in order to ensure spending as planned, and timely settlement of the expenditures.
Prepare and submit quality and timely project reports to resource mobilization team as per donor requirements and the project monitoring & evaluation plan.
Develop a system for capturing, documenting and disseminating project experiences, achievements, lesson learnt and best practice to Plan and partner staff while maintaining project records for accountability purposes. Support and ensure quality success cases stories as per grants requirement.
Support partners in preparing, orientation packages, training manuals and other resource materials.

Ensure team based project management

Lead and facilitate joint and individual actions within the Project Team which comprises of designated staff from different departments – Program, Finance, HR, Operations as well as FOs.
Develop scope of work for implementing partners of the Project and support in selecting partners and concluding partnership agreements.
Prepare Country Annual Total (CAT) as per expenditure and adjust activities in coordination with concerned staff.

Undertake Corporate Responsibility

Respect organizational values and comply with all Plan International Nepal and Corporate Code of Conduct, Policies and Standards.
Maintain confidentiality of all critical and sensitive information of the organization.
Undertake any assigned responsibility when delegated

Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Child Protection (CPP) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS
Coordinate, collaborate and negotiate to manage expectations of 3 FOs and various stakeholders at field level including community and government including regional stakeholders ( India and Bangladesh)

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Educational Qualification and Work Experience

Essential

Master’ s Degree in Social Sciences, Human rights, Gender Studies or any development related field with 3-4 years of experience or Bachelor’s Degree with 5+ years of experience in child protection especially addressing human/ child trafficking and gender based violence.
Good understanding of contemporary issues, activities, approaches and policy and legal legislation related to human trafficking and children rights.
Basic management knowledge ( PMDPRO)
Proven experience in coordination, liaison and networking, managing teams, working with children, finance and other critical management domains.
Project management experience.
Experience in capacity building, training and facilitation to partner organizations
Experience of working at national level especially program and influencing.

Desirable

Knowledge

Clear understanding of the development sector, its operating and regulatory environment ( in Nepal)
Clear understanding of the socio/political economic and cultural issues of Nepal, specifically post located districts of the country.
Understanding and knowledge of the international human rights framework for development, key development issues, approaches and tools.
Clear in-depth technical and practical knowledge and understanding of gender-based violence and child protection issues and child protection policy
Clear knowledge and understanding of gender transformative agenda and its application in the rural context.
Understanding project development and management in participatory process.
Conflict sensitive project management.
Different options and possibilities of program and financial operations.
Knowledge & understanding of Plan’s vision, mission values.

Skills

Operational planning & execution
Analysis & reasoning
Managing work relationships (internal/external)
Communicating, one to one, in groups both in writing, verbally, presentations and reports, in English, Nepali and relevant local languages.
Preparation and management of budgets and assessment of financial implication in work situations
Facilitation, negotiation and networking
Persuasion and ability to influence
Ability to problem solve, handle setbacks and pressure
Ability to use basic office electronic equipment & computer applications

Behaviours

Demonstrable high degree of professional maturity and integrity
Willingness, flexibility and ability to work to work independently.
Ability to apply good judgment and professionalism in the resolution of work- related problems
Commitment for gender transformative programs, and sensitivity to children and disability issues
Willingness, ability and commitment to build and nurture team
Commitment to Plan’s values including the rights and needs of children, particularly girls.

PLAN INTERNATIONAL’S VALUES IN PRACTICE

We are open and accountable

Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people

We strive for lasting impact

Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.

We work well together

Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

We are inclusive and empowering

We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential
We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge equality in our programs and our workplace
We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives.

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

Based in Plan International Nepal’s Country Office, Lalitpur with frequent travel to program areas (Sunsari, Makwanpur and Banke).
Able to work in difficult circumstances and pressure
Work with multi-culture and multi-lingual staff/team members, partner organisations and stakeholders.

LEVEL OF CONTACT WITH CHILDREN

Medium contact: Occasional interaction with children

Say Yes ! To Keeping Children and Young people safe and Protected.

Source: The Himalayan Times, 26 January 2022

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