Field Coordinator (Livelihood)

Vacancy Announcement for the Various Positionssar

Published Date: 29 March 2026

Rastriya Rojgar Prawardhan Kendra (RRPK) is an NGO dedicated to developing rural communities in Education, Health & Nutrition, Child Protection, Livelihood, Human Rights, Safer Migration, gender and empowerment, good governance, Disaster Risk Reduction and WASH in Nepal since 2004. It works with a mission to improve the lives of people through economic, social, cultural and physical transformation.

Rastriya Rojgar Prawardhan Kendra invites applications from the interested and eligible candidates (Nepali citizen only) for the following position.

1)  Position: Field Coordinator (Livelihood) – 1

Term: Fixed Term Contract 

Reports to: Senior Project Coordinator

Location: Malangawa, Sarlahi

Working Area: Godaita and Balara Municipality

Purpose of the Role

The Field Coordinator will operate under the guidance of the Senior Project Coordinator to ensure the effective implementation of project activities, adhering to established standards and strategies. This role demands extensive field travel to project sites and collaboration with stakeholders to promote sustainable livelihoods focusing on the Smart Agriculture related initiatives, and enterprise development efforts.  

The position involves direct coordination with local governments, public agencies, and private organizations to integrate project objectives with the broader developmental landscape, ensuring long-term impact. The Field Coordinator is tasked with managing program planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, technical support, and reporting under the sponsorship program's child poverty theme.  

Key Responsibilities

1. Technical Leadership

• Implement livelihood interventions (on and off-farm), ensuring high-quality outcomes and adherence to annual and detailed implementation plans.  
• Facilitate market linkages for micro and small-scale enterprises and enhance leadership capacities of community groups.  
• Provide technical support for registration processes and financial linkages for entrepreneurs.  
• Monitor enterprise activities and recommend improvements for sustainability and growth. 
• Promote organic farming broadly. 
• Ensure high-quality implementation of community and child sensitive livelihood interventions in accordance with the sponsorship Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) and log-frame.

2. Field Engagement and Support

• The position holder will take primary accountability for field-level program implementation, allocating approximately 70% of his/her time to fieldwork, 20% to desk-based work, and 10% to local level coordination, networking, reporting and documentation.
• Conduct routine monitoring visits to farmer groups, MEs and VTs and life skill for successful sessions. 
• Provide on-site coaching, mentoring, technical support, and problem-solving to strengthen service delivery.

3. Joint Monitoring & Coordination

• Organize and participate in joint monitoring visits with municipal, district/provincial authorities, and project teams.
• Follow up on monitoring findings and ensure timely corrective actions for quality improvement.
• Track progress in service delivery, referral pathways, and coordination mechanisms.

4. Project Implementation & Delivery

• Lead the implementation of childhood livelihood activities in line with the sponsorship annual plan (SAP) and Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP).
• Facilitate livelihood trainings, workshops, meetings, orientations, and seminars at farmers, MEs, VTs and community levels.
• Ensure all livelihood activities adhere to agreed quality benchmarks, implementation procedures, and donor approved log-framework.
• Plan and ensure the timely procurement and distribution of livelihood-related materials to support effective program delivery.
• Ensure timely and appropriate delivery of livelihood goods and services to targeted farmer groups and MEs and VTs.

5. Supervision, Coaching & Capacity Building

• Coordinate and facilitate training for farmers, MEs/VTs and life skill session facilitators. 
• Provide on-site coaching during field visits and ensure effective transfer of skills and knowledge.
• Monitor improvements in facilitator competencies and the quality of services delivered.

6. Reporting, Monitoring & Documentation

• Prepare and submit event reports, quarterly reports, semi-annual and annual reports, and donor reports in line with agreed timelines and formats .
• Ensure compliance with donor reporting requirements, and procedures.
• Conduct semi-annual and annual result reviews, share challenges and opportunities, and develop action plans to improve indicator performance.
• Conduct regular quality monitoring visits against quality benchmarks and report to the line manager on monthly basis.
• Conduct joint monitoring, technical monitoring, output monitoring, whole farmer groups, MEs and VTs observation, distribution monitoring, follow up monitoring and supportive supervision monitoring visits for effective and efficient delivery of livelihood programs at field.
• Ensure functional complaint and feedback mechanisms at communities, and program sites. 
• Lead and support surveys, assessments, research, and mapping exercises related to livelihood.
• Ensure timely data collection, entry, coding, cleaning, analysis, and reporting through online/offline databases.
• Update baseline, plans, and achievements in Online Program Management Information System on a monthly basis.
• Document and disseminate good practices, best practices, lesson learned, and success stories related to sponsorship program.
• Assist field staff and program coordinators in developing tools, templates, and guidance materials for effective management and implementation of sponsorship program.
• Verify the accuracy, reliability, timeliness, and completeness of data submitted by field staff, farmer groups, MEs and VTs.
• Maintain monitoring log, issues log, livelihood database, case studies and other relevant documentation for program visibility, learning and accountability.

7. Financial Compliance & Resource Management

• Lead planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial tracking of child poverty theme under sponsorship program.
• Develop annual budget, detailed implementation plan, and quarterly forecasts in coordination with donor and partners.
• Prepare livelihood procurement plan, media and communication plan, and sponsorship annual plan as and when required by funding partner.
• Track plan versus achievement, budget versus expenditure and procurement progress on monthly basis for child poverty theme.
• Identify and justify any budget variances or deviations and propose corrective actions. 

8. Teamwork, Conduct & Communication

• Promote effective teamwork, coordination, and communication across technical and administrative teams.
• Uphold professional conduct, ethical behavior, and responsiveness to feedback.
• Contribute to donor communications, review meetings, and project strategy discussions.
• Promote and ensure adherence to safeguarding principles within the Samunnati (Sponsorship) Program. 

9. Compliance, Branding & Audit Preparedness

• Ensure proper branding and visibility of IEC materials, reports, and event materials.
• Maintain complete and organized documentation for all project activities.
• Support preparation for donor visits, reviews, and audits.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Science with at least 3 years of relevant experience or a Master’s degree in Agriculture or a related field with at least 2 years of relevant experience in the Terai context. in commercial vegetable farming in the Terai region, particularly in climate smart agriculture, market linkages, and business promotion through micro enterprises and vocational training; 
• Demonstrated experience in commercial vegetable farming, including: Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices. Improved production technologies and good agricultural practices (GAP), Farmer field schools, demonstrations plot of on farm 
• Skills to facilitate relevant training, workshops, meetings, and seminars
• Strong skills in program planning, budgeting, and operational management.
• Sound understanding of monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL).
• Experience coordinating with local governments, provincial authorities, and district line agencies.
• Strong communication and computer skills, including word, excel, power point, email and internet use.
• Excellent report-writing skills in both Nepali and English.
• Willingness to reside and work in program implementation sites.
• Ability to work respectfully and effectively in diverse cultural and social contexts and backgrounds.

Key Competencies

• Strong technical expertise in child poverty/livelihood programming
• Program planning, coordination, and implementation skills
• Supportive supervision, mentoring, and coaching abilities
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational, documentation, and reporting skills
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with local governments, farmers, MEs/VTs and team members.
• High commitment to ethical conduct, transparency, and accountability.
• Valid driving license with the ability to travel frequently using a personal two-wheeler.

Key Responsibilities, JDs & other post details are attached.

Interested candidates between 18 and 45 years of age are encouraged to apply with their current CV and application letter to the email address vacancy@rrpk.org.np, clearly mentioning the position applying in the subject line and addressing the Human Resource Department, Rastriya Rojgar Prawardhan Kendra, or submit the hard copy to the Rastriya Rojgar Prawardhan Kendra Office at Malangwa-10, Sarlahi, by 5 April 2026, by 5:00 PM.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further selection process. No telephone inquiries will be entertained, and any inappropriate recommendation might automatically disqualify the candidate from further processing. RRPK respects child rights and strictly follows the safeguarding policy of the organization. RRPK is an equal opportunity employer and strictly follows merit-based selection. Qualified female candidates or those from disadvantaged communities are strongly encouraged to apply. RRPK reserves right to qualify/disqualify applications in any case.

RRPK, Malangwa 10, Sarlahi

046-521487