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ActionAid Nepal

Technical Expert

ActionAid Nepal
Location: Nepal
Salary: Negotiable
Posted Date: 2017-02-02 Deadline: 2017-02-10
  • Location : Nepal
  • Working Position : Entry Level
  • Qualification Degree : Master's Degree
  • Salary : Negotiable
  • Category : NGO / INGO / Social work
  • Nature : Full Time
Job Description

AAIN seeks qualified and competent candidates for a possible project funded by the Department for International Development (DFID). DFID’s Nepal Safer Schools Project (NSSP) is part of a wider programme on Disaster Resilience in Nepal. The programme is expected to run for 5 years, including a 4-month inception period in year 1, starting in early July 2017. The NSSP will be fully aligned with and contribute to the Government of Nepal’s School Sector Development Plan (2016-2023) which includes a focus on School Safety and Disaster Risk Reduction. This project will focus on up to four districts in the Far and Mid-West, as well as at a national-level. The NSSP will have three main results areas in line with the Comprehensive School Safety Framework:

  • Output One: Safer learning facilities, particularly through seismically-resilient retrofitting and rebuilding;
  • Output Two: School-level disaster management and resilient education; and
  • Output Three: National-level technical assistance on safer learning facilities.

AAIN invites applications from interested candidates for the positions of Technical Manager and Programmatic Manager. These positions will lead and deliver results under Output Two, which is School-level Disaster Management and Resilient Education.

Key competencies required:

 

  • Master’s degree in Disaster Risk Management or related field with minimum 7 years of relevant progressively responsible experience, including a minimum of 2 years in a senior level management and leadership position, preferably in the context of bilateral donor funded programme (i.e. DFID, USAID, DFAT)
  • Strong experience of working in the school sector and with communities on disaster preparedness and management, and a good understanding of how disaster resilience is part of the curriculum and teacher/school management training preferably in Nepal
  • Knowledge of Government of Nepal’s rules and regulations related to building codes, retrofitting guidance and standard school designs, as well as common building typologies and construction practices in Nepal or similar environments
  • Experience of working with Governments and developing strong positive working relationships, particularly on issues related to disaster resilience and school safety
  • Excellent written and spoken English and Nepali

 

This is senior level positions based in Kathmandu with frequent travel to the Far and Mid-Western regions of Nepal.

(These positions are subject to donor approval of the project)

Interested and competent candidates are requested to send their updated CVs along with an application letter with names of two referees by 5pm GMT on 10th February 2017 to jobs.nepal@actionaid.org

AAIN is an equal opportunity organization which also believes in promoting affirmative action to enable women, dalit, disabled and ethnic people

 

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