MEAL Expert(Nutrition)/Enterprise Development Facilitator

Vacancy Announcement

Aasaman Nepal (ASN) ‘A pioneer organization for education and nutrition’, is one of the leading Terai based NGOs led and managed by social activists since its establishment in Dhanusha, Janakpur in 1999. ASN has been engaged in developing and implementing programs aimed at protection, promotion and fulfillment of child rights in Nepal. Currently, ASN has been working in 11 districts under 6 Thematic Areas as: Education/Child Protection, Women Empowerment, Livelihood/ Natural Resource Management, Disaster Risk Reduction, Health/ Nutrition and Good Governance.

Currently ASN with the support from BMZ/Welthungerhilfe (WHH), is implementing a four year long multisectoral project titled Building Resilience and Nutrition Security in the Kamala River Basin, Siraha District, in three municipalities namely Siraha, kalyanpur and karjanha Municipalities.The overall objective of the project is to improve food and nutrition security and enhanced climate resilience of three targeted municipalitiesin the catchment area of Kamala River, Siraha District in Nepal.

ASN Nepal hereby invites applications, for the below mentioned positions, from interested Nepalese candidates.

1.   MEAL Expert(Nutrition)- (1)

The position is based on the working Municipality of Siraha district with frequent field visit and will report directly to Project coordinator and focal point of the overall MEAL system of the project and includes multiple exposure possibilities. The position directly reports to Project Coordinator.

Key Responsibilities:

The position will perform the dual functions: first, to provide the nutrition technical backstopping from rights based preceptive to the field team and second responsible for the overall monitoring, evaluation, knowledge management and accountability (Inclusive core humanitarian standards) relates tasks management.

• Develop the M&E framework and plan for the Project to measure the outcomes against goals and indicators throughout the project period in consultation with Project Coordinator.
• Follow and ensure MEAL plan executed and report progress against it 
• Facilitate the project team in targeting, periodic reporting, database management, and developing MEAL plan and its effective implementation.
• Develop data collection, analysis, and presentation techniques and tools, and administering as per plan.
• Facilitate and support in planning and conducting surveys, monitoring, progress review, and evaluation of the project.
• Facilitate to use ICT for virtual/distance meeting, reporting and learning sharing.
• Prepare data report and support to the Project Coordinator for developing and finalizing reports and required documentation. 
• Ensure that cross-cutting issues such as participation, gender are effectively addressed/ mainstreamed in all project implementations as part of ensuring accountability.
• Assist to the project team in the development of TOR for external surveys and consultant hiring process.
• Lead and establish project baseline, annual surveys and endline and assist in generating progress reports 
• the review all survey reports prepared to ensure quality and accurate reporting.
• Generate case stories and other brief updates as required by the project. 
• Conduct periodic field visits and ensure the quality implementation 
• Ensure cross-cutting issues such as gender and inclusion mainstreamed throughout the project cycle   

Qualification and Experience Required 

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Nutrition, development study and relevant   fields, with at least three years of progressive experience inproject monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning preferably with I/NGOs 
• With expertise in database, MS Office and other data analysis programming like SPSS
• Competent in development and administering data collection, management and presentation tools, use KOBO and other relevant data collection mobile applications. 
• Strong report writing, documentation and presentation and communication skill in English and Nepali 
• Open and believes in teamwork.
• Familiarity with the  Maithali languages would add value
• 2-wheeler driving license holder must.

2)   Enterprise Development Facilitator-(1)

The position is based on the working Municipality of Siraha district with frequent field visit. The position directly reports to Agriculture Officers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to identify potential trade for off farm entrepreneurship development in consultation with target groups
• Plan, implement the SIYB(Start and Improve Your Business) training to project staffs, cooperatives officials, local level facilitators and beneficiaries as a resource person.
• Support, revise and update the business plans of the entrepreneurs.  
• Support linking the entrepreneurs with the vocational training providers, input suppliers and markets. 
• Support selecting the cooperatives for revolving fund mobilized entrepreneur development. 
• Assist the Agriculture Officers for startup support need planning, revising and implementation for entrepreneurs.
• Continuously guide the cooperative for selection of the entrepreneurs, monitoring plan preparation and cooperative capacity building need assessment. 
• Guide the entrepreneurs and cooperatives for accessing the additional capacity building and other support from stakeholders. 
• Support accessing the public and private land for starting leasehold farming.
• Ensure cross-cutting issues such as gender and inclusion mainstreamed throughout the project cycle   

Qualification and Experience Required 

• Should have at least Bachelor level degree from the recognized institution. 
• Should have progressive experience on SIYB training, Cooperative facilitation, business plan preparation and pro-poor enterprise development.
• Strong report writing (computer typing) and communication skills
• Open and believes in teamwork.
• Good understanding of Maithali languages would add value. 
• 2 wheeler license is must.

Other Attributes for all positions: Excellent quality of work and commitment to high standards, strong communication skills, team building and willingness and motivated for good service delivery with strong networking and interpersonal skills and comfortable to work under stress and emergencies.

Age Limit: Female Candidates between 21 years to 45 years are only eligible to apply for the above position, depending upon the nature of job they will carry.

All employees must adhere to child safeguarding in person’s provisions covered in the project agreement.

Monitor staff and partners’ and ensure adherence to Aasaman Nepal's policies and internal procedures, protocols, Aasaman Nepal's code of Conduct with special attention to Safeguarding Standards and Procedure, Case Handling Framework, Child Protection and Do No Harm Policies. Also, immediate reporting and redress of any complaints and issues based on its severity.

Competent candidates from disadvantaged groups and inhabitants of the project districts will be given priority. 

Interested candidates are requested to submit their application along with an updated CV by 28th October 2021 via email at asnvacancy@gmail.com.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for participation in the recruitment process. No telephone enquiry is entertained. 

ASN reserves the right to qualify/disqualify any applications without any reason.