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Open positions - NRM Experts
NOTE:
Before submitting your job application, please read carefully all instructions and requirements that are provided in the general recruitment info page and on this job advertisement.
The application form and CV template to be used to apply for this position are provided at the end of this job advertisement. Applications and CVs that are done in any other formats or that are submitted through other channels, will not be considered in the recruitment.
The application period is open until 23.59 NPT on Saturday the 1st of March 2025. Late applications will not be considered.
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Duty Station: One of the Project working Local level
Recruitment: National
Supervisor: TA Adviser
Recruitment schedule: Roll out basis. Some NRM Experts are expected to start as soon as possible, some over the next 6 months.
Job description:
The Local Adaptation to Climate Change (LACC) Project works for land use planning and management, integrated water and forest resources management, environmental conservation and management, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in Sudurpaschim and Karnali provinces.
The NRM Expert will bring their experience in one of the required fields, to enable them to work together with local governments, communities and the rest of the TA team in planning, implementation and monitoring of the project activities.
Municipal TA Teams consist of Technical Assistance Advisers and Natural Resource Management Experts. The municipal teams are recruited and matched to reach the best possible professional complementarity within a team, i.e. TA Adviser and NRM Experts jointly should be able to cover as much as possible of the work in the following sectors: Environment Conservation, Natural Resource Management, Rural development, Forestry, Agro-forestry, Water Resources Management, Irrigation, Watershed Management, WASH, Land use planning, and Local Governance.
Academic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Environment Conservation, Natural Resource Management, Rural development, Forestry, Agro-forestry, Water Resources Management, Watershed Management, Land use planning, Local Governance or other relevant discipline
Languages:
Fluency in written and spoken Nepali, basic English, preferably competence in local languages
Experience and skills:
Minimum 5 years relevant work experience in watershed management, natural resource management, environmental conservation, land-use planning, rural development, integrated water resources management, forestry, agro-forestry, rural development, livelihood development (e.g. working with forest-based enterprises and climate-smart agriculture practises) and/or local governance
Training and facilitation skills
Experience and good track record on working in a Finnish Project in the past will be value added
Experience working with other international (donor funded) projects is an asset
Key duties:
Planning and monitoring and reporting of project activities
Support and advise the staff of the local level in planning, coordination and management of their activities
Support the local level and communities in planning and implementing their schemes according to her/his field of specialty
Facilitate mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction, climate resilience, low emission development and environment protection into all activities supported by the project
Coordination with division/sub-division forest office and other user groups at local level
Facilitate that GEDSI is mainstreamed into all activities supported by the project
Supports collection and provision of the required data for MIS and monitoring as per the project practises and guidelines
Monitor and supervise the progress of community level activities
Assess the existing capacities and identify needs for further institutional support and capacity building of sectoral actors
Support the development of training, and participate in technical and behaviour change capacity building at local levels
Performs other tasks assigned to her/him by the Supervisor
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APPLICATION MATERIALS
Application form:
All applications for this position must be submitted by using the Google Form application that is provided in this section. Each applicant is allowed to submit only one application per position.
Before submitting your application, fill all sections carefully and attach your CV in a section specified in the application form. Please remember to submit your application after all sections are filled.
Application form: https://forms.gle/5sA4SZXkXqgCNTcZ8
CV template:
Each candidate have to attach their CV in the application by using a specific CV template that is provided below. After modifying the CV, the candidate has to submit the CV in a PDF format in their application in a section specified in the Google From.
The same template is provided in docx, odt and rtf formats and the applicant can choose to fill either of these. The same template is also provided in the general recruitment information page.
Please name the modified CV by replacing your last name and first name in the file name as per following: "CV_your last name.your first name".