DRR & Humanitarian Specialist

Job Description

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DRR & Humanitarian Specialist

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World Vision is a child focused relief, development and advocacy organization that has contributed to transformation in the lives of millions of children around the world in vulnerable situations. We are driven by Christian values to serve children and families regardless of their religion, age, gender, ethnicity, class and caste.

Here’s where you come in:

As the DRR & Humanitarian Specialist, you will provide technical leadership across all WVIN’s Disaster Risk Reduction programming, and lead the implementation of WVIN’s Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) project across all working WVIN Districts, and ensure WVIN’s annual  KPIs and targets related to DRR are achieved. The objective of the DRR project is to facilitate development and effective implementation of local disaster risk management plans to promote community-based disaster management initiatives aiming to increase there silience of children, communities, as well as local government officials to be better prepared for and able to respond to natural hazards.

Required Qualification & Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience

• At least 5 years (for those with Master degree) of field experience in managing DRR related projects or programming in the field or headquarters of a major NGO, INGO, or government department
• Bachelor Degree in Disaster Management or any DRR related discipline
• Experience in the preparation of teaching material and tools
• Familiarity with development theory, community-based disaster management, DRM frameworks; Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment,
• Strong experience and recognized expertise in models and methods of training, facilitation and capacity building, and organizational development for staff and communities
• Understanding and experience of working with children and communities inNepal
• Competent in the use of MS Office, social media and web platforms
• Extensive travel to field is expected in a monthly basis to observe progress of the project activities, coordination with the stakeholders and to facilitate the project team for an effective implementation of the project activities

How to Apply

For more details, please go through the link below:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f5MslfBznF_tgegnR31-lmbojUD9GlUY/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106755148129806025610&rtpof=true&sd=true

Is this job for you?

World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organization working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.

Candidates fulfilling the criteria mentioned above please log on to

Disaster Risk Reduction and Humanitarian Specialist | Nepal | World Vision (wvi.org) and apply By August 26, 2021” before 17:00 hours.

For more information on World Vision International Nepal please visit our website: https://www.wvi.org/nepal

World Vision International Nepal is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourage candidates of diverse background, women and differently abled, to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be called for the subsequent selection procedure.

WVIN reserves all rights to qualify/disqualify applications in any case.

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