DEPARTMENT:         Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery 

LOCATION:                Kathmandu with frequent trips to Dhading, Sindhupalchowk and other earthquake-affected areas

REPORTS TO:           Nepal Country Director

Duties and Responsibilities

Program Design, Implementation and Monitoring & Evaluation

• Work with AmeriCares HQ and the Country Director to design, develop, and implement recovery projects consistent with AmeriCares strategy, with a focus on health systems restoration and resilience, mental health and psychosocial services, and community health, including maternal and child health
• Ensure that programs that AmeriCares directly implements or supports are consistent with international and national standards and best practices
• Review proposals from implementing partners and provide input to project design
• Ensure compliance with local and international regulatory issues in program development and implementation
• Monitor projects as needed to ensure programs are being implemented within proposed budget and timeframes and that proposed objectives are being met
• Provide technical assistance to local partners in public health, project design and management, monitoring and evaluation and/or other areas of expertise
• Identify opportunities for AmeriCares to engage in long-term health programming to improve long-term health outcomes for people of Nepal

Coordination

• Identify and vet potential local partners
• Coordinate withAmeriCares’ partners, government counterparts, donors and other implementing partners to support recovery programs
• Represent AmeriCares at national and district-level Health Cluster and other relevant coordination meetings

Additional Responsibilities

• Perform any other duties deemed necessary to meet the needs of the program

Requirements

• At least five years’ experience working in public health and humanitarian relief programs
• Expertise in one or more of the following: maternal and child health, chronic disease prevention and treatment, water, sanitation, and hygiene, health systems administration
• Nepali citizen or expatriate with experience working in Nepal
• Proficiency in English required; proficiency and Nepal and/or Hindi preferred
• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree in public health or related subject preferred

TO APPLY,

Interested candidates can send their updated resume to [email protected]

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