Job Opportunity at FPAN

Family Planning Association of Nepal (FPAN), a leading NGO and Member Association of International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) having wide service network in the field of Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, invites applications from qualified Nepalese citizens for the following vacant position:

Position	Manager- Empowerment & Gender (female)
Level	9/10
Duty Station	Central Office, Pulchowk, Lalitpur
AgeLimit	35 years (at the end of April 2019)

Position Summary:

The Manager leads the Empowerment and Gender Section under the direct supervision of program director; responsible to develop strategies and actions; engages in empowering women and youth focusing to the marginalized and vulnerable communities adopting gender transformative approach in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead to develop strategies to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality in SRHR areas in close coordination with other divisions and sections at FPAN and relevant partner organizations and International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF).
• Establish functional partnership with organizations working for empowerment and gender equality of women and youth.
• Develop gender sensitive indicators to be helpful to design, develop, monitor and evaluate women empowerment and gender equality program.
• Develop/design/implement women/youth empowerment and gender equality program for ensuring SRHR of women and youth to be implemented at national, subnational and local level.
• Monitor and assess the program activities/progress with gender sensitive angle.
• Provide technical support/organize capacity building program for the field level staff to enhance their skills on women/youth empowerment and gender transformative approach.
• Lead development of proposals for gender equality and women’s empowerment in SRHR context to be submitted to international, national and local funding agencies including government.
• Build and maintain relationships with current and future donors.

Qualifications and Background:

Education: Master degree in gender studies/public health/ sexual reproductive health/community empowerment/sociology/international development.

Languages: Excellent English and Nepali language (written and spoken)

Experience: The candidate should have at least five years’ experience in women empowerment and gender equality program in reputed international and/or national institutions; demonstrated commitment to issues and programs in gender equality and women’s empowerment, and experience with new program development and implementation. This person should have field program experience with gendered approaches to sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Interested candidates are required to submit an Employee Application Form with a latest CV and email to: vacancy@fpan.org.np by 29th April, 2019. TOR and application form can be downloaded from www.fpan.org or visit to HR Division, FPAN Office. Selected applicants will be notified at the earliest possible date for the further process. FPAN reserves all rights to accept or reject any or all applications. Applicants who previously applied under this vacancy announcement will be considered and need not re-apply. Undesirable calls, solicitation and pressure will automatically disqualify the candidate.

Application should be sent to: vacancy@fpan.org.np

Family Planning Association of Nepal 

Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Telephone: 5010240, 5010104

Sourcrce of info: JobsNepal.com