Overview : With an office in Kathmandu and three Field Coordination Offices (FCO) in strategic regional locations, the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office (UN RCO) is collectively well-positioned to provide evidence-based coordination and information support to the UN Country Team (UNCT) and development partners. Field presence is an invaluable conduit to access local knowledge and for genuine dialogue with local and regional stakeholders. It promotes local-level collaboration between development partners and local stakeholders as well as a crucial insight on socio-economic challenges. The RCO provides the necessary support, analysis and information to allow the Resident Coordinator (RC) to chair/co-chair key coordination fora by identifying priorities and setting agendas. The RCO is also positioned to strengthen collaboration within and between development partners and promote more comprehensive and multi-faceted programming as well as use of technical expertise. Partnerships are critical to leveraging all the interests, knowledge and resources necessary to achieve collective results. The position is based in the UN Field Coordination office in Dhangadhi, Nepal. Under the supervision of the Field Coordinator based in UNFCO Nepalgunj, the Field Coordination Consultant has to achieve the set deliverables. |