Multiple Positions

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

About Corus:

Corus International leads an ensemble of social impact organizations working together in the world's most fragile settings to deliver the holistic, lasting solutions needed to overcome the interconnected challenges of poverty, health care access and climate change. Corus is a new model in the international space, creating a consortium of specialized non-profit and for-profit entities for greater impact.

Corus combines over 150 years of experience of our non-profit and for-profit subsidiary organizations - Lutheran World Relief (LWR), IMA World Health, CGA Technologies, Ground Up Investing, and LWR Farmers Market.

In Nepal CORUS works through one of the subsidiary organizations LWR. Further details can be found at https://corusinternational.org

The Organization:

Lutheran World Relief, which is part of Corus International, has been present in Nepal since 2009. Corus International is the parent of a family of world-class organizations working to deliver the holistic, lasting solutions needed to end extreme poverty once and for all. We are a global leader in international development, with 150 years of combined experience across our brands. Our nonprofit and for-profit subsidiaries include IMA World Health and its fundraising brand Corus World Health, Lutheran World Relief, CGA Technologies, Ground Up Investing, and Farmers Market Brands. In Nepal, Corus operates under Lutheran World Relief. Our more than 600 employees around the globe are experts in their fields and dedicated to helping the world's most vulnerable people break the cycle of poverty and lead healthy lives.

1. Project Manager- Productivity & Smart Aquaculture

Position Summary:

The Project Manager (Productivity and Smart Aquaculture) will develop improving productivity in aquaculture operations, incorporating climate-smart practices. S/he will provide technical leadership in development and implementation of strategies, interventions, and activities that address productivity and climate-smart aquaculture. He/she will provide high- quality TA through hands-on guidance and support grounded in the program's objectives and targets and adhering to expected technical quality.

The USDA project aims to address food security through improvements in the aquaculture value chain by (1) incorporating smart climate technologies, (2) improving end market linkages and incomes for farmers, (3) increasing access to finance for farmers to expand trade of agricultural products, and (4) strengthening the public and private sector.

The position will be based at the project office in Simara, Bara District Nepal

Click on the link below for a detailed job description and to apply:

Project Manager- Productivity & Smart Aquaculture

2. Feed & Inputs Specialist

Job Brief:

This position will identify, design, and implement projects/programs and provide effective support for Aquaculture Programs within and outside the organization, in accordance with the requirements and needs and conformity of project management guidelines, to achieve LWR Nepal project targets - The goal of transforming practices towards responsible aquaculture responsibility and other programs related to fish production and productivity related activities.

Position Summary:

This position will play a key role in developing and overseeing fish feed and input (e.g fish seed) supplies activities in the program area that will align with the overall project work plan. Specifically, s/he will work with key market actors to improve the productivity of aquaculture systems based on the interests and capacity of smallholder fish farmers to adopt sound practices that result in financial, social, and environmental benefits. The Feed and Input Specialist will oversee activities that increase household and aquaculture system resilience including the promotion of appropriate fish types, management practices that are climate smart, and approaches that encourage sustainable use of water and help fish farmers to better manage risk.

The USDA project aims to address food security through improvements in the aquaculture value chain by (1) incorporating climate smart technologies, (2) improving end market linkages and incomes for farmers, (3) increasing access to finance for farmers to expand trade of agricultural products, and (4) strengthening the public and private sector.

The position will be based at the project office in Simara, Bara District Nepal.

Click on the link below for a detailed job description and to apply:

Feed & Inputs Specialist

Physical and Mental Requirements

The requirements that are essential to satisfactorily executing the responsibilities outlined in this job description include, but not limited to: learning new tasks, comprehending, and retaining information, completing tasks independently, effectively communicating verbally and in writing, demonstrating proficiency in using computer software to perform assigned tasks.