Project Coordinator- Education at World Vision in Kathmandu

Job description

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories! Employee Contract Type: Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term) Job Description: World Vision International Nepal (WVI Nepal) has launched a Category II Emergency Response in the districts of Rasuwa and Nuwakot, Bagmati Province, following devastating flash floods along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river corridors that caused casualties, displacement and extensive damage across Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading. The 12-month Nepal Flash Flood Response (NFFR) 2026 plan which is funded by several donors targets 25,000 people, including 10,000 children, from around 5,000 affected households across seven sectors, moving from relief into early recovery. Thus, this position will be responsible for ensuring all education activities planned in World Vision’s Nepal Flash Flood Response Project are implemented and set education outcomes are achieved. The incumbent will work closely together with World Vision and partner NGO staff, as well as with the education department government staff. The educational response interventions take place particularly in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts. The incumbent captures key learning, integration related evidence and key outcomes of the given scope in the form of report, data management and other relevant communication materials. This role expects to take lead on education related matters and empowers teams to demonstrate in all plans and reports. A good team player and able to embrace change and adapt to changing context shaping plans and team cohesion is envisioned from this. This role envisions , managing issues and problem solving, innovative and agile leadership. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES Project Implementation and Quality Assurance Provide overall technical leadership to the World Vision team and partner NGOs implementing educational response interventions under the overall response plan. Coordinate and mobilize the teams effectively to deliver quality results timely and effectively with safety measures in place. Coordinate and mobilize the WV and partner NGO teams to deliver quality results timely and effectively, such as the establishment of temporary learning centers and/or emergency education activities in flood-affected areas, prioritizing locations with high risks of education discontinuity and school dropout. Ensure that Psychosocial Support (PSS) to the flood-affected children is part of the emergency education activities. Ensure WVI Global Center guidance, Education in Emergencies approaches, and government education policies are adhered to implement education-related activities as per the emergency response plan. Support and capacitate the partner NGOs to implement the education response activities that include planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, and reporting in line with response plan. Support in establishing a good working culture and team cohesion to implement and integrate education related interventions. Ensure budget expenditure throughout the project cycle is as planned. Conduct rapid education in emergencies assessments in flood affected communities, focusing on children, women, girls, children and persons with disabilities, Dalits, and indigenous groups and marginalized communities. Ensure timely and quality implementation of education response interventions, including TLCs set up and its functionalization, creating a safe and stimulating home learning environment, conducting accelerated learning sessions and so on. Ensure disaggregated data collection (sex, age, disability, caste/ethnicity) to inform inclusive programming. Work closely with Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPD) to ensure the targeted