Website Human Development and Community Services (HDCS)
JOB OPPORTUNITY
Livelihood and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Trainer for ONE HEALTH Project
Project Location: Chaurjahari, Rukum West, Nepal
Service type: One Health Project
Type of Contract: Yearly contract for four years
Post Level: Mid level management
Reports to: Project Coordinator
Supervisory role: N/A
Organisation Background:
Human Development and Community Services (HDCS) is a faith-based NGO working in three main sectors of health, education, and community development since 1991. Currently, it manages various projects across Nepal especially in rural areas and provides services through hospitals, health camps, public health programs, disaster preparedness and response, school development programs, teacher training, educational daycare centres for children with special needs and community radio stations. The organisation is aiming to launch a One Health Project in Rukum West. HDCS is committed to attract and retain the best employees from all ethnicities, gender and backgrounds in its vision to transform the communities.
HDCS is committed to attract and retain the best employees from all ethnicities, gender and backgrounds in its vision to transform communities.
One Health Concept:
HDCS is implementing an innovative project in Rukum West based upon the notion of ‘One Health’, highlighting the links between human, animal and environmental health. We will be working with local community groups, focusing on two main streams of activities:
1) Awareness raising: through trained community staff, we will be educating farmers’ groups in health and hygiene related subjects including WASH. At the same time there will be teaching on animal health and how the two intersect. The environmental health part will focus on household waste management and the impacts on the other two areas. The project will also reach local schools with this topic.
2) Practical implementation: Recognizing that awareness raising on its own is not sufficient for an effective project, we will establish model farms, which will demonstrate the benefits of implementing safe One Health practices. We will invest in selected farms to show the benefits of eco-friendly farming, crop diversification, and other practices such as segregating animals from humans and reducing the use of antibiotics. A ‘One Health Centre’ will be established as a training and research base where local people will come to learn more about improved farming techniques. The model farms, and other interested farms, will be able to earn ‘One Health’ recognition which will act as a standard to show quality and implementation of One Health practices.
Responsibilities:
The One Health Livelihood Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Trainer will implement training to community groups in the project area, focusing on the One Health concept and how to apply the concept to livelihood development, environmental protection and disaster prevention. The trainer will develop training material and deliver training to all community groups and especially working with selected One Health model farmers.
Deliverables:
- Identify training needs of community groups and model farmers in livelihoods and CCA
- Develop relevant and context specific training materials and programmes
- Plan together with Project Coordinator to align all activities with project logframe
- Conduct local level training with team leaders and community mobilisers
- Make sure community groups are able to understand One Health concept in the field
- Identify the training gaps and communicate to Project Coordinator
- Coordinate with other team members to assess suitability and effect of farming practices on income
- Monitor and evaluate the activity effectiveness in the responsible area
Requirements:
- At least intermediate/+2 level education or above in relevant field eg Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock, Environmental Science, Natural resource management.
- Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience.
- Be self-motivated and have ability to work with different stakeholders
- Ability to identify training needs, conduct training and monitor effectiveness of training in the communities
- Should have effective communications skills in local language and ability to deal with multiple stakeholders
- Proven experience in supervisory role
- Must be competent on Microsoft Office Windows applications
- Verbal and written communication skills in English and Nepali.