VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Rural Village Water Resources Management Project (RVWRMP) Phase Ill works in water resources and livelihoods sector in a number of local levels of Karnali and Sudur-Paschim provinces.
RVWRMP Phase Ill (www.rvwrmp.org.np) invites applications from qualified professional Nepalese citizens, for the post of Livelihoods Officer — 1 position (Technical Support Unit based) in Technical Assistance Team, not later than 10th June 2020.
Kindly visit the project's website https://www.rvwrmp.org.np/vacancy for further details about the post, the application process and other guidance. RVWRMP is an equal opportunity employer.
We heartily encourage applications from qualified women, local people (residents of Karnali and Sudur-Paschim Provinces), marginalized & disadvantaged groups.
Rural Village Water Resources Management Project, Phase Ill Project Support Unit Amargadhi 5, Kirtipur Dadeldhura, Nepal
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Job Description (JD)
Position: Livelihood Officer (LO)
Duty Station: Technical Support Unit (TSU) with frequent travel to the project Rural Municipalities and PSU
Recruitment: National
Immediate Supervisor: Water Resources Advisor (WRA)
Program Supervisor: Sustainable Livelihood Specialist (SLS)
Academic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Rural Development, Agricultural economics, management, Social Sciences or equivalent
Professional Experience
- Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience
- Extensive work experience in the field of agribusiness, sustainable livelihoods development, water resources management
- Experience in micro‐finance and enterprises development
- Experience in value chain and marketing in the rural setting, including the development of business plans
- Experience in community mobilization and livelihoods related capacity building
Other skills
- Strong sense of discipline and high moral conduct.
- Fluency in written and spoken Nepali and good in speaking and writing English
- Ability to work in a team and to deal with local government staff and other development partners.
- Good computer skills (MS Office)
- Training proposal writing, facilitation, and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work with Rural Municipalities, Development partners, communities, and in multicultural teams as well as willingness to work in difficult field conditions is essential.
Duties
- Support RMs in implementing Livelihoods Implementation Plans (LIP) and other strategies.
- Conduct detailed analysis of prioritized income generation activities (commercial vegetables, agribusinesses, and micro-enterprises) reflected in LIP and develop an action plan for intervention.
- Identify, plan, and implement specific Value Chain activities, minimum one Value Chain in close coordination with SLS and CLA.
- Support Agribusiness/Micro Enterprise development activities in the assigned districts.
- Support income-generating groups to prepare simplified production and marketing plans
(Simplified business plans) and linked with markets and cooperatives for market assurance.
- Assist GWRO in the development of proposals for livelihood activities.
- Conduct district and RM level training on Livelihoods, Value Chains, Agri‐businesses/MEs, and Cooperatives related topics (includes training‐of‐trainers and specific training of other beneficiaries) as needed.
- Maintain coordination with local government agencies, local SOs, and other stakeholders.
- Conduct a detailed analysis of the income generation activities (vegetable farming and micro-enterprises/agribusinesses) proposed for implementation and assist project RMs in implementation.
- Facilitate RMs, SO staff, and other stakeholders to develop forward and backward linkages to ensure timely services.
- Assist in promoting Rural Advisory Services working together with different stakeholders.
- Support preparing RM work‐plans for Livelihood and Cooperative activities in close consultation with respective RMs, GWRO and SO.
- Assure that livelihood activity in a project supported MUS and other irrigation schemes are planned and implemented as per AWP and also support user committees to prepare business plans of the schemes.
- Support the Cooperative Development Officer (CDO) in all Cooperative development activities, including training events, assessments, follow‐up, etc.
- Guide and supervise the activities of Livelihood Facilitators and Livelihoods Promoters as assigned.
- Conduct annual performance evaluation of Livelihood Facilitators and LPs in close coordination with GWRO, RMPMC, WRA, and SLS.
- Assist in identifying markets, provide technical guidance to the stakeholders for the marketing and market forward and backward linkages for livelihoods and MEs/agribusinesses.
- Ensure the value chain interventions are properly implemented.
- Ensure that the progress of HG, income generation, value chains, and Cooperatives are on track as planned, review the progress, and explore further strategies to meet the planned target.
- Develop training material as needed such as training packages, technical leaflets, and flexes, presentations, manuals, lessons learned small studies and blogs, etc.
- Support and carry out any other duties as required by the supervisors (WRA and SLS).
