Governance Strengthening Specialist
Winrock International

Position: Governance Strengthening Specialist (Premium Job)

  • No. of Openings 1
  • Category NGO/INGO/Social/Develop.Projects
  • Job Location 26
  • Job Level Junior Level
  • Salary Negotiable
  • Education Level Bachelor’s level degree required in education, political science, or a relevant social science discipline
  • Experience Experience preferred in related field
  • Expiry date Jul 10, 2020 (Expired)
Job Description

Winrock is seeking a Governance Strengthening Specialist for an anticipated $20 million USDA- funded McGovern Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition program in Nepal. The Governance Strengthening Specialist be responsible for supporting implementation of a high- quality, results-oriented program focused on increasing literacy and quality education; reducing hunger and improving nutrition among primary school-aged students (especially girls), pregnant and lactating women, and children under five years old in Nepal. The Governance Strengthening Specialist will facilitate the collaboration of school management committees, and national, regional, and local government officials in order to strengthen governance of schools in Nepal’s mid—and far-western regions.

The position is contingent upon receipt of donor funding.

Responsibilities:

Specific responsibilities include:

  • Develop capacity of school management committees by strengthening the effectiveness and sustainability of their school feeding programs
  • Increase local, regional, and national government capacity to accomplish key legislative school feeding program action and school operations
  • Develop and provide training to school management committee members and government officials on integrative approaches to school feeding program implementation and resource advocacy
  • Lead advocacy efforts to integrate school feeding program into national legislation, gaining buy-in from national, regional, and local government officials
  • Lead the program’s sustainability strategy working with local government, school communities and teachers to maintain school feeding in targeted schools
  • Provide technical assistance to national and local government officials and other stakeholders focused on putting in place or strengthening procedural, regulatory, budgetary, and legislative measures that will sustain school feeding in Nepal
  • Support the preparation and submission of timely and accurate activity reports to US Department of Agriculture and Winrock
  • Provide technical assistance, support, and oversight to partner NGOs and CSOs for advocacy initiatives
  • Contribute to monitoring and evaluation to measure impacts
  • Contribute to the program’s learning agenda
  • Supervise field education coordinators
  • Other duties as assigned
Job Specification
  • Bachelor’s level degree required in education, political science, or a relevant social science discipline
  • Ability to teach and train program stakeholders
  • Applicants must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience working on policy and legislative work in the education or health sectors

Work Experience:

  • Experience providing technical assistance to government entities (preferably Nepali) at all levels
  • Knowledge or understanding of social, economic, and political context governing youth, education, and nutrition issues in developing countries
  • Ability to teach, train, and provide capacity building support to program stakeholders
  • Experience working with legislators and executive branch officials to craft policies
  • Experience providing support to formal and informal education programs, leadership trainings, and local organization capacity building
  • Interpersonal skills and ability to build consensus and navigate policy change processes with government officials and other relevant stakeholders

Skills: 

  • Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills, creative problem solving, conflict, and ethical management skills.
  • Experience in the South Asia is required, and Nepal strongly preferred.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Computer literate in word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software (Microsoft).
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For more details and application please follow the link:

>https://www.winrock.org/join-us/careers/job-openings/?gh_jid=4761144002&gh_jid=4761144002 

Winrock International is an equal opportunity employer.

Women, people with disabilities and those belonging to discriminated groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

All employees should adhere to Donor and Winrock International’s code of ethics, and specifically child safeguarding and trafficking in persons provisions covered in the project agreement.

EEOE/AA. 

This job has been expired on 2020-07-10
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Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic ...

Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and sustain natural resources. Winrock matches innovative approaches in natural resources management, clean energy, agriculture, and leadership development with the unique needs of its partners.  Winrock was created in 1985 through the merger of three prominent institutions in agriculture, the environment, and rural development. Today, through more than 100 projects worldwide, Winrock links local individuals and communities with new ideas and technology to increase long-term productivity, equity, and responsible resource management. 

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