Field Protection Coordinator

The Field Protection Coordinator position will manage the Protection project portfolio of WVI Nepal’s Eastern Field Office, including CP components of the Protection, Community Engagement, and Sponsorship Program P&CESP, in compliance with WVI Nepal’s sectoral and quality standards, Government’s policies and industry norms. The role will be responsible for managing and monitoring the performance of partner NGOs, ensuring that partner NGOs have access to appropriate technical and functional support, and managing relationships with sectoral key stakeholders including Local and Province Governments. The role will also be responsible for contributing to the design of new Protection projects. This position is based in WVI Nepal’s East Field Office and will be required to travel monthly to support WVI Nepal’s Area Programs Districts in various parts of the country (up to 60% of the time). 

Major Responsibilities

• Manage, monitor, and document the performance of partner NGOs to ensure that the implementation of WVI Nepal’s P&CESP Child Protection-related components according to plans, and budgets and in alignment with quality standards and benchmarks including GESI.
• Ensure the field implementation guideline for partners on protection projects.
• Coordinate and facilitate appropriate technical support for partner NGOs to adequate technical quality in the delivery of WVI Nepal's CP components of the P&CESP, meeting minimum standards and targets including reaching the most vulnerable children, families, and communities, empowering communities, and mainstream crosscutting theme – inclusion, disabilities, environment, gender and protection.
• Coordinate with MEALS to ensure that partner NGOs provide timely and relevant data for appropriate analysis of programme results, including sharing of results and continuous improvements of programme design and implementation.
• Coordinate with other departments to ensure that partner NGOs have access to appropriate information, tools, and resources to enable compliance of projects with organizational standards and legal requirements in the areas of financial management, supply chain management, people management, and project management.
• Prepare and disseminate regular reporting to update WVI Nepal’s management on the progress of WVI Nepal’s Protection component under P&CESP and other Protection projects against key performance indicators.
• Prepare timely project reports as per organizational and donor requirements.
• Manage the contracts/partnership agreements with implementing partners (PNGOs) and provide regular technical oversight and support to PNGOs to ensure all Protection components under P&CESP meet the implementation targets, timeline, and expected standards;

Requirements Include:

Required Professional Experience

• At least 2 years (for those with a Master's degree) or 4 years (for a Bachelor) of field experience in the headquarters of a major NGO, INGO, or government department
  
• Experience in developing project technical designs including log frames, ITTs, detailed implementation plans
• Experience coordinating teams and multiple staff
• Proven experience in operations management
• Experience in preparing and leading training workshops
• Work experience with an INGO/NGOs

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