Country Director

Mercy Corps, Nepal
Location: Kathmandu
Salary: Negotiable
Posted Date: 2019-04-08 Deadline: 2019-04-15
  • Nos. of Opening : 1
  • Location : Kathmandu
  • Qualification Degree : MA/S or equivalent in international development, economics, agriculture, disaster management, political or social science, management or other relevant field.
  • Salary : Negotiable
  • Category : NGO / INGO / Social work
  • Nature : Full Time
Job Description

Knowledge and Experience

  • MA/S or equivalent in international development, economics, agriculture, disaster management, political or social science, management or other relevant field.
  • At least 7-10 years of field experience in leadership position, project/program management positions is preferred.
  • Prior experience in Nepal or South Asia is a plus.
  • Demonstrated technical understanding of at least some of the following sectors: agriculture, food security and nutrition, microfinance, disaster management, and social development.
  • Demonstrated understanding of sound project management practices and protocols.
  • Excellent program conceptualization and development capacities, including the ability to convey these ideas convincingly in writing.
  • A high level of personal efficiency, and the ability to balance multiple urgent or important tasks without undue stress.
  • Strong oral communication, and representation and presentation skills.
  • An impatience for ‘business-as-usual’, including the ability to clearly communicate a vision of success and operationalize this vision.
  • Proven interpersonal and intercultural skills

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Apply Instructions

Interested candidates are requested to submit Cover letter and Resume by COB April 15, 2019 to the email address: np-jobs@mercycorps.org and or hard copy can be dropped and logged in Mercy Corps Nepal Country Office, Sanepa Chowk, Lalitpur, Kathmandu. [Please mention the title of the Position and location on the subject line of the e-mail/ envelope of hard copy while applying] Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Telephone enquiries will not be entertained.

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Organization Summary

Mercy Corps is an international, non-governmental humanitarian relief and development agency that exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people to build secure, productive and just communities. Mercy Corps was established in 1979, and has headquarters in the USA and UK. Since 1979, Mercy Corps has worked in over 100 countries. Mercy Corps currently works in 41 countries around the world and improving the lives of 19 million people. The agency focuses on countries in transition, where countries are in the midst of - or recovering from - conflict, economic collapse, or disaster; Mercy Corps sees these crisis situations as moments of opportunity to go beyond traditional boundaries of relief and catalyze lasting change. Globally, Mercy Corps implements programs in a range of sectors, including: agriculture & food security; market development; emergency response; disaster risk reduction; climate change; health; conflict management; youth engagement; and, community mobilization/ governance.

Mercy Corps Nepal works to build the absorptive, adaptive and transformative potential of vulnerable individuals and communities across Nepal. The goal is attained through a systems based approach to market development, financial services, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and youth engagement. Mercy Corps began its operation in Nepal in 2005, with projects focusing on the sectors of economic and food security; climate, natural resource and disaster risk management; youth engagement; with the inclusion of women and disadvantaged groups as important cross-cutting themes throughout each intervention area.

Industry Type NGO / INGO / Social Work
Location Sanepa Chowk, Lalitpur
Organization Size 1-10
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