Policy Advocacy and Governance Specialist
Care Nepal (INGO)

Position: Policy Advocacy and Governance Specialist (Premium Job)

  • No. of Openings 1
  • Category NGO/INGO/Social/Develop.Projects
  • Job Location 26
  • Job Level Junior Level
  • Salary Negotiable
  • Education Level Master' Degree
  • Experience Minimum 3 years of experience in related field
  • Expiry date Jul 10, 2020 (Expired)
Job Description
  • Policy Advocacy and Governance Specialist will be responsible for technical and advisory support in policy advocacy and governance (both at local governance and CSOs governance), capacity building of CSOs, GESI mainstreaming, and advocacy planning and implementation.
  • This position will lead coordination with three tiers of governments, CSOs, private sector, academia and media to encourage impact population participation and citizen engagement in decision making, planning, implementation and monitoring of policies and programs relevant to Economic Empowerment and Environmental Justice theme, which focuses on the areas like women economic empowerment, agriculture, land, food security, climate change and environment.
  • S/he will support local governments on policies, plans and guidelines preparation, strengthening participation of impact population in planning process and piloting climate resilient inclusive and gender transformative models in land, agriculture and livelihoods.
  • S/he will also support CSO partners in their capacity assessment, conducting dialogue sessions, training sessions and interventions in different organizational capacity areas with focus on poor, vulnerable women and girls.
  • S/he will further support in advocacy capacity assessment, joint advocacy planning, and also facilitate implementation.
  • S/he will facilitate strategic plans of the CSO partners as well as across the programs as needed, and also contribute to program monitoring, evaluating, learning and periodic reporting.
Job Specification
  • Masters' degree in relevant subject from recognized university with at least 3 years' experience working in policy advocacy in areas of economic empowerment, agriculture, food security, climate change and natural resources.
  • Experience in and ability to understand, engage in and influence complex change processes with multi stakeholder such as local, province and federal governments, CSOs, private sectors etc for policy advocacy and influence.
  • Extensive experience of working in the areas of governance improvement particularly of Civil Society Governance
  • Experience of mainstreaming gender equality and social inclusion across policies, plans and programs
  • Proven experience of designing and implementation of CSOs institutional development processes including applying participatory capacity assessment tools.
Apply Instruction

Interested candidates are encouraged to visit our website at www.carenepal.org and complete the application process. Detailed job description is available in our website. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Telephone enquiries will not be entertained.

“CARE Nepal is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage candidates of diverse background, women and differently abled, to apply”

This job has been expired on 2020-07-10
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CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. CARE places special focus on working alongside ...

CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. CARE places special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE’s community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of disease, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters, and help people rebuild their lives.

 

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