Region districts. Among many others, water resource development is one of the expertise of SAPPROS Nepal.

PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT SUMMARY:

Mercy Corps Nepal as the prime organization, has been implementing a five year program ‐“Promoting Agriculture, Health and Alternative Livelihood” (PAHAL) funded by USAID. PAHAL seeksto strengthen livelihoods, improve nutritional status and increase the capacity of vulnerable households to mitigate, adapt to and recover from shocks and stresses in communities with deep poverty and high rates of malnutrition in critical zones of the Mid‐Western and Far‐Western Regions of Nepal. The goal of the PAHAL program is: Vulnerable populations in the middle and high hills of Far Western and Mid‐Western Nepal are food secure. The target area of the program covers 14 districts in the Mid‐West and Far‐West regions of Nepal. The Mid‐West region comprises of 7 districts;Surkhet, Dailekh, Pyuthan, Rolpa, Rukum, Salyan and Jajarkot while the Far‐West region comprises ofDadeldhura, Doti, Accham, Baitadi, Bajhang, Bajura and Darchula districts.SAPPROS is one of the consortium partners in PAHAL, responsible for implementing watercomponent in all the 14 districts of PAHAL program through 14 local NGOs in respective districts.

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:

The Senior Engineer will be a senior position in the multi‐million dollar, 5‐year USAID/Food for Peace and USAID/Nepal‐funded Development Food Assistance Program (DFAP) funded, Promoting Agriculture, Health and Alternative Livelihood” (PAHAL) Program actively working in 14 districts across the Far‐ and Mid‐West development regions of Nepal. As part of the center‐based program team, the Senior Engineer will work directly with the Water Component Manager, Water ProgramCoordinator, Chief of Party (COP), Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP), Resilience Program Coordinator and with the support of the Engineering Expert on the implementation. The Senior Engineer will be directly responsible for overall planning, management and verify the design of water component such as MUS (gravity and solar), source protection, water harvesting and
recharge ponds, watershed management of all the 14 districts. S/he will also be responsible for conducting technical capacity building trainings to engineering technicians of the project. S/he will provide technical backstopping to the regional engineer for field level activities in close consultation with engineering expert and water component manager. S/he will work in close coordination with Central based TSU team member in planning, monitoring and setting target and finalizing detailed implementation plan (DIP) of the water component.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Program Operations

• Lead Regional Engineers/District Coordinators/Irrigation Technicians for all the field activities of water component.Liaise with and represent water component at the center, to regions and all otherstakeholders.Serve as key focal point at central level for problem solving of implementation of water component at central and seek support from engineering expert, water component manager and water programme coordinator. 
• Receive regular updates of water program activities from the regional engineers,District Coordinators and ensure activities are on schedule and following contingency plans‐ as outlined by the PAHAL Senior Management Team.
• Follow reporting requirements and report to the Water Component Manager through appropriate means as required. Participate in team events as and when required.
• Facilitate the achievement by the TSUs and partner team members of performance‐based targets and outcomes and lead efforts to design effective, proactive, and iterative M&E systems following the program’s logical framework and results chain measurement.

Others

• Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner so as to bring credit toSAPPROSand PAHALnot to jeopardize its mission.
• Ensure proper integration of GESI aspects into water program planning and implementation working closely with GESI officers.
• Any other tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

1.ACCOUNTABILITY TO BENEFICIARIES: SAPPROS team members are expected to support all effortstowards accountability, and transparency specifically to our beneficiaries while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

2.SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: Regional engineers are under supervision of Senior Engineer.

3.REPORTS DIRECTLY TO: Water Component Manager

4.WORKS DIRECTLY WITH: Water Component Manager, Water Programme Coordinator,Resilience

5.Program Coordinator, Regional Engineers, PAHAL Senior Management, TMG members,Local NGO,M&E Officer and local stakeholders.