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NGO / INGO / Development Projects
Full Time
|Position: Architect
No. of vacancies: 1 (One)
Date of Announcement: 15 January 2025
Duration: One Year and Extendable
Location: Kathmandu
Reports to: Housing Research & Innovation Manager
Field Visits: 60% field travel to project areas
Core Function:
The Architect will be responsible for coordinating and preparing designs and drawings for housing and infrastructure projects, integrating community input through participatory design processes. This role involves researching innovative, eco-friendly, and affordable construction technologies, collaborating with universities, research institutes, NGOs, private sector entities, and other stakeholders. The Architect will ensure quality assurance through site inspections, compliance with local regulations, and technical support for disaster response. Additionally, they will document project progress, support cross-departmental initiatives, and deliver training programs on sustainable design principles. The Architect will ensure all construction activities adhere to Habitat Housing Quality Standards and Nepal Government codes and regulations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Community Engagement and Participatory Design
Research and Innovation
Quality Assurance
Regulatory Compliance
Disaster Response and Recovery
Documentation and Reporting
Cross-Departmental Support
Safeguarding
In accordance with its foundational mission principles, Habitat for Humanity International is committed to the highest ethical standards and opposes all forms of discrimination, exploitation, and abuse. We intend to create and maintain a work and living environment that is safe, productive, and respectful for our colleagues and for all we serve.
We require that all staff take seriously their ethical responsibilities to Safeguarding (Child Protection, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation Harassment and Abuse) our intended beneficiaries, their communities (especially children), and all those with whom we work. In line with the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, all staff must pass a thorough background screening, police check and will be held accountable to upholding our policies around ethical behavior, including safeguarding and whistleblowing.
Managers at all levels have responsibilities to support and develop systems that create and maintain an environment that prevents harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, safeguards the rights of beneficiaries and community members (especially children), and promotes the implementation of Habitat for Humanity’s code of conduct.
Education Qualification and Professional Experience
Habitat for Humanity Nepal is an equal opportunity organization. Women, persons with disabilities, marginalized and disadvantaged communities are encouraged to apply.
Interested candidates are requested to visit the merojob site to apply through the online form made available - www.merojob.com/habitatnepal
Application submission deadline is 29 January 2025
Human Resources Department, Habitat for Humanity Nepal
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About the organization
Habitat for Humanity Nepal is an international non-governmental organization that is driven by the vision that everyone deserves a decent place to live. Our partnership with communities, governments, private sector including entrepreneurs and financial institutions, youth networks, and academia, allows us to serve low-income families by improving habitability, tenure security, access to basic services and affordability of housing solutions. Our integrated programming serves to benefit 2.7 million people over the next three years, through direct and incremental construction, affordable housing finance, affordable construction technologies and services, and evidence-based policy advocacy for housing adequacy as a fundamental right. Responding to the root causes of inequity in the housing ecosystem, Habitat Nepal leads with a systems-strengthening approach, facilitating development of inclusive housing markets, removing key policy barriers and empowering communities through people-centered approaches, for a stronger and more equitable housing ecosystem.
