MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION:

a. Education: Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, public health, or related field is required.

b. Prior Work Experience: A minimum 7 years of progressively responsible/mid-level experience in the field of environmental health, WASH and water security is required. At least three (3) years of this experience must have been in planning, designing, implementing, evaluating and managing projects and programs.

c. Language Proficiency: Level IV (Fluent) reading, speaking, and writing in English and Nepali language is required.

d. Job Knowledge:
The job holder must have a thorough understanding of Nepal’s economic structure, social institutions, health system, and development challenges, opportunities and strategies. The jobholder must have technical expertise in environmental health, WASH and water security. The jobholder must have, or be able to quickly acquire, a good working knowledge of the specific areas of: indoor and outdoor air quality; disaster risk reduction; health related climate change mitigation and adaptation; solid and healthcare waste management; and environmental protection, compliance and mitigation. The jobholder must have the ability to simultaneously plan, oversee implementation of, monitor and evaluate complex environmental health, WASH and water security programs. S/he must be able to analyze data and report on performance trends. The jobholder must be able to quickly learn USAID: planning, programming, monitoring, evaluation and learning policies, practices, and requirements; environmental compliance regulations and procedures; performance management processes; and requirements for reporting on program results. She/he must have the willingness and ability to develop firm grounding in the Agency’s strategic and development priorities and the USAID/Nepal Mission’s strategies, objectives and priorities.

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