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Here’s where you come in:

As the DRR & Humanitarian Specialist you will provide technical leadership across all WVIN’s Disaster Risk Reduction programming, and lead the implementation of WVIN’s Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) project across all working WVIN Districts, and ensure WVIN’s annual KPIs and targets related to DRR are achieved. The objective of the DRR project is to facilitate development and effective implementation of local disaster risk management plans to promote community-based disaster management initiatives aiming to increase the resilience of children, communities, as well as local government officials to be better prepared for and able to respond to natural hazards.

Requirements Include:

• At least 5 years (for those with Master degree) of field experience in managing DRR related projects or programming in the field or headquarters of a major NGO, INGO, or government department
• Bachelor Degree in Disaster Management or any DRR related discipline
• Experience in the preparation of teaching material and tools
• Familiarity with development theory, community-based disaster management, DRM frameworks; Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment,
• Strong experience and recognized expertise in models and methods of training, facilitation and capacity building, and organizational development for staff and communities
• Understanding and experience of working with children and communities in Nepal
• Competent in the use of MS Office, social media and web platforms
• Extensive travel to field is expected in a monthly basis to observe progress of the project activities, coordination with the stakeholders and to facilitate the project team for an effective implementation of the project activities

Is this job for you?

World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organization working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people. 

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