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’s one-year Traineeship Program, running from January to December, provides fresh Nepali graduates with practical work experience, professional development, mentoring, and opportunities to contribute to WVI Nepal’s work while gaining valuable skills and experience for their future careers.

The purpose of this position is to work closely with advocacy, communications and partnership team for supporting the evidence generation from the field in relation to advocacy campaign and partnership works. This position also supports to enhance reputation and influence; and contribute to public-community connections and staff engagement for World Vision International Nepal (WVI Nepal).

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensure effective implementation of ENOUGH campaign

• Support on implementing activities related to advocacy and campaigns.
• Support advocacy in systematizing knowledge management and documentation.
• Process provides administrative, secretarial and clerical support on all matters related to the scaling up of advocacy and campaign.

Organizational positioning in mainstream and social media and gather evidence-based content for resource generation

• As needed work with Comms team to support network and coordinate with field staff/NGO partners to collect community content and package it for various communication platforms (website, social media, publications)
• Provide support to identify and gather stories and issues from the field for use in social media focusing on campaign
• Provide support to gather and generate communication resources (stories, photos, videos) through GEDSI lens from field visits as and when needed related to campaign
• Support to prepare and post content in WVI Nepal's social media pages
• Support Communications Officer to track WVI Nepal mentions in the media and prepare event-wise /monthly social media and media reports

Partnership Coordination and Administration

• Support to organize Partner’s award
• Maintain filing and digital records of MoAs/MoUs.
• Support to update information for Partner’s database.
• Correspond with partner organization for partnership related information e.g. dispatching signed agreement.
• Support to conduct partner organization’s screening
• Engage with partner organization and relevant staff in WVI Nepal’s Field Office Cluster to collect partnership stories.

Other responsibilities

• Maintain meeting minutes of all team meetings and engagements as per the functions
• Logistic arrangements during any team events or meetings
• Understand the importance and quality of correspondence and support External Engagement and Strategy team members for timely flow of all correspondence to Field Offices as per the standard

Learning & Development Outcomes

• Learn how advocacy campaigns are designed and implemented
• Understand knowledge management systems and tools
• Develop organizational and planning skills
• Gain experience in digital communications and media strategy
• Learn how to tailor content for different platforms
• Understand media monitoring and reporting processes
• Develop storytelling skills with a focus on inclusion and equity
• Learn basic photography and videography techniques
• Understand content packaging for different audiences
• Learn partnership management and documentation practices
• Understand how NGOs collaborate and formalize relationships
• Learn event planning and coordination basics
• Understand internal workflows and team dynamics

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience

• Basic understanding of advocacy, media sector, campaign and community-led development work
• Basic understanding of communication practices and products
• Basic coordination skills required
• Good experience on handling social media and media channels
• Basic knowledge in evidence gathering including photography, videography, story writing is desired

Required Education, training, license, registration and certification

• At least a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, journalism, media studies, law, development studies or relevant degree preferred.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Basic knowledge on development facilitation in and with communities is desirable
• Strong critical and analytical thinking skills
• Basic facilitation skills, including catalyzing, connecting, and establishing coordination among the team members
• Experience in photography and videography is desirable
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong writing and speaking skills in English and Nepali
• Have a good learning attitude

Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply.

“World Vision is committed to achieving diversity, as the diversity of our teams is critical to our overall success. WV welcomes applications from qualified professionals all over Nepal. Women, people with disability, and members from other marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply.”

“Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with WV as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury, and any other harm. One of the ways that WVI Nepal shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates, in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. WVI Nepal has zero tolerance to child rights’ violations, by employees and/or affiliates.”

WVI Nepal reserves all rights to qualify/disqualify applications in any case.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only