Sub Engineer

Vacancy Announcement

Community Development Society (CDS) is a non-profit making, non-governmental social development organization established in September 2001 under the Society Registration Act 1977 of Nepal. CDS has been working with clear vision of Establishment of ‘Self-reliant, Healthy and Equitable society’. CDS has been working in the sector of livelihood, small-scale infrastructure development, health and sanitation, education, renewable energy, peace and good governance for the past 14 years. In this connection, CDS is implementing reconstruction-project inBijulikot VDC ofRamechhap district named “Housing Reconstruction Assistance Project “in partnership with Medair.

This reconstruction project focuses onimproving resilience and safe shelter conditions among earthquake affected households along with WASH support inBijulikot VDC of Ramechhap district.It will support in reconstruction of the 310 houses of the ward no 3 and 6 of the Bijulikot VDC based on NRA enrolment. In this regard, CDS is seeking few innovative, self-motivated and dynamic personnel for the following positions: 

Positions: Sub Engineer

February 2016-End of January 2018 (Includes probation period of three months and possibility of extension) Field Based (Bijulikot VDC)

Salary: As per Organization rules and Regulation

No: 2

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Conduct continuous assessments of the level of damage of the houses other physical infrastructure through field visits. 
• Develop relevant context-specific shelter designs based on availability of local materials and skills in the areas of intervention, maintaining earthquake resistant techniques and other relevant DRR measures. 
• Develop information material for communities on how to build back better. 
• Develop and conduct trainings (but also make use of the well-established existing trainings) on earthquake-proof construction methods, disaster risk reduction and building back better, using a participatory approach with high practical involvement of the trainees. 
• Mentor, coach, monitor and supervise communities throughout the shelter construction process. 
• Provide technical assistance and mobilisation input to households and masons involved in shelter construction in close collaboration with the technical officers (Medair). 
• Provide sanitation training to community members for hygiene promotion activities. 
• Provide day to day supervision of the progress of the work on the field sites. 
• Assist in community mobilization.
• Assist the community members with the safe demolition of houses. 
• Ensure compliance for worker, beneficiary and job-site safety. 
• Ensure houses as well as toilets are reconstructed according to the national building code and earthquake resistant techniques. 
• Answer technical questions from the community and masons in an understandable and clear way, but always consult with the CDS project coordinator before making any commitment on behalf of CDS/Medair.
• Monitor equipment and material used during the program.
• Follow up any discrepancies with line manager to complete each shelter construction.  
• To support the technical officers, project manager and project coordinator in programme preparation and implementation. 

Qualification and Experience

• Diploma in engineer at least one year experience or TSLC with three years experiences.
• Experience of working in a cross-cultural setting and/or not-for-profit organisation

NOTE :

CDS promotes workforce diversity and positive discrimination for the gender equity and social inclusion. In this context priority will be given for Dalit, Women, Madeshi,Janjati and other minority community. And as well as who can join immediately in the project.

Send your latest resume (with 2 referees) along with your letter of interest to work with us at the following address physically or via email, no later than 4:30 PM, 24 Jan 2017. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further selection process. 

OFFICE ADDRESS:

Community Development Society (CDS)

DevkotaChowk, Manthali Municipality-2, Ramechhap

Phone :048-540054, Fax: 048-540330

E-mail:cdsvacancy@gmail.com