VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT (Re-advertised)

                   (This is a re-advertisement, thus applicants who had applied earlier are requested not to apply again.)

World Vision is a child-focused relief, development, and advocacy organization that has contributed to the transformation in the lives of millions of children around the world in vulnerable situations. We are driven by Christian values to serve children and families regardless of their religion, age, gender, ethnicity, class and caste. We are looking for potential Nepalese candidates to fill out the following position:             

Proposed Project: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA)- Japan-funded multi-year Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) Project, Nepal.

About the Project

The proposed 3 years’ project is envisioned  to address problems and needs of most vulnerable communities which were identified through consultations with communities, non-government organizations (NGOs), government organizations in Achham and Kailali districts, comprehensive design workshop, technical recommendations from government agencies working on Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and lessons learned from past and present projects in Nepal implemented by WVIN and other organizations Project need assessment reflects that communities in Karnali, Mohana and Kandra river basins in Achham and Kailali districts are unable to adapt to and recover from reoccurring hazards, shocks and stresses such as floods, landslides and climatic variations. Recognizing that every year, communities lose life and livelihoods pushing them to vicious cycle of poverty, this project overall aims at contributing to enhance resilience of vulnerable population of these rivers basin.  Despite the legal and policy instruments at the national level, local communities and governments have inadequate capacity to translate and operationalize them in order to reduce the exposure to hazards and overall risk. A clear gap is seen on application of DRM policies and strategies to prevent new disaster risk, reduce existing disaster risk and manage unavoidable risk. Therefore, this project’s goal is to addresses these problems by enhancing DRM capacity of the target communities and local governments. Learning from the past, the project takes a two pronged approach to achieve the project goal. first enabling communities to cope with future shocks and stresses by increasing knowledge, skills, and climate resilient practices, improving financial capacity to cope with shocks, and disaster resilient community infrastructures and second improving disaster management systems and capacities of local governments by helping them to increase their understanding on localizing and implementing DRM policies including for making risk reduction a priority in local development. With a clear monitoring and evaluation framework, project anticipates ownership to scale up and for sustainability of the work by local government and communities.   

Position: Project Technical Specialist (Dhangadi, Kailali)

Key Responsibilities: The Project Technical Specialist (PTS) will be responsible to provide DRM technical leadership across all project districts including WVIN DRM programming,  lead the implementation of CBDRR project activities, and ensure the project’s annual KPIs and targets related to CBDRR are achieved. The objective of the CBDRR project is to facilitate development and effective preparation as well as implementation of local disaster management act, policies, strategies, standard operating procedure (SoP) for Local Emergency Operation Centre (LEOC), establishment of community-based flood early warning system and promote community based disaster management activities aiming to increase the resilience of children, communities, as well as local government officials to be better prepared for and able to respond to natural hazards.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience required: 

• Demonstrated expertise and experience in developing and operationalizing LDCRP, DPRP, SoP for LEOC, DM Fund Mobilization Guideline, CBDRMP, etc. Familiarity with development theory, community-based disaster management, DRM frameworks; Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (VCA), Participatory Disaster Risk Assessment (PDRA), COVACA etc. 
• Strong conceptual knowledge about ToCs, logic model, resilience indicators, DRM plans, data quality assurance, data utilization, and gender integration into M&E. 
• Demonstrated experience of working with all three tiers of government of Nepal, especially with provincial and local government including signing MoU with concerned government. 
• Sound knowledge for preparation of advocacy tool for mainstreaming DRR into development plan. Strong verbal communication skills, strong presentation and report writing skills.
• High level of practical knowledge on local disaster risk management planning process including development of all the legal documents related to DRM, Early Warning System, climate-resilient livelihood, disaster resilient infrastructure. 
• Practical knowledge in Community Based Disaster Risk Management projects. 
• Good knowledge of development work and nexus approach of disaster with livelihood in fragile context. Good media relations and advocacy skills especially with government stakeholders.
• Experience in the preparation of DRM materials and tools. 
• Strong experience and recognized expertise in models and methods of training, facilitation and capacity building, and organizational development for staff and communities. 
• Understanding and experience in working with children and communities in NepalSound Knowledge of social security schemes.
• Knowledge of climate-resilient agriculture practices.
• Knowledge of disaster-resilient community infrastructures. 
• Demonstrated expereicne of multiple partner NGO management experience and knowledge is preferred. 
• Strong government stakeholder coordination and familiar with Government of Nepal DRM related matters.
• Experience in using digital tools that are used for disaster management are also preferred. 

Mandatory travels to implementation sites of both project districts. (50%)

**This position is contingent upon the successful acquisition of the Grant. This position needs to be filled urgently, priority will be given to early applicants.

• A bachelor’s degree in Disaster Risk Management, Environment Science, or a degree in relevant field with substantial experience in DRR programming with a minimum of five years of professional experience in implementing CBDRR/DRM projects in the context of different geographical locations. 
• Alternatively, Master’s degree in DRM, Environment Science or related field with 3-5 years of experience in implementing and managing CBDRR/DRM projects. Demonstrated expertise and experience in developing and operationalizing of disaster management related act, policies, strategies, guidelines etc.