Vacancy Announcement from DAI (USAID Project)
USAID Tayar Nepal Improved Disaster Risk
Management Project
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Project Background
USAID/Nepal’s Tayar Nepal – Improved Disaster
Risk Management Project will strengthen the capacity of Nepal’s national and
municipal institutions responsible for disaster preparedness and response. In a
country prone to a myriad of natural disasters, at the national level Tayar
Nepal will build the capacity of disaster risk management (DRM) institutions,
including the newly created National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA).
Locally, Tayar will support eight urban municipalities to develop
risk-sensitive land use plans and then support the prioritization and implementation
of a set of technical assistance packages improve disaster resilience. In the
event of a disaster over the life of the five-year project, USAID/Nepal may
engage the program’s rapid emergency response mechanism. Tayar will work
closely with the Government of Nepal and Nepali emergency responders to
mobilize technical assistance, commodity support, small-scale infrastructure,
and information management support. Tayar will apply lessons learned from
disaster response efforts to improve national-level DRM systems and
municipal-level risk-reduction activities.
1. Position: Monitoring, Evaluation, and
Learning (MEL) Officer
Summary of Primary Duties
The MEL Officer will support the implementation
of the program’s monitoring, evaluation, and learning strategy, systems, and
procedures, including the collection and analysis of monitoring data.
Essential Duties
> Assist MEL Manager in managing the MEL
system and provides training in data collection to program staff and local
partners
> Work with MEL Manager and municipal
mobilizers to collect data for inclusion in MEL plan
> Support MEL Manager in data collection,
tracking indicators, and activity results.
> Ensure that data collection processes are
implemented accurately in field offices and sites.
> Support capacity building training sessions
as needed
Qualifications
> University degree in a relevant field
required. Masters preferred.
> 5 years of experience in MEL and knowledge
of USAID Performance Reporting Standards
> Previous experience working on USAID
projects with USAID data reporting is strongly preferred
> At least one year of experience in survey
development is preferred.
Location and Reporting
The MEL Officer will be based in Kathmandu and
will report to the MEL Manager.
2. Data Manager
Essential Duties
> Identify sources of relevant data, and
oversee the creation of a central data management system in Tayar accessible to
relevant project stakeholders
> Coordinate the RSLUP process with the data
platform upgrades so that data and maps developed at the municipal level can be
uploaded to a cloud-based system that serves as a long-term repository
accessible to other municipalities.
> Ensure oversight and regular maintenance to
databases and assist communications to report quantitative results on program
status and impact.
> Support data collection, data quality
control, tools for analysis, etc. Contribute to on-going design of
tools/methods that will support stakeholder and community participation and
development planning.
Qualifications
> University degree in relevant field required. Masters preferred.
> 10 years of relevant experience, including at least 5 years of work experience in survey methodology, data collection and analysis using advanced software
> Expertise in conducting research to locate, obtain and organize data sets.
> Experience working with stakeholders to build capacity in data analysis and visualization.
> Experience setting up web-enabled ICT platforms.
Location and Reporting
The Data Manager reports to the Crosscutting Team Director. The position is based in Kathmandu, with travel to priority Tayar municipalities.
> University degree in relevant field required. Masters preferred.
> 10 years of relevant experience, including at least 5 years of work experience in survey methodology, data collection and analysis using advanced software
> Expertise in conducting research to locate, obtain and organize data sets.
> Experience working with stakeholders to build capacity in data analysis and visualization.
> Experience setting up web-enabled ICT platforms.
Location and Reporting
The Data Manager reports to the Crosscutting Team Director. The position is based in Kathmandu, with travel to priority Tayar municipalities.
Application Deadline : November 20, 2019
HOW TO APPLY
Interested applicants should submit a CV and cover letter to TayarRecruitment@dai.com by November 20, 2019. Please mention the position in the subject line of the email.
* vacancy published on Himalaya Times, 6 November 2019
