Role overview:

Volunteer- Resilience will contribute to the Rural/Urban Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) survey, analysis, documentation/ knowledge management, coordination, reporting, liaison and network. The volunteer will work closely with partners and ensure meeting all compliances of the project. S/he is also responsible for coordination, networking, and liaison with partners, government, and other stakeholders. S/he will support the target municipality during Vulnerability Capacity Assessment (VCA), Municipality Disaster Risk Management Plan (MDRMP) and Municipal Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (MEPRP) formulation process.

Skills, qualifications and experience required:

Professional skills and qualifications needed in the position 

• Graduate degree in DRR or relevant subject with 2- years, Intermediate degree with 7 years of relevant work experience in design and implementation of disaster risk reduction or other related areas in risk reduction in rural/urban context. 
  
• Practical working experience and knowledge on global and national DRR related policies and practices, core humanitarian standard, rights based approach, gender and social inclusion 
  
• Excellent communication skills in Nepali 
  
• Excellent coordination, networking and facilitation skills 
  
• Experience of working with the private sector is extremely important 
  

Personal qualifications needed in the position:

• Committed to rights based and gender sensitive work, pro-poor, committed and strong civil society organizations and social mobilization. 
  
• Able, willing and committed to work with people of different backgrounds 
  
• Contribute constructively to a working environment based on mutual respect, trust and commitment 
  
• Able to cope with stress and work under difficult circumstances 
  
• If s/he is to work with the private sector, s/he needs to be a dynamic and good in strategic Networking.
  

Allowance:

As a VSO volunteer, you will be sharing your skills with local communities on a full time basis. VSO will cover your travel, vaccinations, accommodation, along with a local living allowance which will be paid in local currency. This allowance meets reasonable living expenses in country, but will not be enough to send money home. 

VSO works with some of the poorest communities in the world which means accommodation varies and will be basic. 

Note: This job is conditional to project approval.