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Kantipur Management Private Limited (KMPL) announces the vacancy for Agriculture Sector Development Programme (ASDP). ASDP is an undertaking of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) with the major financial support of the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD). The programme is in implementation through the fiscal year 2018/19. The duration of the Programme is six years. The overall goal of the programme is to contribute to the achievement of Nepal's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 1 – No Poverty and SDG 2- Zero Hunger) by reducing poverty and nutrition insecurity amongst women and men in hill and mountain areas of the Karnali Province. The purpose of the programme is to contribute to the achievement of Nepal’s SDG 8- Decent Work and Economic Growth target through sustainable improvement in the income and food security of smallholders and disadvantaged rural groups (Dalits, Janajatis, Muslims, youth, landless and other disadvantaged groups) involved in commercially oriented production and marketing systems in selected high value agricultural value chains. KMPL hereby invites applications from potential and qualified Nepalese citizens for the following job positions as per the following minimum requirements of qualification and experiences:

Gender and Social Inclusion Expert
Jobs Function: Gender, Social Inclusion & Nutrition Jobs Availability: Full Time
Jobs Level: Senior Level Offered Salary: 140,000 - 160,000 / month
Jobs Location: ASDP Districts Min. Experience Year: 5 Years
Education Degree: Master No. of Openings: 1
Deadline: Thursday, Mar 25, 2021 (Expired) Preferred Gender: Any
job description
  • tasks and responsibilities:
  • Provide leadership in implementation of Programme’s GESI activities and particularly lead and coordinate all gender mainstreaming components. Ensure that the Gender Strategy is in place, implemented across all components and sub-components and is incorporated into the M&E system;
  • Sensitise all Programme staff and partners to ensure that Programme outcomes are achieved following the principles of gender equity, inclusion, diversity and women’s empowerment;
  • Work with VC team to support agri-businesses, farmer groups and cooperatives for development and implementation of business plans and ensure the plans are gender friendly and promoting inclusion of marginalized / disadvantaged groups such as poor, Dalits and Janajatis;
  • Review basic Programme implementation processes and outputs to provide feedback and suggestions as and when needed on how to achieve best possible programme outcomes with respect to targeting, gender equity and women’s empowerment;  Review programme plans and budgets to ensure that adequate attention is paid (and resources allocated) to support practical and strategic support to women, specific GALS activities, and to influence the wider policy/decision-making community to protect and promote equity;
  • Work with the M&E Expert to ensure that the M&E, Log frame and MIS is gender sensitive and reflective of the real-time situation; Integrate relevant empowerment indicators in the information system;
  • Work on emerging strategies and plan with each Expert, and recommend good-practice methods relevant to the sector/issue under consideration. These should include attention both to direct action on the ground, but also to advocating with decision-makers in each sector for gender/diversity sensitive response, and the rights of marginalised groups;
  • Review and advice on the balanced recruitment and deployment of staff and to devise strategies that support GSI group fullest participation in the work;
  • Ensure that there are adequate communication materials on gender issues and GALs; ensure that the IEC materials developed by the Programme are gender sensitive in their language and image;
  • Build effective collaboration with partners in order to maximise potential synergies, internalise effectively lessons learnt from past programmes/experiences, and disseminate evidence for influencing policy and practice;
  • Participate actively in networks of and for women and marginalised groups, and facilitate linkages among these groups; Network with all gender related organization other ministries related to the Programme;
  • Guide and assist service providers and extension workers in their outreach of rural communities; Interact with women in communities to gain better understanding of women’s’ perceptions and guide service providers in approaches to integrating women into programme activities;
  • Support delivery of a comprehensive package of Household methodology (HM) toolkits promotion activities at Palikas through other staff members (such as Gender, Nutrition and Social Mobilisers and village volunteers) deployed at Hub/Corridor and Palika level;
  • Support in the recruitment of a service provider who will lay out the Household Methodology for the Programme area;
  • Facilitate the use of GALS to ensure that women and youth are in all levels of the value chain development;
  • Work closely with Hub/Corridor team during planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the HM;
  • Review participation of women in community development activities and decision-making processes and making recommendation to improve processes;
  • Ensure adequate representation of women in all programme activities, monitoring impact on status of women, monitoring gender orientation of participating agencies;
  • Work together with the ME&KM Expert and Nutrition Expert to establish radio talk shows that disseminate the impact of using GALS in people’s lives;
  • Facilitate the production of case studies and life stories that can be used to bring evidence of change; and facilitate the use of them in trainings as role models;
  • Shares knowledge, information, experience and lessons learned with all stakeholder at national, regional, district, community and household levels;
  • Undertake any other duties as directed by Programme Coordinator.
Job Specification

 

Education description
  • Master’s Degree in Gender Studies, or Sociology, or Social Work, or Population Studies or Rural Development or equivalent with experience in gender and development with at least 5 years of professional work experience in planning, programming, implementation monitoring and evaluation of gender and empowerment programmes.
Other Specific Requirement

Age limit: The upper age limit for all the positions at the last date of submission of application will be 55 years (the applicant needs to submit a copy of certificate which certifies the date of birth)

Salary and benefits will be as per the approved guidelines of the ASDP.

 

Preferences will be given to women candidate; candidate from disadvantaged groups (Dalit, Janjati/Indigenous, Madheshi, Muslim); candidates from Backward/ ASDP districts.


Detail ToR (including salary and benefits) and format of the Cover Letter can be downloaded from www.asdp.gov.np or www.kantipurjob.com.

The applicants need to submit Cover Letter and Application form in prescribed format with a preferred duty station as mentioned in ToR, Curriculum Vitae (CV) and self-attested copies of required testimonials (all Academic Certificate, Experience Letter, Citizenship, Training Certificates etc.) compulsorily that verify the detail information of cover letter and CV,  The application should be submitted  by 2077/12/12, 05:00 PM by mentioning the applied job position in the subject line to the email address asdp@kantipurjob.com or please visit Kantipur Management Private Limited's office for submission of your applications along with your documents in person. 

Google links without permission will not be accepted. 

 

Only Shortlisted candidates will be called for further process within 15 days of last date of application submission.Canvassing at any stage of the selection process shall lead to automatic disqualification. No telephone inquiries will be entertained. ASDP has the right to accept or reject any or all application at any stage of recruitment process without assigning any reason whatsoever. 

 


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Nearby Patan Academy of Health Sciences (Patan Hospital)

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