The Why: NEPAL aspires to graduate from least developing country to a lower middle-income country by 2030. However, the development community’s excessive focus today on socio-political empowerment has not yielded the desired economic transformation.  In reaching the 2030 national target, shall we wait for institutions of power to become accountably productive or shall we bolster innovations of people to bring inclusive prosperity?  And, shall we strengthen grassroots-government collaboration in shaping an equal and enterprising future? 

The How: Daayitwa Abhiyaan is a youth-led movement for an enterprising Nepal where every individual has opportunities for a prosperous future. The Abhiyaan comprises four sister organizations, inspired by the shared values of innovation, collaboration and service and guided by the shared principles of social justice, impact sustainability and community empowerment. It promotes inclusive and equitable economic growth by accelerating grassroots innovations, strengthening government institutions and vitalizing a virtuous cycle of grassroots-government collaboration.

1.  Daayitwa - The Nepal-based NGO promotes domestic youth employment by enabling rural enterprises to create jobs and the government to make evidence-based policy decisions. 

2. Governance Lab - The Nepal-based research firm enables the government to make evidence-based policy decisions by conducting policy research, strengthening policy implementation capacity and fortifying research and governance ecosystems. 

3. Nepal Leadership Academy - The Nepal-based non-profit firm builds leadership capacity in change-agents so they can architect effective policy, business and civic innovations that tackle the most grueling adaptive challenges in the society. 

4. Nepal Rising - The US-based non-profit engages and empowers Nepali diaspora in the US to act as change-agents and strengthens glocal collaborations to promote socio-economic development of Nepal.

In the last 10 years we have accelerated 105 rural youth entrepreneurs (63 women) in 3 provinces (Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini) to embrace innovation, access investment, grow income and create employment. Leveraging the grassroots learning, we have supported 182 youth trained in 31 countries around the world to support 74 public agencies and 28 parliamentarians with entrepreneurship and employment policy research.  We have conducted more than 60 leadership courses for over 1000 participants to build their capacity to lead teams and architect innovative solutions.  We have conducted research on various topics such as MSE growth, dignity of labor and COVID19-related financial and health issues in order to support federal and provincial  governments to make evidence-based policy decisions. We have organized Nepali diaspora and friends of Nepal to financially support more than 100 NGOs to grow their social impact. At Daayitwa Abhiyaan, we are determined to continue accelerating business, policy and civic entrepreneurs to promote employment, entrepreneurship and economic growth, while shaping a campaign that nurtures an enterprising mindset in the nation.

The What: Partnership Development Officer, will promote organizational visibility, document institutional learning and building strategic and strong partnerships and engagement. Using tact, confidentiality, persuasion, discretion, and diplomacy, the candidate will bolster the following functions:

Partnership Development Plan and Support

1. Develop and implement a Partnership Strategy to optimize relationships with partners and relevant stakeholders, including but not limited to youth groups, government, private sector, banks, NGOs, universities and development partners.
2. Explore new partnerships and potential funding agencies and fundraising plans.
3. Develop, prepare and execute all proposals and grant applications with a long-term partnership development approach.
4. Create compliant, compelling proposal and create associated graphics, charts, tables, appendices and other information in support of proposal development
5. Identify synergies with other organizations working in the same areas and fields
6. Oversight and Coordinate fundraising through partnership development activities.
7. Provide support, backstopping, guidance and training to staff in partnership matters at all levels
8. Create and manage documentation and database related to partnership development and external relations
9. Create and implement strategies to build partnerships with media outfits at local, national and international levels
10. Coordinate learning and networking sessions, including but not limited to webinars, panel discussions, and talk series
11. Assist to create and share stories of impact at local, national and international levels

Communication Support

1. Work closely with the Communications team to execute social media campaigns on a variety of web-based platforms
2. Help write, update, and edit production and design of print materials.
3. Support updating the content for the company website and social media to reflect the firm's strengths and ongoing projects.
4. Provide support to manage and execute email communications, including regular e-newsletters, campaign messages, and fundraising e-appeals
5. Participate in content creation including write-ups, stories, press releases, social media posts, etc.
6. Help to create and maintain electronic mailing lists targeting specific outreach groups

Qualifications and Experience

We are looking for someone who is diligent, detail-oriented, and proactive, with excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.   

• Bachelors in Public Policy, Communications, Organizational Psychology, Social Sciences or relevant fields with high academic achievement. Masters preferred. 
• Minimum of 1-2 years of relevant professional experience or an equal combination of education and experience in relevant fields is preferred.
• Passionately driven by a strong inner calling for economic empowerment of Nepal 
• Understanding of social issues related to economic prosperity, income generation and community-driven development
• Previous proposal development and professional writing experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in Nepali and English. Impeccable English is a must
• Ability to build strong relationships with clients and external actors. Empathetic, attentive, and patient. Able to adapt communication to the situation at hand
• Demonstrates high moral integrity, as well as diplomacy, impartiality and discretion with proven ability to work and act with discretion in a politically sensitive and challenging environment; 
• Demonstrates and safeguards organizational ethics and integrity
• Independence in working on complex problems in the field of specialization consistently applying creativity and independent judgment
• Seeks and applies knowledge, information, and best practices from within and outside.
• Superior ability to deliver strategic insight and analysis on communications and media strategies relevant to the sector.
• Learning attitude and able to encourage learning environment
• Determined to work hard, take risks and fail forward
• Proven ability to prioritize and meet deadlines during pressure
• Proactive and practical approach to problem-solving and managing conflicts
• Teamwork attitude, including facilitating open communication

Compensation: Daayitwa will provide compensation on a monthly rate basis.  The rate will be mutually agreed upon, commensurate with the level of the required deliverables, the qualifications and experience of the candidate. 

Procedure: Interested candidates must submit a CV and a cover letter (mentioning monthly gross salary expectation). 

**Only shortlisted candidates will be notified**

To learn more about Daayitwa and our work, do visit our Facebook page or our website. 
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/daayitwa/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGYX-0_rlCuvASwYuqzpCOw
Website:  www.daayitwa.org