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Employer: Swisscontact
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Anywhere
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Organization:Swisscontact
Nepal Agricultural Market Development Programme (NAMDP), also known as Sahaj, operates under bi-lateral agreements between the Governments of Nepal and Switzerland. Funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Sahaj is implemented by a consortium led by Swisscontact. For the second phase of Sahaj (expected to start in September 2020, subject to ratification of the bilateral agreement for phase 2 between the governments of Nepal and Switzerland), Swisscontact invites applications from qualified candidates (Nepali citizens ) for the following positions.
I Position: Manager – Agriculture Services
Number of Vacancies: 1
Job Location: Biratnagar
Requirements:
Minimum 5 years of working experience in the field of market systems development and/or value chain development.
Master’s degree in relevant discipline or at least 2 years additional relevant work experience.
Experience of working with the private sector in agriculture value chains.
Excellent knowledge of agri businesses, and services for agri businesses.
Excellent understanding of the constraints facing agriculture service providers in Nepal.
Experience of working with the public sector on policy bottlenecks impeding the promotion of agri businesses desired.
Excellent analytical, managerial, and organisation skills. Excellent written and spoken English.
II Position: Manager – Non-Agriculture Services
Requirements:
Minimum 5 years of working experience with financial service providers, investors, and/or relevant private sector actors.
Master’s degree in relevant discipline or at least 2 years additional relevant work experience.
Excellent understanding of support services relating to business growth.
Experience working with agri businesses and knowledge of underlying constraints facing non-agriculture service providers in Nepal.
Experience in market systems development and agricultural value chain development.
Excellent analytical, managerial, and organisation skills. Excellent written and spoken English.
III Position: Access to Finance Expert
Requirements:
Minimum 5 years of relevant working experience in the financial sector.
Master’s degree in relevant field (degree in Finance or Business), or at least 2 years additional relevant work experience.
Excellent knowledge on Nepal’s banking and financial services industry. Excellent networks with banking and financial institutions, associations and/or projects working on access to finance issues.
Proven experience in best practices for SME financial access strategy approaches and tools.
Demonstrated capability to carry out analyses of lending and diagnosing prevalent problems and obstacles to effective lending.
Experience of working on issues related to access to finance from a ‘development challenge’ perspective.
Good knowledge on agri businesses, and agriculture and non-agriculture services for agri businesses will be an added advantage. Good knowledge of market systems development approach desired.
IV Position: Start-ups and Innovation Support Expert
Requirements:
Minimum 5 years of relevant working experience (within the start-up ecosystem).
Master’s degree in relevant field (degree in Business or Economics is preferred), or at least 2 years additional relevant work experience.
Excellent knowledge on Nepal’s start up ecosystem.
Excellent networks with ecosystem partners such as equity investors, venture capitals, accelerators, and business incubation facilities.
Good knowledge on agri businesses, and agriculture and non-agriculture services for agri businesses will be an added advantage.
Good knowledge of market systems development approach desired.
Job Location for II, III & IV: Biratnagar or Kathmandu, with willingness to travel frequently (40-60%) between the two cities. In case of equal qualifications, preference will be given to candidates (willing to be) based in Biratnagar
V Position: Manager – Business Enabling Environment and Federal State Building (BEE & FSB)
Number of Vacancies: 1
Job Location: Biratnagar
Requirements:
Minimum 7 years of working experience with the public sector in the promotion of policies related to private sector growth, trade, or agriculture.
Master’s degree in relevant discipline or at least 2 years additional relevant work experience.
Ability to make connections; establish, shape, and maintain strong relationships with government and private sector actors.
Ability to analyse and recommend policies in support of agri businesses.
Excellent knowledge of business enabling environment issues including policies and regulations affecting agri businesses. Good knowledge on business climate, agri businesses, and agriculture and non-agriculture services for agri businesses will be an added advantage.
Have strong networks with provincial and local governments.
Experience in conducting political economy analysis.
Excellent analytical, managerial, and organisation skills. Excellent written and spoken English
VI Position: Legal Expert
Job Location: Kathmandu
Requirements:
Minimum 7 years of relevant working experience in the legal sector.
Master’s degree in Law and strong background in business/corporate law, and/or economics and /or business and related field
Significant work experience in matters relating to governance, tax, accounting, economics and business.
Sound knowledge on local laws and policies and excellent knowledge of the Nepal’s judicial system and procedures as whole.
Excellent knowledge of principles, procedures, and standards for drafting a range of complex legal documents.
Knowledge of litigation and legal contract, agreement and settlement procedures and documentation. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
Strong investigative and problem resolution skills.
Ability to effectively communicate complex legal information to senior staff of NAMDP.
Good knowledge on agri businesses, and agriculture and non-agriculture services for agri businesses will be an added advantage.
Basic knowledge of market systems development (MSD) approach desired.
VII Position: Manager – Monitoring and Results Measurement (MRM)
Number of Vacancies: 1
Job Location: Biratnagar
Requirements:
Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience in Monitoring, Results Measurement and Learning.
Master’s degree in relevant discipline or at least 2 years additional relevant work experience.
Experience and knowledge about what optimise learning and utilisation from MRM generated evidence.
Demonstrated interest in learning and the uptake of evidence to improve development interventions.
Experience in using programme theory to design and evaluate interventions that aim at facilitating change in complex systems.
Strong technical skills in quantitative and qualitative MRM methods (including impact assessments) applied to development programmes.
Experience of applying DCED standards for results measurements in private sector development / market systems development projects.
Experience of developing practical guidance and tools for effective monitoring and reporting.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Outstanding command of MS Excel. Command of MS Access, SPSS, and other suitable statistical packages will be an added advantage.
Good understanding of private sector development issues and the market systems development (MSD) approach is a plus.
Good analytical, managerial, and organisation skills. Good written and spoken English.
VIII Position: Finance and Administration Officer
Number of Vacancies: 1
Job Location: Biratnagar
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management or equivalent with specialisation in finance/ accounting or professional qualification of CA/ACCA/ CIMA (Master’s degree in a related field will be an advantage).
Knowledge and background in finance and grant management, GAAP/IFRS, internal control, local laws, taxation, audit, general administration including logistic, security, procurement and inventory management, human resources, operations, and communications.
At least 3 years work experience in finance and administration sector in the development sector (NGOs/INGOs) (experience in SDC funded projects will be an added value).
Proven skill of MS office package (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint etc) and accounting software.
Good team player and ability to work in diverse team.
Ability to work under pressure and short deadlines.
Fluency (oral and written) in English and Nepali languages.
IX Position: Driver
Number of Vacancies: 2
Job Location: Biratnagar
Requirements
At least School Leaving Certificate
Valid driver’s license
Excellent eyesight and driving fitness
Minimum 3 years driving experience in similar office environment, ideally with INGOs/ multilateral
organisations
Able to read and write in English as well as understand and communicate in English
Excellent know how of basic vehicle maintenance
Excellent knowledge of all relevant safety precautions
Familiar with major roads and routs in Province 1 and Kathmandu valley
Experience in driving in the remote hills and rough terrain of Nepal
Last date to apply: 1 July 2020
Please visit our website – https://www.swisscontact.org/en/country/nepal/opportunities/jobs.html for the job Descriptions and requirements for the positions.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates who meet the requirements for relevant position(s) are requested to send their current CVs (maximum four A4 pages) and a motivation letter to np.info@swisscontact.org latest by 11:59 PM Nepal time on 01 July 2020. Along with the CV and the motivation letter, please send the duly filled in “job application form”, which is available on our website (same address as above).
Swisscontact Nepal will not entertain any phone enquiries or other such solicitations for these positions. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the selection process. Swisscontact Nepal reserves the right to reject any or all applications.
Swisscontact Nepal promotes workforce diversity and applies positive discrimination to candidates from discriminated groups (women, Dalit, Janajati, Madhesi/Terai and other minority communities).
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