Government of Nepal
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development
Recommendation Committee for Executive Director of NARC

Notice of Vacancy Announcement for Executive Director of Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC)

First Date of Publication: 2077/04/08 

The Government of Nepal, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (Recommendation Committee for Executive Director of NARC) invites applications along with updated CVs and other relevant documents from the eligible candidates for the post of Executive Director of Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) within 21 days from the first day of publication of this vacancy announcement. 

Functions and Responsibilities:

• The functions and responsibilities of the Executive Director will be as outlined in the Nepal Agricultural Research Council Act, 2048 (with amendments) and its regulations.

The applicant must:

• Have at least Master's Degree in any discipline of Agriculture and Animal Sciences from any University recognized by the Government of Nepal.
• Be working in any agriculture and animal science disciplines under NARC.
• Have at least 10 year of working experience as a senior scientist (S-3 or above) in NARC.
• Have five research publications related to agriculture and livestock/animal sciences published within last 10 year. 

Application package enclosures: 

• The applicant has to submit, in a sealed and signed envelope, the followings:
• Clearly filled in application form (Annex 2 of Selection Procedure)
• A clearly thought up innovative and realistic Business Plan (Strategic Vision and Action Plan) with maximum 5000 words) on candidate's own original thoughts for strengthening NARC as an excellent and trans-formative agricultural and livestock research organization contributing towards realization of the long term national vision/goal of 'Prosperous Nepal: Happy Nepali', covering but not limited to the following areas. (one original and two copies, along with electronic copy in a pen drive)
• Agricultural research situation in Nepal: current status and future scenarios (also in the context of COVID-19 pandemic). SWOT analysis of NARC
• Identification of prominent problems/challenges in agricultural research under NARC and business plan to address them 
• Self-attested copies of your 5 best agricultural and livestock/animal science related scientific research publications with evidences of publications published within the last 10 years. 
• Self-attested testimonials of all the academic qualifications as mentioned in the CV.
• The proof of working in Council and their service period endorsed by Council.
• Applicant must submit an electronic copy for power point presentation based on Business Plan (maximum 20 minutes)