Project Officer

Job Description

The Project Officer will be responsible for implementation of protection, livelihood, CFLG and Child Labour Free Declaration activities in the 'Building Resilience with Children in Kathmandu’s brick Kilns (BRiCKK)' project, PROTECT . S/he will oversee the implementation of the project in the respective area program (APs) ensuring compliance with WVI Nepal’s sectoral and quality standards, Government’s policies and industry norms as provided to their role. The role will be responsible for implementing the project and monitoring the performance of field officer/social mobilizer, ensuring that project staff have access to appropriate technical and functional support, and managing relationship with sectoral key stakeholders including Local Governments at the field level and private sectors (employers). The incumbent strives empowering community groups, households and institutions to address and manage the issues to sustain. Additionally, the position will engage/support and coach the target group on economic and non-economic topics like development, livelihood, resilience and alternative business in brick industries & will be responsible for helping the brick industry worker  to improve their wellbeing by identifying best livelihood options considering their needs, mobilizing them into groups and individual furthermore helping them to identify alternative income, market opportunities, improving their general skills such as saving habits, economic literacy, self-employment, vocational training,  entrepreneurship meanwhile administering the components of the project. The position holder will be responsible to disseminate social protection scheme of government to brick worker and linkage them to get the scheme.

This position requires to be innovative and problem-solving skills to adapt to changes and multiple priorities. Along with this, the incumbent requires to integrate with other sectors and cross cutting themes to yield broader impact more effectively and efficiently. 

Major responsibilities

·       Implement BRiCKK project and monitor progress of the team in implementation of project ensuring projects are delivered on scope, on time and on budget as per the agreements and action plan and target.

·       Identify, assess, and communicate risks associated with the implementation of project, and development of mitigation measures at the field level.

·       With guidance from Program Coordinator and Program Manager S/he ensure with appropriate analysis and project results, including sharing of results and continuous improvements of project design and implementation.

·       Lead and overall coordination and initiate different initiatives to align the project impacts with the government strategy and plan.

·       Build up relationship and engagement with government line agencies, other I/NGOs, research institutions and private sector at local and district levels in alignment with project strategy/plan at the field level.

·       Provide timely feedback to the project staff in time to guide the project on its quality and standard.

·       Ensure Planning Monitoring and Reporting of the project is on time and with quality.

·       Support the Program Coordinator & Program Manager on reporting, documentation with the best practices and evidences through a proper database and information management system

·       Monitor the CP, CFLG and Child Labour Free Declaration activities done in the field area.

·       Promote and raise awareness on safeguarding measure and compliances within the organization, team and the community

·       Integrated workforce management to be more strategic and effective in-line with effective communication and delivering results

·       Lead in effective governance, child and adult safe organization compliances and are practiced well

·       Implement project activities in accordance with the project guidelines and targets (Community mobilization, brick industries, identifying income generation opportunities)

·       Coordinate to implement activities between target group, focus group, local actors and available resources

·       Manage target group expectations by setting participatory action plans, risk analysis and long term milestones

·       Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor

Academic Qualification and Experience:

Bachelor's in social work, child rights, human rights or relevant discipline with two years of experience in child protection related project (preferably CP system strengthening, and life skills projects)

 

Sector Knowledge:

·       Knowledge on child protection mechanism, life skills and child club management, positive parenting and positive discipline child marriage, occupational safety and health directives for brick industry worker and protection of children, child labour, CFLG and gender based violence and ability to analyze context to inform the project

·       Basic knowledge on children’s risk associated with brick industries to support them to protect from exploitative and hazardous work, National Master Plan on elimination of child labour, Child Labour Free Declaration guidelines 2077.

·       Well informed and disseminate message on Protection Sector and priorities, project model (Child Protection & Advocacy)

·       Knowledge related on Government policy, programme priorities, needs and issues in relation to the sector priorities

·       Knowledge on supporting to alternative income and livelihood activities to brick industry worker

·       Proven ability and experience in working with vulnerable groups, case management for uplifting their life enrichment 

·       Experience working on Child Friendly Local Governance and Child Labour Free Campaign in-line with Local Government

Project Management:

 

·       Good understanding on operation issues like timely and quality delivery of services, good planning and monitoring skill.

·       Good understanding on the project management tool and Implementation guideline and able to mentor it to the project staff

·       Sound knowledge & skill on project risk analysis and support for management.

·       Good analytical skills to analysis project related data and incorporate in the report.

·       Good ability in report writing skills for developing the periodic report like monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual.

·       Sound knowledge on supply chain management and able to manage the risks on time to support the efficient implementation.

·       Monthly and quarterly target and expense tracking and review of expenses.

·       Monthly budget forecast and planning skills and able to manage the finance efficiently.

·       Verification of financial settlement document and guide to project staffs while support needed.

·       Meet financial and program requirement and deadline as per compliances.

·       Good skills to plan the activities and implementation well

·       Good communication skills to deal with project team and Ward/Municipal level stakeholders

·       Good skills in mobilizing the brick worker and their group for improvement of their livelihood.

 

Capacity Building

·       Sound skills in coaching and mentoring of staff and target group.

·       Ability to conduct workshop and training to the field mobilizers and local level stakeholders.

·       Good planning skills for project and staff's capacity development

·       Good analytical skills to manage the anticipated risk on time.

·       Experience in organizing events well

·       Good Presentation, communication and interpersonal skill.

·       Facilitation on Government Social Protection Scheme, Child Labour, CFLG.

Monitoring and Evaluation

·       Sound skills to make periodic Design, Monitoring and Evaluation plan

·       Sound knowledge of monitoring tools and methods.

·       Skills to incorporate the findings/feedback into programming.

·       Maintaining the project database analysis and reporting

·       Experience collecting information from the community/brick industry.

·       Knowledge to understand assessment process and findings.

·       Skills to do FGDs and Interview as a part of assessment/evaluation

 

Relationship Management:

·       Skills on stakeholders mapping and mobilization for broader benefit of the project.

·       Good skills on facilitation of meeting and proper documentation

·       Capacity to identify local advocacy issues and priorities around protection programming at the local level

·       Interpretation skill to manage relationship with the Line Agencies and other like-minded organization in the local level

·       Promotion committee, Ward/Municipal Office, community based informal groups, local government, employer association and government service provider

·       Support in organizing joint initiatives with these local authorities and groups

·       Representing CDS on behalf of BRiCKK project as and when required in local, district level.