No of Position: 1

Job Location: National Office, Lalitpur (till 30 Sep 2020)

Key Responsibilities: The primary function of the Design and Production Assistant role is to support the WVI Nepal Innovation Lab in 3D design + printing and product development + testing. S/He will be  responsible for:

• Design, develop and document products identified during partner meetings and as per the Lab’s requirements, using digital manufacturing.
• Research, develop and document products that can be made out of waste/recycled plastic. These should be products supplementary to the ones being used in the humanitarian/ development sector. 
• Research, develop and document processes and equipment necessary to convert waste plastic into plastic wool. 
• Study and document the physical, chemical as well as strength properties and derive use cases for the products developed as per the Lab’s requirements. 
• Work with recycled plastic to produce 3D printing filament. 
• Support market and value chain analysis for the feasibility study on Nepal’s waste management and plastics sector being conducted by WVIN. 
• Research and document products being manufactured using recycled and waste plastic by actors involved in waste management and plastics recycling in Nepal.
• Document product design and development with photo/video.
• Gather user feedback from relevant stakeholders for products developed and make necessary adjustments to the original designs in accordance.
• Contribute monthly reports and share progress, results, best practice and learnings to internal and external stakeholders
•  Represent the NLab whenever called upon and participate in relevant events, conferences and exhibitions, as directed by the Lead Manager as per the need.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience required: 

• Bachelor's degree in pure sciences or engineering or IT or in relevant discipline 
• Sound knowledge and experience in operating and maintaining 3D printers
• Sound knowledge of CAD tools for product design
• Proven record of accomplishment of electronic circuit design and programming
• Should be able to understand and derive physical, chemical and strength properties of materials.
• Previous experience in product design and development
• Experience in using 3D product design software
• Experience and expertise in using waste plastic to create value-added products, waste management strategies, recycling, and related sustainability topics
• Proven record of accomplishment of managing activities, resources, equipment and information to ensure excellence in operations in complex project environments
• Strong creative capacity across communications and problem-solving, and the ability to challenge the status quo through creative and design processes
• Ability to facilitate connection and collaboration amongst groups of diverse professional and cultural backgrounds

Committed to World Vision Core Values and Mission Statement. Please refer to website for details: http://wvi.org/about-world-vision 

Travel % - 30% (Mostly with Kathmandu and the neighbouring districts of Lalitpur and Bhaktapur)