Associate Programme Officers (Interns)

Vacancy Announcement for

Associate Programme Officers (Interns)

Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) is a Nepalese non-governmental development organisation working in the areas of forestry, agriculture, integrated community development, human rights, peace building and social justice, having strategic focus on protecting and promoting economic, social and cultural rights and right to development. RRN also works extensively in NRM, disaster management and climate change adaptation and mitigation activities. Its major interventions are directed towards poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged groups of people. RRN, in a joint venture arrangement with Forest Action Nepal, is implementing Multi-Stakeholder Forestry Programme (MSFP) in Dhankuta, Tehrathum, Bhojpur and Sankhuwasabha districts of Nepal.

The MSFP is one of the prominent initiatives of the government of Nepal which is funded jointly by the Government of Finland (GoF), Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), and UK Department for International Development (DFID). The goal of the programme is to improve livelihoods and resilience of poor households and disadvantaged groups in Nepal. The purpose is that Nepal’s forestry sector contributes to an inclusive economic growth and tackling poverty reduction and climate change. For MSFP, Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) is looking for suitable candidates for the following internship positions with following requirements:

Four positions for Associate Programme Officers (Interns) based in project districts. The internships are provisioned for six months. The interns will receive monthly stipend and other facilities as per organisational norms. The interns will be engaged in Forestry; Climate Change Adaptations; Livelihoods Improvement; Forest based Enterprise Promotion; Gender Equality and Social Inclusion; Monitoring and Database Management; Administration or Finance related activities based on the acquired academic qualifications, interest and need.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Eligibility: Fresh graduates with Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry, Environmental Sciences, NRM, Agriculture, Management and/or Social Sciences are eligible to apply. S/he should be motivated and committed to work with poor, disadvantaged and climate vulnerable households in the remote areas of the project districts.

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 up-to-date CV by 15thJuly 2015 via email at hrd@rrn.org.np or by post to P.O. Box -8130, Kathmandu, Nepal. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for participation in the recruitment process.

RRN promotes workforce diversity and applies positive discrimination to candidates from discriminated groups (women and candidates from Dalit, Janjati, Madhesi/Terai, and other minority communities).