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Country Director based in Nepal
FCA is
seeking for a Country Director based in Nepal. This exciting and challenging
position will be for two years to start, with an extension possibility. The
Country Director position is national, and the recruitment is open to Nepalese
citizens and applicants with valid work permit. We encourage applications from
people of all backgrounds, including women, Persons with Disabilities or from
minority communities, and those from underrepresented groups.
FCA’s
program in Nepal focuses on empowering marginalized women and youth through
sustainable livelihoods, quality education, and climate-resilient solutions,
while advancing gender equality, and social inclusion. With strong
partnerships, innovative approaches, and impactful advocacy, the program
fosters resilience and systemic change in one of the most dynamic and diverse
development contexts in Asia.
Duties
and responsibilities:
Primary
responsibility of the Country Director (CD) is to provide leadership and
strategic direction of FCA`s development, advocacy and humanitarian programs in
Nepal. Key task is to grow and expand FCA’s Country Program in Nepal
including leading Business Development and perform within the framework of
FCA’s and donors’ strategies and guidelines, and promote institutional learning
and synergy amongst FCA and partners. Further:
- Responsible for FCA’s Country Office’s
overall security management in Nepal
- Lead FCA’s program work and guarantee its
efficient implementation
- Lead people: Lead the Senior Management
Team in Nepal
- Proactively create and maintain a
well-functioning team atmosphere and spirit which promotes participation,
equality and inclusion
- Leading localization process of FCA in
Nepal. FCA emphasizes this as a priority task and thus expects that
candidate has expertise on establishment of local civil society and
business entities.
- Create an open and inspiring working
culture
- Identify and lead innovation opportunities
to have maximum impact in programming. Take a strong role in New Business
Development in Country Office
- Lead financial growth of the Country
Program to reach out to as many people in need as possible, with robust
impact
- Be responsible for compliance of the
country office with set FCA standards. Be responsible for implementing
FCA’s Complaint Mechanism according to the rules and procedures of FCA
- Lead financial management of the country
office according to the applicable statutory requirements as well as
ensure that policies and guidelines by FCA are followed
- Act in line with FCA’s vision, values and
quality & accountability standards
- Be responsible for FCA’s country strategy
implementation, which is based on FCA´s Global Strategy
Competence
and Personal Requirements:
- Minimum 5-10 years of experience in senior
leadership role, special emphasis on program management
- Has leadership experience from Nepal or
from other countries in South Asia, in-depth local contextual knowledge is
valuable attribute
- Documented experience on successfully
attracting new donor funding
- Strong asset, if the candidate has already
existing networks and relationship with humanitarian and development
players in country, as well as Government of Nepal, local NGO partners,
civil society and the private sector
- Understanding on nexus-programming and
localization
- Understanding of legal framework for local
civil society and businesses in Nepal
- Experience in FCAs thematic areas: Right
to Quality Education, Right to Livelihoods and Right to Peace,
particularly on Women’s Economic Empowerment and Enterprise
Development
- Experience in leading self-implemented,
partner-implemented and consortium operations
- Results-oriented and effective
decision-maker
- Excellent communicator
- Cultural sensitivity, diplomatic and
constructive approach to leading people
- High level of awareness and sensitivity to
gender equality and social inclusion dimensions in teams and partnerships
- Preferably previous experience in working
with Finnish donors, Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs, EU, GIZ, UN,
Embassies, etc.
- Excellent writing and speaking skills in
English
The
contract duration is for two years; extension of contract is negotiable. The
compensation is based on FCA Compensation System and depends on prior work
experience. FCA Nepal terms of employment for local staff apply.
Start
date for this position: Tentatively Mid May-early June 2025 / to be negotiated
Please
apply by using the link (Country Director
based in Nepal) no later than 3 March 2025. Only
short-listed applicants will be contacted for an interview on a rolling
basis.
Finn
Church Aid (FCA) is Finland’s largest development co-operation organization and
the second biggest organization in Finland working in humanitarian aid. FCA is
a founding member of the international aid alliance of churches, ACT Alliance.
We seek positive change by supporting the most vulnerable people in fragile
contexts. We specialize in supporting local communities’ right to peace,
livelihoods and quality education. Qualified and interested candidates
irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic affiliation are
encouraged to apply for the vacancy.
FCA
practices zero tolerance against child abuse. FCA’s Child Safeguarding Policy
applies to all FCA staff. FCA has zero tolerance concerning aid diversion and
illegal actions and may screen applicants against international lists to ensure
due diligence and compliance with Anti-money Laundering and Combating the
Financing of Terrorism requirements.
Finn
Church Aid has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment,
and participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with
this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous
employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual
harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the
applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant
confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
FCA is
certified against the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability
(CHS).
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