Louis Berger is accepting applications for Team Leader for the DFID Skills for Employment Program (SEP) in Nepal. The 4-year program seeks to create domestic jobs for young people through supply and demand focused interventions on skills provision, and to support greater development benefits from migration. The two components of the program tendered are:

i) Skills: systems strengthening, innovation and delivery

ii) Migration for development.

The program will adopt a market-based approach and be driven by innovation, evidence and value for money. The first phase (2 years) will be piloting new ideas to determine the most cost effective interventions and the second phase (2 years) will scale those up.

The successful candidate will have the following:

At least 10 years work experience in similar work in similar leadership positions;
At least a Bachelors degree in a relevant field; a Masters Degree is preferred;
Proven exceptional leadership in the design, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of donor-supported programs of comparable size and complexity, with skills in high-level strategic visioning and leadership.
Experience working on donor-funded programs in Southeast and South Asia, particularly those focused on economic and financial sector development.
Experience working on skills/workforce development programs, in particular programs that have successfully partnered with the private sector.
Experience working with/coordinating with key ministries and institutions to be engaged in this type of program.
Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively (verbally and in writing) in English. Additional fluency in Nepali is preferred.

Ms. Jayanti 
kjayanti@louisberger.com  
91-124-4578200

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