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Project Specialist
> Job Identification: 21497
> Locations: Kathmandu, Nepal
> Apply Before: 11/10/2024, 03:45 AM
> Job Schedule: Full time
> Grade: P3
> Vacancy Type: Fixed Term
> Rotational/Non Rotational: Non-Rotational
> Contract Duration: 1 Year with Possibility for extension

Job Description
The Position:
A position of Project Specialist for the “Safe and Enabling Environment for Adolescent Girls and Young Women (SAFE-Girls)” project, funded by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) is required for the Nepal Country Office based in Kathmandu. S/he will work under the overall guidance of the Country Representative and will report directly to the Deputy Representative. The Project Specialist will work closely with other key UNFPA Nepal technical, programme, and operational staff for the effective implementation of the key components of the project and in close collaboration with focal persons from KOICA, partner government/line ministries, and implementing partner organizations.

Job Purpose:
The Project Specialist – “SAFE-Girls” oversees the strategic and technical outcomes of the project – gender-based violence prevention and response, adolescent and youth empowerment, and comprehensive sexuality education in Nepal. This partnership between KOICA and UNFPA Nepal will be for a period of four years and the agreement was signed in June 2024. It will provide safe spaces for young women and adolescent girls to build support networks that promote knowledge and skills. Through learning, mentoring, and peer-based discussions in physical and digital spaces, girls are equipped with the social capital to make independent decisions about their lives, including their sexual and reproductive health and rights. Services that provide gender-based violence response and prevention will be strengthened in the target provinces, and comprehensive sexuality education will be enhanced both at the coordination level as well as in schools with improved materials and teaching methods. The post will be responsible for overall coordination and management of the project including providing policy, programme and operational management guidance to support programme deliverables/results. S/he will manage the project team including project officers to ensure timely coordination, management and implementation of the SAFE-Girls project.

Application Deadline: November 10, 2024

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