Springshed and Climate Adaptive Solution Technician

Springshed and Climate Adaptive Solution Technician

Project Name : Integrated Climate Adaptation Solution for the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region
(HICAS)

Contract Type: Full time
Report to : HICAS Project Coordinator
Base station : Roshi /Dhankuta

BACKGROUND :

CEAPRED in partnership with ICIMOD will be implementing “Integrated Climate Adaptation
Solution for the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region” (HICAS) project in Kavre and Dhankuta
districts of Nepal. This project aims to improve climate resilient and nature-positive livelihoods of
rural women, and Indigenous People and Local Communities (IPLCs) with biodiversity and
climate mitigation co-benefits in Nepal. The project will be piloted in two municipalities: Roshi
Rural Municipality in Kavre and Dhankuta Municipality in Dhankuta district.

THE PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES:

• Enhanced adoption of the watershed specific, gender responsive Integrated Adaptation
  Solutions Packages (IASP) for climate change adaptation by women’s groups, IPLC
  networks, and local institutions.
•  Increased development and implementation of gender responsive policies, strategies and
  guidelines by sub-national institutions that enable scaling of watershed specific, genderresponsive IASP.
•  Increased use of climate finance by women’s groups and IPLC networks for implementing
  the gender responsive IASP.

THE PROJECT TARGETS THREE BENEFICIARY GROUPS:

• Direct – primary beneficiaries: 1700 Poor, marginalized and vulnerable individuals (60% women),
  actively engaged in action research, capacity building and policy advocacy.
• Direct-secondary beneficiaries: An additional 1700 people benefiting from increased food
  security, improved water access, and economic opportunities.
• Indirect/tertiary beneficiaries: Over 10,000 community members who will passively benefit from enhanced ecosystem services, climate resilience, and biodiversity conservation outcomes.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

Under the overall guidance and supervision of the project coordinator, the Springshed and Climate
Adaptive Solution Technician will be responsible for field implementation of the activities as
detailed in the approved DIP. S/he will be working closely with respective Municipality and
coordinate to develop relationships and collaboration with municipality as well as stakeholders at
local level.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Technician will be responsible for implementation for the approved Springshed and climate
adaptive solution activities, provide technical support to municipalities, and facilitate communities
in managing the Springshed.

His/her specific responsibilities include but not limited to the following activities:

• Facilitate management of new Springshed (construction works) in consultation with
  ICIMOD experts and in coordination with Municipality,
•  Select, capacitate and mobilize Communitiesfor Springshed management, and integration
  of the climate adaptive solutions,
•  Support the Community Mobilizers in group formation, strengthening their capacities,
  status monitoring and data collection at the Springshed sites,
• Facilitate installation of weather station at Springshed sites in collaboration with ICIMOD
  experts,
• Facilitate installation of Renewable Energy (RE) solutions to promote irrigation and
  drinking water supply systems,
•  Orient the Spring water users in economic use of spring water and facilitate promotion of
  climate adaptive solution in coordination with Municipality,
• Support in engaging Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC) networks and
  women’s groups as key partners in all phases of the project,
• Organize and facilitate Planning and learning/sharing events at Municipality,
•  Organize and facilitate cross learning visits for Municipal officials and communities at
  Springshed sites and climate adaptive demonstration sites,
•  Support the municipalities in identifying potential implementation sites, farmers/farmer
  groups, and climate adaptive solutions for implementation,
•  Organize joint learning and sharing workshop with municipality representatives for
  effective planning and implementation,
• Support the municipalities in the planning process for integration of learnings from HICAS
  in their annual plans for upscaling of Springshed management approach and climate
  adaptive solutions,
•  Carry out any other related tasks as directed by Project Coordinator.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:

The ideal candidate will have the following qualification and experience:

• Diploma or Certificate or Intermediate or equivalent level in Agriculture, Forestry, Natural
  Resource Management from recognized institution,
• At least 5 years of demonstrated experience in the field implementation of climate adaptive
  solutions for improving socio-economic conditions of women, and marginalized
  communities,
•  Demonstrated working experience with the government agencies at local levels, Local NGOs, CBOs and private sector and other stakeholders,
•  Experience in community mobilization, capacity building of the groups, linkage/networking for sustainability,
• Experience in conducting/facilitating trainings for the farmer groups, group leaders and
  Municipal officials,
• Experience in monitoring the activities and progress against project targets,
•  Collaborative, flexible and solution-oriented,
•  Ability to work under cross cultural environment,
• Strong team coordination, listening and consensus building skills.

The eligible & interested candidates are requested to submit their application & CV ‘Online’ in CEAPRED’s website: www.ceapred.org.np (career page). The application submitted only online will be considered for further processes. Please refer the website for detailed JD/ToR of the respective positions. The last date to apply for the position is @ 5 PM, Friday, 20th June, 2025.

Women, youth and candidates from marginalized & disadvantaged communities are highly encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further selection process. The organization reserves the right to reject any/all applications without assigning any reason whatsoever.

*Recruitment of the above positions is subject to approval by the do