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Caritas Nepal

Project Officer-DRR/CCA

Caritas Nepal
Location: Dang and Banke District Under Caritas Nepal,Provincial office,Kohalpur
Salary: Negotiable
Posted Date: 2025-11-30 Deadline: 2025-12-07
Job Description

Background:

Caritas Nepal, with financial and technical support from CRS Nepal, is currently implementing the Preparing communities and local leaders towards climate-Resilience, disaster Preparedness, Anticipatory actions, and early Recovery (PREPARE) project. This project aims to support vulnerable and marginalized communities living along the Rapti River Basin in Banke and Dang Districts. The project will implement its activities in 16 wards of the 4 Municipalities which are Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality and Duduwa Rural Municipality in Banke District, Lamahi Municipality and Rajpur Rural Municipality in Dang Districts and will support 1500 HHs through disaster risk reduction and preparedness activities and 750 HHs through climate smart agriculture and resilient livelihood activities.

Position Purpose:

The Project Officer – DRR/CCA will provide technical and strategic leadership for the design, implementation, and monitoring of disaster risk reduction, climate resilience, anticipatory actions, recovery, and Nature-based Solutions (NbS) interventions under the PREPARE Project. The officer will focus on enhancing community resilience, strengthening local governance for disaster preparedness, and integrating innovative and sustainable solutions into planning processes. S/he will ensure that project interventions are inclusive, participatory, and climate-sensitive, and align with local and national disaster risk reduction policies. S/he will contribute to advancing the resilience agenda in PREPARE coordinating and bringing together the sectoral implementation DRR, climate resilient livelihoods and youth engagement activities.

Job Specification

Qualifications and Experience

  • Master’s degree in environmental science, Natural Resource Management, Disaster Risk Management (DRM), Climate Studies, Forestry, Civil/Rural Engineering, or a related field (master’s degree preferred).
  • Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in DRR/CCA, NbS, disaster resilience, and climate adaptation programming.
  • Strong technical knowledge of bioengineering, ecosystem restoration, climate-resilient infrastructure, and community-based disaster risk reduction.
  • Practical experience working with local governments, community-based organizations, and vulnerable communities in disaster-prone areas.
  • Strong facilitation, training, and community mobilization skills.
  • Knowledge of MEAL frameworks and ability to monitor, document, and report field interventions.
  • Excellent communication and reporting skills in both Nepali and English.
  • Proficiency in MS Office; GIS or mapping tools and AutoCAD is an advantage.
  • Must possess a valid two-wheeler driving license and be willing to travel frequently to field sites in remote and rugged terrain.

Competencies

  • Commitment to disaster resilience, climate adaptation, and sustainable development principles.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and innovative thinking skills.
  • Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders, including local governments and marginalized communities.
  • Willingness to travel frequently to field sites, including remote and disaster-affected areas.
  • Cultural sensitivity and ability to work in multi-ethnic, rural, and challenging contexts. Stakeholder coordination and communication skills

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Organization Summary

Caritas Nepal works to create an equitable, just, peaceful, democratic and pluralistic society where people respect each other and work together without any discrimination of caste, creed, race, ethnicity, and sex to realize the fundamental and universal principles of Human Rights and where the oppressed and marginalised people, empowered through animation and people’s organisation, are able to achieve integral human development and become agents of social transformation.

Industry Type NGO / INGO / Social Work
Location Nepal
Organization Size 1-10
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