Jhumlawang Village Foundation
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Jhumlawang Village Foundation is a community based non-governmental organisation established by community members and diaspora members of the village in 2009.

The mission of the foundation is to set an example of how members of the community, diaspora community, friends, and well-wishers of our village could work together on sustainable-based development of "one village" to inspire other communities alike in Nepal.

Project Officer

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Basic Job Information

Job Category	:	NGO / INGO / Social work
Job Level	:	Mid Level
No. of Vacancy/s	:	[ 1 ]
Employment Type	:	Full Time
Offered Salary	:	Not Disclosed
Apply Before(Deadline)	:	Nov. 15, 2025 23:55 (2 weeks from now)

Job Specification

Education Level	:	Under Graduate (Bachelor)
Experience Required	:	More than 2 years
Professional Skill Required	:	Communication Documentation and Reporting MS Office Suite

Other Specification

Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or a related field (Master’s preferred).
At least two years of working experience in the donor funded projects.
Sound understanding of Nepal’s government structure and administrative processes, including in the development sector.
Proven working experience with multiple stakeholders, including government agencies, civil society organizations and service providers.
Excellent communication, coordination, and facilitation skills.
Strong data management, documentation, and reporting abilities.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), virtual workspace etc.
Strong command of written and spoken English and Nepali.
Empathetic, dedicated, and team-oriented with a strong learning attitude.
Willingness to travel frequently for field visits and program activities.

Duration: One year with 6 months’ probation period, and possibility of extension until project period.

Station of the Position: Upon negotiation (with at least 40% in the project area)

Job Description

Jhumlawang Village Foundation (JVF) is a community-based organization established in 2009 with a concept of sustainable development in Jhumlawang and its neighbouring communities. JVF has a strong presence in Bhume Rural Municipality for initiating and advocating agroecology practices. JVF is implementing Health, Nutrition and Education Improvement Project in ward 2 and 3 of Bhume Rural Municipality, Rukum East since 2019 supported by Fastenaktion (FA) and Bhume Rural Municipality. The second phase of the project starts from November 2025 until December 2028. It aims to improve the health and nutrition condition of the project area through adopting agroecological practices. It also focuses on establishing Jhumlawang as an agroecological village. The project requires Project Officer to support the implementation of the Health, Nutrition and Education Improvement Project II.

Job Summary

The Project Officer will support the Executive Director (ED) for implementing the Health, Nutrition and Education Improvement Project- II funded by Fastenaktion, Switzerland. S/he is required to support the Project Coordinator in planning, implementation, and reporting of the project, technically backstopping field staff for field activities implementation. Lead natural resource related advocacy and policy dialogues/reviews at national/local level. S/he will also be responsible for monitoring the project activities in collaboration with Project Coordinator, documentation of project learnings and achievements and providing timely feedback to the project team while preparing the project reports and proposals.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Support the Executive Director and Project Coordinator in preparing detailed implementation plans (DIP), including activity schedules/ plan of actions and detailed implementation guidelines for each project activities.
Prepare project reports and proposals and research on natural resource management and local stakeholder’s issues in the project area.
Facilitation in developing required procedures /guidelines as needed to implement project activities meeting JVF and donor compliance.
Frequent field visits and work with the Project Coordinator to undertake regular monitoring surveys/reports, document learning, flag issues, and areas of improvement.
Ensure the data are collected from all staffs on time and verified before entering into the donor’s Common Indicator system.
Facilitate in planning/designing project review meetings and report the project status and ensure that the targeted beneficiaries are reached and reflect the indicators/targets as required.
Assist in field-level planning for monitoring visits at the national and international level monitoring visits.
Coordinate with the local government (LGs) at the field level, ensuring representatives from LGs are well aware of the project activities in the field.
Assist in preparing and providing necessary reports to SWC.
Support in preparing the logistics arrangements (procurement of goods/services, audit, renewal etc) on time.
Any other duties assigned by the Supervisor.