Practice Area: Nature, Climate and Energy

Bureau: Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific

Contract Duration: 1 Year

Education & Work Experience: Master’s Degree – 2 year(s) experience OR Bachelor’s Degree – 4 year(s) experience.

Required Languages: English and Nepali

Vacancy Timeline: 2 Weeks

Education:

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in: Disaster Risk Management, Social Science, Rural Development, any related field.
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with 2 additional years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of Advanced University degree.

Experience:

• Minimum of 2-years’ experience (with master’s degree) or minimum of 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) in the field of disaster risk preparedness, humanitarian response and recovery operations, experience in coordination with both at the national and sub-national level
• Experience with provincial, district and municipal government structure, working experience with NGOs and vulnerable poor women is essential.
• Demonstrated excellent coordination skill including liasioning with government and development partners is essential.
• Prior experience on early recovery and disaster response will be an asset.
• Experience of working with UN and experience of working with UNDP will be an added advantage.
• Prior experience and understanding of Karnali province will be added advantage.
• Experience and knowledge of humanitarian architecture and emergency response/cluster will be an advantage.
• Experience of working with value chain actors and in business development, institutional strengthening, and policy advocacy will be asset.
• Prior experience in working closely with local, provincial and federal government on disaster response is desired.
• Proven experience in formulating different policy framework and effective implementation will be an asset.
• Ability to identify and organize action around mitigating and proactively managing risks will be as asset.
• Experience in working in livelihood options and agriculture value chain will be an asset.

Required Languages:

• English and Nepali.

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