Placement Information   top of page

About WDTC

The Ministry of Local Development, with support from Ford Foundation, established Women Development Training Centre (WDTC) in 1956. Its primary aim was to enhance the participation of women from rural areas in economic productivity. WDTC has been involved in a variety of action research and training activities, from income generation to women leadership development.

Since 1993, WDTC has been operating under Local Development Training Academy Act 1993 (LDTAA 93). Across Nepal, there are seven training centres under LDTA . WDTC is the only women’s training centre under this Act and has been mandated to carry out training, research, and consultancy on the issues of children and women, addressing gender for local development. WDTC has acquired vast experience of working with rural and urban communities, and continues its work in the area of women’s empowerment, gender and development.

WDTC is managed by a group of highly qualified and dedicated multidisciplinary staff (23 staff, 9 of whom are women and 14 are men). All the employees are Nepali citizens. The staff salaries are funded by the Ministry of Local Development. The Local Development Training Academy Council constitutes of 27 members. The President of the Academy is the Minister of Local Development, and Member-Secretary of the Council is the Executive Director to the Academy. The Training Centre is headed by a Principal, and supported by three Assistant Directors. Other Training & Research Officers assist in managing the centre.

In Nepal t here is a general lack of gender sensitivity at local government level, the main client of WDTC. WDTC is mandated to sensitise the local government bodies through various workshops and training programmes. WDTC is struggling to reposition itself and to deliver its programmes to the specific clientele in the most effective manner. It needs to update its current programmes and to adapt these to suit learner needs. Some of the staff members also require skills development in order to act as effective trainers in gender and development.

Duties and Responsibilities   top of page

• To develop, revise and implement new and existing training programmes
• To facilitate any other improvements that strengthen and sustain WDTC
• To develop the training skills and knowledge of WDTC trainers on gender and development
• To assist in fundraising for research and training in gender and development
• To build and expand on networks relevant to WDTC in the field of development
• To submit monthly reports to WDTC and Skillshare International on the progress against specified placement objectives

Supervisory responsibility

The development worker will not normally have any supervisory responsibility.

Supervision received

The development worker will be line managed by the Principal of WDTC.

Person Specification   top of page

ESSENTIAL skills and experience

• A postgraduate degree in a relevant field
• A minimum of 3 years of experience on gender and development, including delivering training programmes
• Highly developed skills in using a range of training methods
• A minimum of two years of experience in networking and partnerships
• Experience of writing funding proposals
• A proven ability to live and work in a different culture
• Excellent interpersonal skills appropriate to a culturally diverse environment
• Resilience and adaptability to work in a developing country, with poor infrastructure and frequent political demonstrations
• Good communication skills in English, including producing written documents to a professional standard
• Working knowledge of MS Office

DESIRABLE skills and experience

• Language skills in Hindi and/or Nepali
• Experience of working with government training institutions
• Experience of delivering training in areas like small business development and management.

Country Information

For further information on Nepal, please visit:

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/asia-oceania/nepal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1166502.stm

Other Information   top of page

Benefits: Skillshare international offers a modest monthly living allowance, flights to the placement and return, medical cover, and pre and post placement grants to assist with relocation where relevant. The living allowance is adequate to cover your living costs whilst on placement but not adequate for savings or meeting other costs in country of origin. Please also note that we strongly encourage the selected applicant to raise a minimum of £500 to offset some of the placement cost.

Restrictions: The age limit for a development worker is dependent on the official retirement age in the placement country, which in the case of Nepal is 58 years for men and for women. The placement may be open to a development worker who is accompanied by family, and furnished accommodation will be provided. However please note there are no allowances towards dependants.

Terms and Conditions:

Hours of work: 10am – 5pm Sunday to Friday. Saturday is a weekly holiday and on Friday the office closes around 4pm.

Annual leave entitlement: As per the existing rules of Government of Nepal

Sick Leave: As per the existing rules of WDTC

Office Facilities:

• The Institute occupies an imposing historical building, with high ceilings and ample natural daylight. The organisation aims to create a good working environment for all colleagues.
• The development worker will have access to a computer with accessories, and internet access. Photocopier and a fax machine are also available.
• WDTC has a canteen within its premises where food is offered at subsidised rates.
• Please note there is no Skillshare International office in Nepal, therefore the placement will be supported by staff in Gurgaon, India.

Child Protection: Working with vulnerable people in developing countries, Skillshare International is particularly committed to the protection of children and uses strict screening procedures for development workers. We have a Child Protection Policy and a guiding Code of Conduct which applies to all development workers.

How to apply: Please apply online by visiting www.skillshare.org/vacancies_main and by clicking on the link ‘Application Form.’ If you do not wish to apply online, please contact +44 (0) 116 257 6616 or email: recruitment@skillshare.org requesting a Recruitment Pack quoting NEP009-001.

Please note that we do not accept CVs. In accordance with our child protection policy, an enhanced criminal record check will be required from the selected applicant.

 Closing date: 12noon GMT on Monday 16th August 2010

Selection will take place in late August 2010.

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