Community Improvement Center (CIC) Vacancy for Project Officer and DRR

Vacancy Announcement: Community Improvement Center (CIC) is a non-governmental organization working in a rural and need-based community with the prime objective of promoting social, economic, and environmental development through a rights-based approach following a participatory process.

CIC together with Habitat for Humanity Nepal is going to implement the Resilient Inclusive Sustainable Eastern Nepal (RISEN) Project in Sahidnagar Municipality, Dhanusha District.

Thus, CIC invites applications from suitable and qualified Nepali candidates for the following full-time field-based position.

1. Project Officer/DRR – 1 (Based in Dhanusha District)

Key Responsibilities:

• The purpose of the position is to implement RISEN project activities in the field in close coordination and collaboration with the Local Government.
• S/he will be responsible to ensure project interventions are timely and effectively implemented in compliance with planning and expected results.
• Support effective coordination and collaboration with local government and other organizations in the project area and facilitate to formulate of inclusiveness DRR plan, guidelines and policies;
• S/he will organize periodic community-level meetings to ease the formation and strengthening of Inclusive Local Disaster Management Committee (LDMC), Ward Level Disaster Management Committee (WDMC), Community Disaster Management Committees (CDMC) at Municipality and ward level;
• Organize training and visit, facilitate LDMC, WDMC & CDMC meeting, and other works in relation to Habitat’s Project;
• Ensure the linkages with climate change, Gender, Disability, and diversity within DRR plan and actions;
• Ensure consultation with various stakeholders on variety of disaster management activities;
• Support in managing budget, work planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of DRR activities in the local level;
• S/he will work closely with CDMC, WDMC and LDMC and municipality and repot to CIC management.
• S/he track activities delivery as per the plan and prepare Monthly, Quarterly and Final report and timely submit to relevant agencies.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in disaster risk reduction, Environmental science, a humanitarian or development-related field with a minimum of 3 years of work experience in DRR/Climate Change or master’s degree with at least 1-year experience in the same as bachelor's.
• Knowledge in gender and disability inclusion is highly preferred.
• Have excellent computer skills, strong coordination and communication skills, a willingness to travel and stay in rural areas, ability to work under pressure. The local language is preferable.

Interested candidates meeting the above qualification and competency are encouraged to apply with their current CV and application letter to the email address [email protected] by 22nd of December 2022. Preference will be given to disadvantaged groups (Women, Dalit, Janajati) and local residents in the recruitment process. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Telephone enquiries shall not be entertained.