Job Description

USAID Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH), is an adolescent co-led initiative to empower girls and boys, 10-19 years and including the most marginalized, to attain their adolescent reproductive health (ARH) rights. The goal of the program is to support adolescents to reach their full potential by; ensuring they receive correct and appropriate reproductive health (RH) information and guidance to decision-making skills, creating an environment conducive to making healthy reproductive health decisions and facilitating the translation of these decisions into healthy behaviors.

Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) and Social Norms Coordinator being direct supervision of the chief of party (CoP) will be responsible for the integration of the SBC, GESI and social norms interventions across ARH activities and support all levels of government to mainstream SBC, GESI and social norms change program interventions in different sectoral policies, plans and programs. The Coordinator brings specific expertise to support other technical staff and the provincial team to ensure SBCC and social norms activities are properly implemented and documented. The employee shall fully comply with CARE policies and procedures and should be accountable for it.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience:
Master's degree in social science, women’s studies, or public health with 7 years of experience in the relevant areas (GESI, SBC, and social norms) including extensive management exposure.

Skills and knowledge:

• Required knowledge on budgetary analysis from GESI perspectives (i.e. Budget plan Vs Actual).
• Excellent knowledge of budgeting principles (especially on contract management) and clear understanding of donor’s financial policies, guidelines, rules, regulations, and reporting requirements
• Expert knowledge on audit, review and verification techniques
• Report writing skill along with basic formatting skill are required to prepare a report.
• Communication skills including strong verbal and written language skills in both English and Nepali.
• Interpersonal and facilitation skills
• Strong coordination, networking and advocacy skills.
• Computer skills, including knowledge of relevant software e.g. Microsoft Office and others

Competencies:

• Strong understanding of USAID-funded projects and programs and experience in GESI and tools of social norms changes
• Initiative – Deals with situations and issues proactively and persistently.
• Teamwork and People Management – Able to work effectively with other people within a workgroup
• Writing – Able to communicate ideas and information in writing to ensure that information and messages are understood and have the desired impact
• Communicating and sharing ideas and information - Able to present findings/recommendations and express opinions confidently.
• Planning and organizing – Able to define work goals and objectives; develop and execute work plans; and contribute to the achievement of work group objectives.