Type of role: Agriculture and natural resources
 

Location: Nepal
 

Salary: Negotiable
 

Contract type: Consultant Agreement
 

Contract length: 1 month
 

Full Time: 37 hours per week

Role overview:

The consultant is required to prepare resilience plan of 4 health institutions in Bara and Rautahat districts by following integrated approaches to execute the activities so the health institutions, Schools, local institutions, and communities can increase their resilience against vulnerabilities to flood and other hazards; make plans to prepare themselves to prevent future disasters. The program has focused on transferring knowledge on the cycle of Disaster Risk Reduction, Disaster Management, and roles and responsibility of health institutions, local stakeholders, and the communities to develop the Health Facilities more resilient based on the guidelines and directives of the government of Nepal.

Skills, qualifications and experience:

The consultant is expected to have a Master’s degree in social science, health or risk management studies or relevant background. The expert shall have at least 5 years of experience in conducting human induced/climate change and natural disaster vulnerability and capacity assessment, expertise in health, school, private institution’s Disaster risk reduction and management. Fluent in developing reports/documents in Nepali along with final proof reading. Competencies and Behaviour.

At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:

• Ability to be open minded and respectful
• Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
• Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
• Ability to seek and share knowledge.

VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.

Should you require any adjustments to be made to the application process due to a disability or any other circumstances, please email at given Email.

How to apply:

Step 1

Complete the registration form below. When you have completed the form, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to our VSO Values self-assessment. This is a module designed to give you an insight into VSO’s ethos and provide you with an understanding of how your values align with ours, helping you to decide if you would like to join our organisation. The self-assessment module typically takes about 10 minutes to complete.

Step 2

After completing the VSO Values self-assessment, you can opt out or proceed with the application process. You will need to upload your CV in Word or PDF format detailing your employment and educational history, and any volunteering experience. Please note that you will need to complete the full application form in one go as you cannot save it to fill at a later time.

Step 3

When you have submitted your application, you will receive an email inviting you to complete two assessments which focus on how you process information and what your work approach is.

You will be shown instructions and example questions prior to the assessments to help you increase your familiarity with them. You will also have access to a short profile report on completion of the assessment. Your application will be reviewed by our Resourcing Team when you have completed these assessments.

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