Roles and Responsibilities

• Scanning calls of proposals
• Writing project proposals
• Writing reports etc.  

Research Associate will be responsible in scanning calls of proposal and writing proposals. S/he will work under specific guidance of the Project Team Leader and other Technical Experts and responsible to contribute overall NDRI activities.  S/he will report to the Executive Director (ED)/ or Program Director (PD) of NDRI and receive instructions from ED and other NDRI Board Members.

The specific tasks to be performed are as follows:

• Scanning of calls of proposals, writing proposals and project documents and research reports
• Review of data base on the state-of-the-art information on practices of data base management, develop in presentable format and prepare reports in various formats including graphs, charts, matrix etc as required
• Collection of primary and secondary information from the central level, regional as well as community level
• Carry out overall planning of the project in coordination with supervisors and technical experts
• Carry out desk analysis of the data/information and interpretation of data
• Prepare and present reports and other deliverables for the project
• Support NDRI Management for institutional capacity building for Quality Control and Quality assurance for research and publication 
• Performs any other assignments/tasks instructed by ED/PD, Program Coordinators and other Senior Staffs

Priority will be given to those who have sound knowledge on scanning of proposal calls and project proposal writing.

Terms of Engagement 

Station: NDRI Office, Pulcowk, Lalitpur, with visits to project sites 
Duration: Annual Contract with possibilities of extension, two months of probation period 

Mode of Application 

The application packet inclusive of the following items should be submitted at NDRI Office 

• Completed application form of NDRI
• Anupdated CV
• A cover letter quoting expected salary and other benefits
• A copy of Nationality card
• A copy of the latest academic degree
• Evidence of three documents of the prior achievement