Position: Advisor
Duty Station: Kathmandu

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategies for scaling innovative technologies, methods, and practices to drive sustainable and inclusive private-sector growth
• Mobilize expertise and resources to document, disseminate, and institutionalize approaches that advance gender transformation and climate resilience
• Engage with stakeholders, including NGOs, universities, and training centers, to integrate gender-sensitive and climate-resilient practices into training programs and initiatives
• Provide strategic and technical guidance to implementing organizations under the IKI Small Grants Programme, ensuring effective project design, risk management, safeguards, gender integration, and capacity development
• Contribute to the conceptual development of funding programs, including refining processes, impact monitoring, evaluation, and institutionalizing best practices
• Support and coordinate knowledge management efforts by documenting, analyzing, and sharing innovative practices, key developments, and lessons learned through reports, events, and conferences
• Oversee project monitoring and evaluation under the IKI Small Grants Programme and GRAPE II, including conducting site visits to ensure compliance, progress, and quality standards
• Develop and maintain gender-sensitive monitoring frameworks for GRAPE II and the IKI Small Grants Programme to track progress, assess gender mainstreaming efforts, and identify opportunities for improvement

Required qualifications and experience

• Master’s degree in Natural Resource Management, Forestry, Development Studies, or a related field with relevance to climate, biodiversity and/or sustainability
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in the field of climate change and / or biodiversity, reference to the topic of greenhouse gas mitigation or climate change adaptation desirable
• Strong familiarity with gender-transformative and inclusive approaches in agriculture, forestry and private sector development
• Expertise in stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, and institutionalization of best practices
• Experience in project management with impact-oriented monitoring, preferably in cooperation with NGOs and proven consulting, capacity development, and management skills
• Good communication, networking and knowledge management skills

Required Skills and Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills to foster partnerships and stakeholder collaboration
• Strategic thinking with a demonstrated ability to design scalable and impactful solutions for innovation and sustainable development
• Strong technical and analytical skills to provide expert guidance on risk management, impact monitoring, and climate resilience
• Ability to share knowledge effectively and apply lessons learned for program improvement
• Fluency in English and Nepali language