Various Positions

Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN)

Vacancy Announcement

Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) is a Nepalese non-governmental development organization working mainly in the areas of community development, livelihood, food and nutrition security, education, health and good governance. The organization equally promotes human rights and social justice, having strategic focus on protecting and promoting economic, social and cultural rights and right to development in Nepal. RRN also works extensively on Agriculture/Livelihoods, Food and Nutrition Security, Education, Health, WASH, Biodiversity Conservation, Natural Resource Management, Disaster Management and Climate Change adaptation. Its major interventions are directed towards improving the lives and livelihoods of poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in rural areas and equally engaged in policy advocacy at local, provincial, federal, regional and international levels through various networks such as Children As Zone of Peace (CZOP), Alliance Against Trafficking in Women and Children in Nepal (AATWIN), Right to Food Network (RtFN), Civil Society Alliance for Nutrition Nepal (CSANN), Disaster Preparedness (DP Net), Human Right Treaty Monitoring Coordination Center (HRTMCC) for Economic Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) at National, along with South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE) at Regional and LDC Watch at International level.

RRN has been granted the Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations since 1997. It is also accredited to the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the Green Climate Fund (GCF).

Currently, RRN is looking for competent candidates to fulfill the following positions:

1. Position: Chief of Party (COP)

About the Role: Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) seeks a highly skilled and experienced Chief of Party (COP) to lead the USAID BHA Early Recovery, Risk Reduction and Resilience Project. The COP will oversee all aspects of project management, representation, and strategy, ensuring alignment with RRN’s and USAID’s programme objectives.

The Chief of Party (COP) role is contingent upon USAID approval, as well as the project award and funding availability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and implementation of a humanitarian and DRR program aligned with national and international priorities.
• Build and maintain relationships with government bodies, donors, development partners, private sector actors, and other relevant stakeholders to achieve program objectives.
• Oversee the full cycle of the Humanitarian and DRR program, including needs assessment, strategic design, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
• Act as the budget holder for the program, ensuring financial compliance with USAID and WHH requirement, timely disbursement, and quality expenditure monitoring for a program budget.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and capacity-building support to staff and partners, fostering continuous learning and improvement across the program.
• Represent RRN and the project to governments, donors, local partners, networks, alliances, and stakeholders.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills:

• Proven leadership skills managing projects of a similar size and scope in developing countries. 
• Prior experience effectively managing humanitarian and DRR activities involving implementation by multiple sub-awardees. Demonstrated experience recruiting, developing, and managing staff, as well as experience in managing programmatic and financial reporting.
• Prior experience working in South Asia, familiarity with Nepal’s DRR governance, social, political, economic, and cultural landscape, and demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with host governments, donors, other donor-funded projects and stakeholders, local organizations, and partners.
• An understanding and demonstrated commitment to the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
• Demonstrated experience in adaptive management and learning techniques is highly encouraged. Proven success serving in a leadership role for a project addressing issues related to resilience, emergency response, natural resource management, disaster risk reduction through nexus approach, preferably in South Asia.
• Master’s degree in development studies, international relations, or a related field.
• Required minimum of seven years of progressively increasing management responsibility in international humanitarian and development projects, at least five years of which must be field- based.

2. Position: Emergency Preparedness and Response Manager (EPRM)

About the Role: Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) a highly skilled and experienced emergency preparedness and response manager (EPRM) for the activity. The EPRM will be responsible for providing leadership and vision for strategic decisions to leverage resources from other USG and non-USG programs in Nepal to enhance local-level preparedness and resilience to recurrent disasters. The EPRM will provide leadership in technical multi-sectoral analysis and response design, if disaster strikes during the life of this award. The EPRM represents humanitarian coordination groups and provides advisory support to Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority for coordinated and effective response in the targeted province(s).

The Emergency Preparedness and Response Manager (EPRM) role is contingent upon USAID approval, as well as the project award and funding availability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide vision and strategic leadership to leverage resources from both USG and non-USG programs in Nepal to strengthen local-level disaster preparedness and resilience.
• Lead multi-sectoral analysis and response design in the event of a disaster, ensuring the program's readiness to respond effectively during the award period.
• Represent the organization in humanitarian coordination groups and provide advisory support to Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority to ensure a coordinated and effective response in targeted provinces.
• Offer expertise and advisory support to align program efforts with Nepal’s national disaster risk governance framework and support coordinated disaster management efforts.
• Influence humanitarian and disaster risk management actors to foster collective action for effective disaster preparedness and response at national and local levels.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of disaster risk governance structures, resilience strategies, and global humanitarian architecture to enhance program effectiveness and support national disaster risk management efforts.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills:

• Master’s degree in a discipline pertinent to disaster risk management, humanitarian assistance, resilience, natural sciences, or a closely related field is required.
• Strong understanding of the national disaster risk governance structure and global humanitarian architecture.
• Demonstrated experience influencing broader humanitarian and disaster risk management actors for collective action and effective disaster management, prior to, and after disasters.

3. Position: Monitoring and Evaluation Lead

About the Role: Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) seeks a highly skilled and experienced Monitoring and Evaluation Lead. The M&E Lead is responsible for developing and implementing an M&E system and plan, including a database to store and aggregate collected data. The M&E Lead will provide technical expertise and leadership to generate and analyze quality evidence and data through monitoring, assessments, and evaluations.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Lead role is contingent upon USAID approval, as well as the project award and funding availability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and execution of comprehensive M&E systems that meet the needs of humanitarian response, early recovery, and DRR programs, ensuring alignment with program scale and complexity.
• Conduct and oversee quantitative and qualitative analysis, survey and sampling design, and reporting processes that support evidence-based program management, with a focus on impact and effectiveness.
• Strengthen and enhance monitoring systems by providing technical guidance and support to program teams, building capacity for consistent data collection, quality assurance, and data-driven decision-making.
• Integrate a deep understanding of systematically marginalized and vulnerable groups into M&E activities, assessing risk profiles and ensuring inclusivity in data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Apply extensive M&E expertise to build and refine frameworks, indicators, and data collection tools that reflect best practices in humanitarian and DRR programming.
• Utilize advanced academic knowledge in statistics, economics, or quantitative methods to inform rigorous M&E system design, analysis, and continuous improvement in alignment with organizational goals.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills:

• Master’s degree in statistics or economics; or a degree in a relevant field with substantial course work in quantitative methods.
• Minimum of five years of professional experience in designing and implementing M&E systems in the context of humanitarian response or DRR programs is required.
• Extensive experience in designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation systems as they are practiced in the context of humanitarian response, longer-term early recovery and DRR programs of similar size and complexity.
• Demonstrated experience in building or strengthening monitoring systems, quantitative and qualitative analysis, survey and sample design, and effectively promoting evidence-based program management with a strong understanding of the risk profile across systematically marginalized and vulnerable groups.

Application Instructions:

Please submit your application, including a cover letter and CV, to hr@rrn.org.np by 12 Dec 2024 mentioning the position that you are applying for in the subject line.

RRN is an equal opportunity employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff. Women and members of marginalized communities are strongly encouraged to apply. RRN is committed to fighting terrorism in all its activities accordingly, and applicant who is offered employment will be screened against lists of known and suspected terrorists. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.