The Peace Corps is a U.S. governmental agency that promotes peace around the world by sharing one of America's greatest resources: Volunteers.The Peace Corps program in Nepal places American Volunteers in two-year asignments in villages and towns across the country. The Peace Corps has been operating for fifty years in 140 countries; the agency’s mission is to promote world peace and friendship, and the goals are: to help the peoples of interested countries and areas in meeting their needs for trained men and women; to help promote a better understanding of the American people on the part of the peoples served; and, to help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of the American people.we can go details about this agency through this web page www.peacecorps.gov
Peace Corps is seeking experienced and qualified applicants for the full time contracted position of Food Security Program Manager.Under the direct supervision of the Director of Programming and Training, and the Senior Program Manager (SPM), the Food Security Program Manager (PM) is responsible for managing the Food Security project, project plan preparation and implementation, Volunteer site development, monitoring and evaluation, Volunteer technical training; ongoing Volunteer support, and developing technical resource networks. The Program Manager provides technical and cultural guidance to help Volunteers become self-sufficient in their work assignments. She/he serves as the primary contact for technical food security matters and Volunteer support, and coordinates his/her work with the Senior Program Manager. The PM represents the Peace Corps to local host-country agencies as delegated by the DPT/SPM. The PM will be required to travel as needed to support training events, conduct site identification, provide direct support to PCVs, or to address other PC needs, and may need to travel internationally to participate in trainings for Peace Corps staff. Please see Statement of Work for full details. which are as follows,
OPEN TO: All Interested Candidates
POSITION: Food Security Program Manager, Personal Services Contractor
OPENING DATE: August 31, 2015
CLOSING DATE: September 21, 2015
WORK HOURS: Full-time; 40 hours/week
QUALIFICATIONS ;
- University Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or related field, plus a minimum of FIVE years of related work experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of related work experience, preferably with American or international organizations, and preferably organizations that achieve their mission through volunteerism.
- Fluent, both English and Nepali (written and spoken).
- Demonstrated good interpersonal skills and ability to take initiative and work with minimal supervision.
- Must meet US Embassy security clearance requirements.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Master’s Degree in Agriculture and or related field preferred. 3 years’ experience in supervising or coordinating staff or volunteers highly desired. Ability to speak other languages spoken in Nepal is desirable.
TO APPLY
The United States Peace Corps is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Interested candidates
should submit their CV and a cover letter in English with monthly salary requirements and
addressing the qualification requirements by email to:
nepaljobs@peacecorps.gov by 5 PM on Monday, September 21, 2015.