The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region stretches 3,500 km across Asia, spanning eight countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. Encompassing high-altitude mountain ranges, mid-hills, and plains, the zone is vital for the food, water, and energy security of around two billion people and is a habitat for countless irreplaceable species. It is also acutely fragile and at the frontline of the impacts of the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), based in Kathmandu, Nepal, is an international organisation established in 1983, that is working to make this critical region greener, more inclusive and climate resilient. For more information, read our Strategy 2030 and explore our website.
The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region stretches 3,500 km across Asia, spanning eight countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. Encompassing high-altitude mountain ranges, mid-hills, and plains, the zone is vital for the food, water, and energy security of around two billion people and is a habitat for countless irreplaceable species. It is also acutely fragile and at the frontline …
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About ICIMOD
The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region stretches 3,500km across Asia, spanning eight countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. Encompassing high-altitude mountain ranges, mid-hills, and plains, the zone is vital for the food, water, and energy security of up to two billion people and is a habitat for countless irreplaceable species. It is also acutely fragile – and frontline to the impacts of the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), based in Kathmandu, Nepal, is an international organisation established in 1983, that is working to make this critical region greener, more inclusive and climate resilient. For more information, read our Strategy 2030 and explore our website.
Position Overview
The Himalayan Resilience Enabling Action Programme (HI-REAP) is one of the components of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Climate Action for Resilient Asia (CARA), initiative. HIREAP also has ADB, the World Bank, the UK Met Office and the UNDP Asia Regional Office as other partners.
HIREAP comes into ICIMOD’s portfolio as a bilateral project, and it has specific deliverables and output/outcome indicators that are well aligned with several Interventions across the three Strategic Groups. It therefore requires additional coordination and oversight requirements, and strong cross-strategic group (SG) working.
The Senior Project Coordinator - HI-REAP is expected to lead the HIREAP coordination across ICIMOD’s Strategic Groups. This will require ensuring that all the HIREAP components – sitting across all the Action Areas - are delivering against HIREAP results commitments. This means working closely with the relevant ICIMOD leads in initiating, supporting, and monitoring the quality delivery of all HIREAP activities. The Senior Project Coordinator will also support ICIMOD's strategic engagement with all CARA partners by identifying collaboration opportunities, as well as being the lead for managing relations between ICIMOD and FCDO on all HIREAP/CARA matters.
Responsibilities
The Senior Project Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the delivery of HIREAP results across the whole programme (with HIREAP component leads accountable for the delivery of their specific component results). The Senior PC-HIREAP is also accountable to the FCDO focal point and is the main contact point on HIREAP matters for FCDO. The PC liaises also with SG Leads and Action Area Coordinators (AACs) to ensure that HIREAP also supports the commitments made in Strategy 2030: Moving Mountains and Medium-Term Action Plan V (2023–2026): Embracing Change and Accelerating Impact.
S/he will operate under the direct supervision of the Deputy Director General but work across all Strategic Groups due to the cross-SG nature of HIREAP. S/he will be responsible for delivering the following:
1. Programme management and coordination:
The Senior Project Coordinator will coordinate all HI-REAP implementation to ensure that results commitments are met, whilst being delivered across and within the different ICIMOD Interventions. The Senior PC will also work to create synergies across the HI-REAP components (for instance on regional, global, NBS, and air pollution). A key task will be to ensure that the HIREAP-funded activities occurring within the Interventions dovetail well with other core and other project-funded activities and boost the Intervention results as well as HIREAP results. To deliver on this effectively, the Senior Project Coordinator will be responsible for the following:
2. Thought leadership
The Senior Project Coordinator is expected to ensure the highest level of excellence across all HIREAP components – including regional collaboration and global engagement, nature-based solutions (NBS), and climate finance and investment, with a key objective being to ensure these opportunities respond to the climate resilience needs and capabilities of the poor and vulnerable groups first and foremost, as per CARA requirements. The Senior Project Coordinator will ensure that cutting-edge knowledge, innovation, and skills are applied to secure results even in complex and diverse settings typical of our region, through partnerships and transdisciplinary approaches. This is because it is expected that HI-REAP will reach desired outcomes in much larger contexts beyond just the programme's sphere of influence. To do so, the Senior Project Coordinator will ensure the following is delivered in close collaboration with the component leads and other specialists in ICIMOD and our networks:
3. Communication and collaboration
4. Strategic engagement and institutional support
5. Staff Supervision
Qualifications and experience
ESSENTIAL
PREFERRED
Reporting and supervising
Senior Project Coordinator- HI-REAP will report to the Deputy Director General. The Senior Project Coordinator will also work closely with all relevant Action Areas that receive funding from HIREAP and other relevant units of ICIMOD.
Location
You will be working in a cross-cultural, impact-oriented environment at ICIMOD’s head office in Kathmandu, Nepal. Frequent travel in the HKH region will be required.
Kathmandu is a lively and exciting place to live. People are friendly, living costs are comparatively inexpensive, food is delicious (with a range of local and international cuisines), and there are good local and international schools and a low crime rate. Nepal offers amazing trekking trails, white water rafting, and safaris, combined with a rich culture and charming yet lively nightlife.
Duration
Three years, with a probation period of six months. There is a possibility of extension subject to performance and ICIMOD’s future funding levels.
Remuneration
This is an international position at ICIMOD. The starting annual gross salary for this position is USD 67,175/- (negotiable based on experience and qualifications). Gross salary comprises basic salary, provident fund, and family/post adjustment allowance. Salaries and benefits at ICIMOD are competitive compared with other international organisations. We offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes child/dependency allowances, insurance (medical, life and accidental), children’s education grant for a maximum of 2 children below 18 years of age, severance pay, paid leave (30 holidays and 10 public holidays per year) and day care facility.
For expatriates, there is a tax exemption in Nepal; they are responsible for their home country’s tax payments. Expatriate staff are entitled to housing allowance, annual home leave ticket, shipment of personal effects, and an installation and repatriation allowance.
ICIMOD’s core values
Our core values are integrity, neutrality, relevance, inclusiveness, openness, and ambition. These values are an expression of our culture and are central to the guiding beliefs and principles of our work and behaviour. Our core values will lie at the heart of ICIMOD operations and delivery. They will underpin everything we do and frame how we work with our partners. They reflect our founding intentions and the balances we seek to hold while equipping ourselves for the future.
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and safeguarding
ICIMOD’s human resource selection process is based on the qualifications and competence of the applicants. As an employer, ICIMOD is committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, and offers equal opportunities to applicants from all backgrounds and walks of life, including but not limited to gender, age, national origin, religion, race, caste, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, or social status. ICIMOD strongly encourages applications from all eligible applicants, especially women, from all parts of the HKH region.
ICIMOD is dedicated to establishing and upholding a safe and nurturing work environment, where all its employees can participate fully and meaningfully without fear of violence, harassment, exploitation, or intimidation. Any type of abuse or harassment, including sexual misconduct [including child abuse], by our staff, representatives, or stakeholders is not condoned or tolerated.