Skill Information Society Nepal Vacancy for Senior Program Officer

Published Date: December 25, 2023

Post: Senior Program Officer: Champions of Change Package Contextualization (A social Behavior Change Communication Package)

Skill Information Society Nepal (SISo Nepal) established in 2003, a national level non-governmental, non-political and non-profit making organization is currently seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Program Officer for Contextualization of English Modules developed for Social Behavior Change Communication to develop competency among adolescent and young people of diverse society of Nepal; into Nepali language including adaptation and development of new modules on DRR, WASH and climate change.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Key responsibilities:

• The key responsibilities but not limited to includes document review and develop inception report, design and conduct a comprehensive needs assessment and stakeholder analysis to understand the local context for Champions of Change (CoC) contextualization, contextualization (translation of English document into Nepali language, develop contextualized modules into Nepali language), facilitate finalization workshop, revise incorporating feedback received from finalization workshop and pre-test of the Nepali Modules ensuring alignment while addressing local context along with facilitation of MTOT in close collaboration and coordination with the project team.
• Work in collaboration with local partners, community leaders, and beneficiaries to ensure project activities are culturally appropriate, inclusive, and sustainable.
• Develop and implement monitoring and evaluation (M&E) tools and strategies to track progress and measure impact, build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels. Represent the project and organization professionally in public settings.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health or related field. 
• Minimum 5 years of experience in program development, implementation, and/or monitoring and evaluation in the public health sector. 
• Preferred Master's degree in Public Health. 
• Experience working in a similar project context. Similarly, background in general medicine with strong understanding of participatory methodologies and community engagement, excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills is desired. 
• Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team. Excellent proficiency in Nepali and English is mandatory.

Contract Details: One-year contract with the possibility of renewal based on performance.

Deadline: Applications must be submitted by 29 December 2023 to vacancy.sisonepal@gmail.com

Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your qualifications and experience for this position along with 2 work related references.

Note:

Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview.

Any kind of influence in selection process will automatically disqualify the candidate.